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    KCET Category Wise Cutoff 2026: General, OBC, SC, ST Expected Closing Ranks
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    KCET Category Wise Cutoff 2026: General, OBC, SC, ST Expected Closing Ranks

    RanjeetaUpdated on 06 Jun 2026, 02:02 PM IST

    KCET Category Wise Cutoff 2026: The Karnataka Examinations Authority (KEA) will publish the KCET 2026 cutoff on its official website, cetonline.karnataka.gov.in, after each round of the counselling process. The cutoff will be released separately for different categories and will indicate the opening and closing ranks required for admission to various courses and colleges. Candidates can use the cutoff data to assess their admission chances and make informed choices during Karnataka CET 2026 counselling. The KCET 2026 cutoff will be prepared based on several factors, including the difficulty level of the examination, the number of qualified candidates, seat availability, reservation criteria, and previous years' admission trends.

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    1. KCET Category Wise Cutoff 2026
    2. Previous Year KCET Cutoff: Category-Wise
    3. KCET Previous year Cutoff 2025, 2024, 2023, 2022, 2021, 2020, 2019
    4. Determining Factors of KCET Cutoff 2026
    KCET Category Wise Cutoff 2026: General, OBC, SC, ST Expected Closing Ranks
    KCET Category Wise Cutoff 2026 – College & Branch Wise Cutoff

    KCET Category Wise Cutoff 2026

    Candidates will be able to check the category-wise KCET cutoff 2026 here, once released. Only candidates who qualify for the KCET exam will be eligible to participate in the counselling process. And after counselling, admission into the KCET 2026 participating institutes is done. For more details, candidates can check the previous year's KCET Category-wise cutoff.

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    Previous Year KCET Cutoff: Category-Wise

    Check the KCET previous year cutoff trends for different categories. The cutoff data has been taken from the KCET Cutoff 2025, round 1, CSE branch.

