How Many Students Appeared for COMEDK 2026?- As per the media report, around 1.1 lakh students appeared for the COMEDK 2026 exam. Candidates appearing for the exam usually search for how many students appeared for the COMEDK 2026. The Consortium of Medical, Engineering and Dental Colleges of Karnataka will release the official data on the official website after the result announcement. The COMEDK result 2026 will be declared on May 29, 2026, at 4 PM. In the previous year, a total of 1.31 lakh students were registered for the COMEDK exam, and around 1.3 lakh students appeared in the exam. The COMEDK UGCET exam was conducted on May 9, 2026. Understanding the participation statistics can help candidates evaluate their admission chances and estimate the expected cutoff rank. Read the complete article.
Candidates can check the expected data as per the previous year’s data and media reports. The official data will be updated here shortly once it is released.
Particulars | Details |
Registered Candidates | 1,24,648 |
Appeared Candidates | Over 1.1 lakh |
Attendance Percentage | 85% |
Exam Date | May 9, 2026 |
Engineering Seats Available | 20,000+ |
Participating Colleges | 150+ |
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Check the previous year’s data to get an idea of how many students appeared in COMEDK 2026. As per the data, the number of students appearing has been increasing every year. In 2023, there were 77,232, In 2024, a total of 1.3 lakh and In 2025, there were 1,13,11 students who appeared for the COMEDK.
Year | Students Appeared |
2026 | Over 1.1 lakh |
2025 | 1,13,111 |
2024 | 1,03,799 |
2023 | 77,232 |
2022 | 53,000 |
2021 | 44,741 |
The competition level of COMEDK depends on several factors. These factors are as follows:
A higher number generally increases the competition level of the top rank.
Available seats
Branch preference
The overall performance of students also impacts the rank and counselling cutoffs.
Students often estimate their rank after the COMEDK examination. Based on the previous trends, the expected rank range can be checked below:
COMEDK Marks | COMEDK Rank (Expected) |
180-170 | 1-10 |
169-160 | 11-50 |
159-150 | 51-150 |
149-140 | 151-350 |
139-130 | 351-800 |
129-120 | 801-1700 |
119-110 | 1701-3200 |
109-100 | 3201-5500 |
99-90 | 5501-9700 |
89-80 | 9701-14000 |
79-70 | 14001-23000 |
69-60 | 23001-36000 |
59-50 | 36001-43000 |
49-40 | 43001-45000 |
39-30 | 45001-48000 |
Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs)
According to the media report, around 1.1 lakh students appeared for the COMEDK 2026 examination.
Candidates need to complete their 10+2 with maths, physics, chemistry and biology subjects.
On Question asked by student community
Hello Dear Student,
If you chose "Accept and Upgrade" in Round 1 and do not get a new seat in Round 3, you retain your Round 1 seat, but you cannot participate in Round 4 to upgrade further
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Hello Dear Student,
For a rank of 35,500,
Computer Science Engineering (CSE) at RNSIT is your best option
. It offers a stronger balance of core IT curriculum, location (Bangalore) for tech exposure, and placement opportunities compared to ECE at SIT Tumkur or CSE at BNMIT.
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Hello Dear Student,
If you select Accept and Upgrade in Round 1, you do not have to report to the allotted college for physical document verification yet.
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Hello,
Based on your JEE Main Paper 2 percentile (96.3), CRL 2566, NATA percentile (88.69), and Class 12 score (88.8%), you have a good academic profile for B.Arch admissions.
Since COMEDK has its own merit preparation for B.Arch admissions, your exact rank cannot be predicted before the merit list is
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