How many students appeared for KCET 2026? : The Karnataka Examination Authority will release the KCET 2026 exam statistics on the official website, kea.kar.nic.in. Candidates must check the Karnataka CET exam statistics to know how many students appeared for the exam. The statistics comprise details such as the number of students who appeared for Karnataka CET 2026, the number of students registered,=. In the previous year KCET 2025, a total of 3,30,787 students registered for the exam, and 3,11,996 candidates appeared. the total number of boys and girls candidates and much more. In 2024, over 3.1 lakh students appeared for the KCET exam. The last 5 year’s data on how many students appeared in the KCET exam is provided in this article. The authority will conduct the KCET 2026 exam on April 23 & 24, 2026.
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KEA will release the details on the total number of students who registered, appeared, and qualified for the KCET 2026 exam. Candidates can check the detailed information on how many students appeared for KCET 2026 below.
Here we have provided the last 5 years' data on how many students appeared in the KCET exam.
| Particulars | Details |
|---|---|
Total Number of candidates registered for KCET 2025 exam | 3,30,787 |
| Total Number of candidates appeared for KCET 2025 exam | 3,11,996 |
Total Number of candidates qualified for engineering admissions | Physics- 311960 Chemistry - 311676 Maths - 304170 |
Total Number of exam centres | 775 |
Total Number of candidates qualified for Veterinary course admissions | 2.18 lakhs |
| Particulars | Details |
|---|---|
Total Number of candidates registered for KCET 2024 exam | 3,49,653 |
Total Number of candidates qualified for engineering admissions | 2,74,595 |
Total Number of applications appeared in KCET exam 2024 | 3,10,314 |
Total Number of exam centres | 737 |
Total Number of candidates qualified for Veterinary course admissions | 2,19,887 |
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| Total number of repeated candidates | 20, 000 candidates |
| Year | Number of students who appeared for KCET |
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Total number of students who appeared for KCET 2022 | Appeared- 210829 candidates |
How many students wrote KCET 2021 |
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Number of students appeared in KCET 2020 exam | Appeared - 1,75,349 Qualified - 1,53,470 |
Total number of students appeared for KCET 2019 | Registered - 1,94,311 The attendance for Biology, Maths, Physics and Chemistry papers varied from 79 per cent to 92 per cent. |
How many students appeared in KCET 2018 | Registered - 1,98,655 Appeared - 1,92,905 |
KEA will announce the KCET 2026 result on the official website, kea.kar.nic.in. To check the result of KCET 2026, candidates will need to use their registration number. Students can check their subject-wise and total obtained scores through KCET result 2026. The secured ranks in the Karnataka CET exam is available through the KCET exam results.
Along with the declaration of results, the authorities will release the list of KCET 2026 toppers. In the meantime, candidates can check the list of previous year’s KCET toppers.
| Rank | Student Name | Merit % | Board |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bhavesh Jayanthi | 99.06 | CBSE in Karnataka |
| 2 | Satwik B Biradar | 98.83 | CBSE in Karnataka |
| 3 | Dhinesh Gomathi Shankar Arunachalam | 98.67 | CBSE in Karnataka |
| 4 | Shishir H Shetty | 98.61 | Karnataka (State Board) |
| 5 | Divyansh Agrawal | 98.56 | CBSE in Karnataka |
| 6 | Tharun A Surana | 98.56 | Karnataka (State Board) |
| 7 | Karan Koder | 98.44 | Karnataka (State Board) |
| 8 | Rishabh Pandey | 98.39 | CBSE in Karnataka |
| 9 | Chaithanya Parama Shivam | 98.33 | CBSE in Karnataka |
| 10 | Sarath Chandar M | 98.17 | CBSE in Karnataka |
| Rank | Karnataka CET toppers | School |
| 1 | Harsha Karthikeya | Narayana Olympiad School Sahakar Nagar, Bangalore |
| 2 | Manoj Sohan | Sri Chaitanya Techno School in Marathahalli, Bangalore |
| 3 | PJ Abhinav | Nehru Smarak Vidyalaya Jayanagar |
Karnataka CET toppers | Qualifying examination marks | CET marks | Total |
Vignesh Natraj | 99.667% | 96.11% | 97.889% |
Arjun Krishna Swami | 100% | 95% | 97.5% |
Samrush Shetty | 99.33% | 95% | 97.167% |
Sumedh SS | 99.667% | 94.44% | 97.056% |
Madhav Surya | 97% | 96.6% | 96.237% |
KCET Toppers | Marks secured |
Apoorv Tandon | 98.611% |
Siddhartha Singh | 98.334% |
Atmakuri Venkata Madhi | 98.111% |
Shishir RK | 97.945% |
Vishal Bysani | 97.5% |
Saagar | 97.5% |
Mahesh Kumar V | 97.167% |
Siddarth GV | 97.056% |
Sathvik V | 96.834% |
Students who qualify for the KCET 2026 exam will be eligible to participate in the KCET 2026 counselling. KEA is expected to announce the KCET counselling 2026 dates on the official website, kea.kar.nic.in. The counselling of KCET 2026 will include various steps such as registration, CET web option entry, seat allotment, and seat acceptance fee.
Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs)
The KCET 2026 application was conducted from January 16 to February 27, 2026.
In 2024, a total of 2,74,595 candidates qualified for engineering admissions out of 3,49,653 registered candidates.
Harsha Karthikeya Vutukuri from Narayana Olympiad School, Sahakara Nagar, secured the 1st rank in KCET 2024.
Yes, the KCET 2026 registration has been successfully concluded online.
The KCET 2026 exam dates are on April 23 & 24, 2026.
According to the official notification, a total of over 3.3 lakh students appeared.
Bhavesh Jayanthi from Karnataka secured Rank 1 in KCET 2026 with 99.06 percent.
On Question asked by student community
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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Hello Divya,
If you entered your registration number incorrectly in the KCET 2026 application and the correction window does not allow editing it, the only option is to contact the Karnataka Examinations Authority (KEA) directly. The correction window is open till March 30, 2026, but certain fields, like register number,
Hi Ravi,
Please access the Karnataka Common Entrance Test (KCET) previous year question papers with solutions here:
https://engineering.careers360.com/articles/kcet-question-paper
Candidates can find the already given kcet mock test 2026 for analysis on the official website.
Hello, Varsha
Please contact to the KCET exam authorities.