    KCET 2025 General Category Round 1 Closing Rank - CSE

    College NameClosing Rank

    Alliance School of Applied Engineering, Bangalore


    40434.5

    41238

    54348

    55102.5

    56165.5

    62248

    Amity University, Bengaluru


    63731

    64561

    86040.5

    95326

    Appa Institute of Engineering and Technology, Gulbarga


    52754

    63065

    84662

    84677

    86629

    88032

    100935

    Chanakya University, Bengaluru

    77359.5

    CMR University, Bangalore


    31404

    40334

    Dayananda Sagar University

    25834

    26893

    33942

    38366

    39892

    40914

    GM University, Davangere


    84693

    107175

    Godutai Engineering College for Women

    74233

    77196

    95906.5

    96275

    Kishkinda University, Ballar



    115244

    119162

    124485

    125026

    154878

    155797

    156248

    157237

    167739

    169446

    176761

    MS Ramaiah University of Applied Sciences, Bangalore


    16504

    18037


    PES Institute of Technology, Bangalore South Campus, Bangalore

    6206



    6627

    8849

    10459

    13088

    13355

    57063

    PES University, Bangalore


    1777

    1849

    3785

    4663

    6048

    9660

    Presidency University, Bangalore

    43586

    43737

    52127

    54253.5

    54502

    63596

    Rai Technology University, Bangalore

    148222

    Reva University, Bangalore


    17202

    19059

    RV University, Bangalore


    9818

    10108.5

    16187

    33783

    60800.5

    Srinivas University, Mangalore

    140290

    Visvesvaraya Technological University, Belagavi


    74965

    88884

    99833

    124476

    KCET 2025 SC Category Round 1 Closing Rank - CSE

    College NameClosing Rank

    PES University, Bangalore


    21540

    27734

    Sri Jayachamarajendra College of Engineering, Mysuru

    30898

    BMS Institute of Technology and Management, Bangalore

    48252

    RV University, Bangalore

    49419

    MS Ramaiah University of Applied Sciences, Bangalore

    53196

    Reva University, Bangalore

    58591

    BMS Institute of Technology and Management, Bangalore

    63499

    Visvesvaraya Technological University Regional Center, Mysuru

    74783

    MS Ramaiah University of Applied Sciences, Bangalore

    75232.5

    Reva University, Bangalore

    81130

    Visvesvaraya Technological University Regional Center, Kalaburagi

    96744

    Dayananda Sagar University, Bangalore

    104796

    Visvesvaraya Technological University Regional Center, Kalaburagi

    109800

    Government Engineering College, Challakere

    111228

    Government Engineering College, Bidar

    112603

    Government Engineering College, Bidar

    115947

    Visvesvaraya Technological University Regional Center, Kalaburagi

    117885

    Government Engineering College, Bidar

    118187

    Guru Nanak Dev Engineering College, Bidar

    122369

    APS College of Engineering, Bangalore

    122562

    Guru Nanak Dev Engineering College, Bidar

    124324

    CMR University, Bangalore

    125898

    KCET 2025 ST Category Round 1 Closing Rank - CSE

    College NameClosing Rank

    PES University, Bangalore

    15285

    Sri Jayachamarajendra College of Engineering, Mysuru

    33189

    BMS Institute of Technology and Management, Bangalore

    50186

    RV University, Bangalore

    53959

    BMS Institute of Technology and Management, Bangalore

    64186

    Reva University, Bangalore

    67334

    MS Ramaiah University of Applied Sciences, Bangalore

    72309

    Visvesvaraya Technological University Regional Center, Mysuru

    74703

    Government Engineering College, Bidar

    79601

    Visvesvaraya Technological University Regional Center, Kalaburagi

    82407

    Guru Nanak Dev Engineering College, Bidar

    93209

    Visvesvaraya Technological University Regional Center, Kalaburagi

    96377

    Guru Nanak Dev Engineering College, Bidar

    100909.5

    Visvesvaraya Technological University Regional Center, Kalaburagi

    102204

    Visvesvaraya Technological University, Belagavi

    104678

    Dayananda Sagar University, Bangalore

    119993

    CMR University, Bangalore

    125588

    Government Engineering College, Bellary

    132564

    Presidency University, Bangalore

    140246

    Government Engineering College, Bellary

    141819

    Alliance School of Applied Engineering, Bangalore

    147021

    GM University, Davangere

    147659

    Visvesvaraya Technological University, Belagavi

    149398.5

    Lingarajappa Engineering College, Bidar

    156134

    Presidency University, Bangalore

    161081

    Kishkinda University, Ballari

    161720

    KCT Engineering College, Gulbarga

    167458.5

    Visvesvaraya Technological University, Center For Post Graduate Studies, Muddenahalli

    176620

    Sapthagiri NPS University, Bengaluru

    184790

    GITAM School of Technology, Bengaluru

    188137

    Basavakalyan Engineering College, Bidar

    196746

    Amity University, Bengaluru

    197982

    Kishkinda University, Ballari

    198971

    KCET 2025 OBC Category-Wise Round 1 Closing Rank

    College Name

    Course Name

    Closing Rank

    Visvesvaraya Technological University Regional Center, Kalaburagi

    B.Tech Artificial Intelligence and Data Science


    75934

    Guru Nanak Dev Engineering College, Bidar

    72525

    Kishkinda University, Ballari

    B.Tech CSE

    157237

    Reva University, Bangalore

    B.Tech CSE with Specialization in Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning

    28392

    Sri Jayachamarajendra College of Engineering, Mysuru

    B.Tech CSE Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning

    18355

    Ballari Institute of Technology and Management, Bellary

    B.Tech Data Science

    94267

    Jyothy Institute of Technology, Bangalore

    B.Tech Information Science and Engineering

    108849

    Aditya College of Engineering and Technology, Bengaluru

    B.Tech Information Science Engineering

    118315

    Vivekananda Institute of Technology, Bangalore

    BE Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning


    91217

    HKBK College of Engineering, Bangalore

    77455

    BMS College of Engineering, Bangalore

    BE Civil Engineering


    83213

    SJC Institute of Technology, Chickballapur

    193955

    Kalpataru Institute of Technology, Tumkur

    211108

    Sahyadri College of Engineering and Management, Mangalore

    BE CSE


    52726

    Government Engineering College, Nargund

    103903

    Sambhram Institute of Technology, Bangalore

    95439

    Government Engineering College, Talakal

    84707

    Cambridge Institute of Technology, North Campus, Bangalore

    BE Data Science

    112378

    Rao Bahadur Y Mahabaleshwarappa Engineering College, Bellary

    135215

    Ballari Institute of Technology and Management, Bellary

    BE EEE

    231183

    Jain College of Engineering, Belgaum

    BE ECE


    123931

    Amruta Institute of Engineering and Management Sciences, Bangalore

    97438

    HKE Society's PDA College of Engineering, Gulbarga

    BE Electronics and Instrumentation Engineering

    173139

    T John Institute of Technology, Bangalore

    BE Information Science and Engineering


    233426.5

    BNM Institute of Technology, Bangalore

    22574

    KCET Previous year Cutoff 2025, 2024, 2023, 2022, 2021, 2020, 2019

    Check the KCET direct PDF links for the last year's cutoff data,

    KCET 2025 Cutoff

    KCET Cutoff 2024 Pdf links for Rounds 1 & 2

    Also Check: KCET cutoff for the past 3 years

    KCET 2023 Cutoff

    Determining Factors of KCET Cutoff 2026

    • The difficulty level of KCET 2026.

    • Number of candidates registered for the exam.

    • Total number of seats available.

    • Previous year KCET cutoff trends.

    • Performance of the candidates in KCET 2026.

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    Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs)

    Q: Is the KCET Category Wise Cutoff 2026 out?
    A:

    The authority will release the KCET category-wise cutoff 2026 after the counselling process. 

    Q: Is the KCET category-wise cutoff the same every year?
    A:

    No, the KCET category-wise cutoff is not fixed; it keeps changing every year based on the ranks, reservations, and seat availability.

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