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COMEDK Seats for non-Karnataka students 2025: The total intake of COMEDK seats across all categories is about 25,000 seats in 150 private engineering colleges in Karnataka. The exact number of seats reserved for the general merit (non-Karnataka) students is approximately 22,000 in the engineering colleges of Karnataka. There is no fixed number of seats as the data varies every year. According to 2025, the COMEDK final seat matrix consists of 22,823 seats given to the general merit candidates.
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Additionally, there were 483 extra seats, with 433 for GM and 50 for HK candidates for the architecture program. Non-Karnataka candidates compete under the GM category, which forms the largest share of seats in COMEDK UGET. In this article, Careers360 will discuss engineering and architecture seat intakes, eligibility criteria, the list of colleges, and more.
Below is a list of COMEDK UGET eligibility criteria for general merit, Hyderabad Karnataka and Tulu minority students:
The general merit list students should score at least 45% aggregate marks in Physics, Chemistry and Mathematics. There is a relaxation of 5% for SC, ST, and OBC students of Karnataka.
Subjects like Physics and Mathematics are compulsory, along with Chemistry or Biotechnology or Biology or Computer Science or Electronics as one of the optional subjects.
Karnataka candidates must have passed the second PUC or 10+2 or an equivalent exam recognised by the state or central government. The subjects studied should include Physics, Chemistry, Mathematics and English.
Diploma candidates are not eligible to take this entrance test.
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The Consortium of Medical, Engineering and Dental Colleges of Karnataka has released the final seat availability of all the categories. Candidates can check the list below to know the seat matrix:
Particulars | Number of Students |
Total General Merit Students | 22,823 |
Total Hyderabad Karnataka Students | 4,014 |
Total Number of Students | 26,287 |
As seen above, in 2025, there were a total of 26,287 seats available in all the categories. But there was a slight difference in the number of intakes available for all the students. Below is the list of seats available for engineering colleges in Karnataka:
Particulars | Number of Students |
Total General Merit Students | 22,595 |
Total Hyderabad Karnataka Students | 3,583 |
Total Number of Students | 26,178 |
The total number of seats available in Architecture colleges for 2025 has not been released yet; therefore, there is no data available for 2024 either. Below is a list of COMEDK UGET seats that were available in 2023:
Particulars | Number of Students |
Total General Merit Students | 467 |
Total Hyderabad Karnataka Students | 53 |
Total Number of Students | 520 |
Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs)
Yes, COMEDK UGET is open to candidates from all over India. Non-Karnataka students can apply under the General Merit (GM) category.
There are around 150 engineering colleges in Karnataka, including Acharya Institute of Technology, A.C.S. College of Engineering, and others.
The application fees for COMEDK UGET are INR 1950 PLUS convenience charges.
On Question asked by student community
Hi Avani Jain,
Please refer to the following link given below to download the COMEDK Previous Year Question Papers with Solutions in PDF format:
https://engineering.careers360.com/articles/comedk-2025-question-paper-with-solutions-pdf
Hi Pooja,
You may download COMEDK Previous Year Question Papers with Solutions in PDF format from the link given below:
https://engineering.careers360.com/articles/comedk-2025-question-paper-with-solutions-pdf
Please mention the name of the college for which you are seeking BTech admission. There are a huge number of colleges that accept the KCET, COMEDK UGET, JEE Main and CUET scores.
Please check the link for the list of engineering colleges in Karnataka and their details- https://engineering.careers360.com/colleges/ranking/top-engineering-colleges-in-karnataka
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You are an OBC in Karnataka but a General in India. COMEDK views you as a Karnataka Candidate.
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Hello aspirant,
Through its official announcement at comedk.org, the Consortium of Medical, Engineering, and Dental Colleges of Karnataka (COMEDK) has revealed the date of the COMEDK UGET 2026 exam. May 9, 2026 is the date of the COMEDK 2026 exam. Through this exam, candidates can gain admission to 150 participating
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