How to Do Choice Entry in KCET 2025 - Step-by-Step Guide for Option Entry
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How to Do Choice Entry in KCET 2025 - Step-by-Step Guide for Option Entry

Jalla VenkateshUpdated on 08 Sep 2025, 12:40 PM IST

How to do choice entry in KCET 2025: KEA will conclude the KCET phase 3 option entry on September 8, 2025. The KCET 2025 round 3 choice entry link is activated on the official website, cetonline.karnataka.gov.in. To access the choice entry, candidates need their CET number. Once logged in, Candidates can select and prioritise as many colleges and courses as they wish from the dropdowns, arrange them in order of preference, and submit their choice based on their preferences and expected cutoff trends. The authority has concluded the KCET 2025 round 2 choice entry on August 26, 2025. The authority is conducting the KCET 2025 counselling online. Read on to learn how to complete the KCET 2025 choice entry process.
Direct Link for KCET 3rd Round Option Entry 2025.

This Story also Contains

  1. KCET 2025 Choice Entry Date
  2. How to do choice entry in KCET 2025?
  3. Documents required for KCET 2025 choice filling
  4. Instructions to the candidates who have NOT been allotted a seat for KCET
How to Do Choice Entry in KCET 2025 - Step-by-Step Guide for Option Entry
How to do choice entry in KCET 2025

KCET 2025 Choice Entry Date

The authority has announced the KCET 2025 choice entry dates on the official website. Candidates can check the choice entry in the KCET 2025 dates in the table below.

KCET 2025 Choice Entry Dates Round 2

EventDate
Exercising choices after round 1 seat allotmentSeptember 2025 August 4 to 7, 2025; August 14, 2025
Last date for reporting to the allotted collegesAugust 14, 2025 August 15, 2025
Display of the seat matrix for round 2August 20, 2025
Round 2 option entry start dateAugust 21, 2025
Last date for KCET 2025 option entry round 2August 25, 2025 August 26, 2025
Seat allotment result - Round 2 (Provisional)August 29, 2025
KCET 2025 final seat allotment for round 2September 6 to 8, 2025
Exercising choices for KCET round 2 seat allotment (Extended)September 2025
Payment of fees by choice 1 or 2 candidates (Extended)September 2025
Downloading of admission offers by choice 1 candidate (Extended)September 2025
Last date for reporting to the allotted colleges (Extended)September 2025

How to do choice entry in KCET 2025?

The step-by-step guide for KCET 2025 choice entry can be found below.

  • Visit the official website.

  • Select the option entry link

  • Entry your KCET 2025 login credentials using your QR code and CET number

  • The choice entry form will be displayed on the screen.

  • After the successful entry, the choice entry link will be deactivated.

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Documents required for KCET 2025 choice filling

  • KCET 2025 hall ticket

  • KCET 2025 rank card

  • Class 10 to 12 marks Marksheet and Memos

  • Kannada Medium certification

  • Aadhar Card

  • Caste and Income Certificate issued by the Local government body, like the Tahsildhar

  • Parents' Study certificate to prove parents' domicile

  • Duly sworn-in affidavit of the candidates if they want to claim eligibility under the Horanadu and Gadinadu Kannadiga clauses C and D

  • NCC/Sports/ Defence Certificate, if available

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Instructions to the candidates who have NOT been allotted a seat for KCET

  • Candidates need not exercise any choice entry.

  • After the commencement of the process of the second round option entry, the candidates should log in and agree to the terms and conditions.

  • Only after logging to the option entry portal, and agreeing to the terms and conditions candidate is allowed to alter/modify/reorder/delete the already entered options as per his/her choice.

  • If the candidate likes to participate with an un-allotted seat in the second round, then he/she has to pay the caution deposit. (Schedule will be published to pay the Caution Deposit and please read the instructions about caution deposit payment).
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Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs)

Q: Is the KCET Option entry extended?
A:

Yes, the authority has extended the KCET 2025 round 2 option entry to August 26, 1:00 PM.

Q: How to lock choices in KCET 2025?
A:

Candidates must link on save and submit buttons before the option entry deadline to lock their choices.

Q: How to do KCET 2025 option entry online?
A:

Candidates can complete the KCET 2025 option entry through the official website.

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Questions related to KCET

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If you drop BSc Agriculture in the first semester, you can still appear for the KCET exam again. KCET eligibility depends mainly on your 12th (PUC) marks and qualifications, not on your current college course. You must meet the eligibility criteria set by KEA (Karnataka Examinations Authority) to apply for KCET. Dropping a course doesn’t stop you from reappearing in KCET for admission in the next year. Just make sure you prepare well and complete the KCET application on time.

HELLO,

To change your college after the third round of KCET counselling , you generally cannot make new choices or apply for a different seat through the official KCET counselling process once the main rounds are completed. Your options for changing are limited to cancelling your already allotted seat by contacting the official KEA authority and initiating the cancellation but you can try with this option to directly contact them, may you have to pay the fine if applicable

Hope this Helps!

Hey! For KCET 2025, the top scorer in the Engineering stream is Bhavesh Jayanthi, who secured Rank 1. Every year, KEA officially releases the topper list stream-wise (Engineering, Agriculture, Pharmacy, etc.), and this year Bhavesh has topped the exam in Engineering. If you are comparing your performance, it’s always good to check the official topper list on KEA’s website for detailed ranks and scores of other streams as well.

Hey! For KCET you cannot use a Tamil Nadu caste certificate. KCET counselling accepts only caste and income certificates issued by Karnataka authorities (like Tahsildar), in the proper Karnataka formats. Even if you belong to a reserved category in Tamil Nadu, that certificate won’t be valid here.

If you want to claim reservation in KCET, you will need to get a caste/income certificate from Karnataka as per their rules. Otherwise, you will be considered under the General category.

To download challan for KEA CET (Karnataka Common Entrance Test), you need to follow the following steps:

1. Go to the official website of KEA.

2. Go on  the homepage and look for CET-2025 or UGCET section.

3. Click on the link for Download Challan.

4. Then login using your CET Application Number and Date of Birth.

5. And your challan will be generated with all the details.

6. Now you can download & print the challan.