KCET Option Entry 2026 - Date, How to Enter Option, Procedure
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KCET Option Entry 2026 - Date, How to Enter Option, Procedure

Team Careers360Updated on 13 Dec 2025, 05:29 PM IST

KCET Option Entry 2026 - KEA will commence the KCET 2026 option entry on the official website, cetonline.karnataka.gov.in/kea. Registered candidates can fill out their college and course preferences during the KCET 2026 option entry. Candidates are advised to prepare in advance and log out after saving their options. Students who have cleared the Karnataka CET exam are eligible for admission through the counselling process. The authority will announce the KCET 2026 seat allotment based on the choice filling. The KCET 2026 counselling includes document verification, option entry, seat allotment, and reporting to the institutes. Check the KCET college predictor to find the best college based on the KCET score. Read the article for more details about the KCET option entry 2026.

This Story also Contains

  1. KCET 2026 Option Entry Date
  2. KCET 2026 Counselling Steps
  3. KCET Option Entry 2026 Procedure
  4. KCET 2026 Option Entry: Key Points
  5. KCET Seat Allotment 2026
KCET Option Entry 2026 - Date, How to Enter Option, Procedure
KCET 2026 Option Entry

KCET 2026 Option Entry Date

The authority will announce the option entry date for KCET 2026 on the official website, cetonline.karnataka.gov.in/kea. Students can refer to the following table to know the KCET option entry dates.

KCET Option Entry Date 2026

EventsDates

KCET option entry start date

July 2026

Last date for KCET 2026 option entry

July, 2026

Availability of mock allotment result

July 2026

Modify, delete, and re-arrange web options

July 2026


KCET 2026 provisional seat allotment

August 2026

Final round seat allotment results

August 2026

Choice selection process for allotted seats

August 2026

KCET 2nd round seat allotment 2026

August 2026

Provisional seat allotment for KCET 2026 round 2

August 2026

Final KCET 2026 round 2 seat allotment

August 2026

KCET 3rd round option entry date

September 2026

Last date for KCET 2026 option entry round 3

September 2026

KCET third round seat allotment 2026

September 2026

KCET 2026 Counselling Steps

The counselling process consists of four main steps: document verification, option entry, seat allotment, and reporting to the allotted institutes. Candidates can find a detailed guide to the option entry process below.

  • The initial step involves the verification of documents and registration.

  • The second step is the option entry or choice-filling process for KCET 2026.

  • The third step is the seat allotment process for KCET 2026.

  • Finally, the fourth and last step is reporting to the institute that has been allotted to the candidate.

KCET Option Entry 2026 Procedure

Candidates can follow the step-by-step process for the KCET option entry 2026 process as mentioned below-

  • Candidates must visit the official website and access the KEA KCET option entry link.

  • After clicking on the link, they will be required to enter their CET number and security pin and click on the "Submit" button.

  • Then, they will need to create a password of their choice. The KCET options will be displayed on the screen. Candidates can select their preferred choices of college and courses.

  • Finally, they should submit their choices and take a printout for future reference.

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KCET 2026 Option Entry: Key Points

  • Before exercising KCET option entry 2026, candidates must complete document verification and possess the verification slip.

  • To be eligible for KCET 2026 choice filling for admission to Professional Courses in Government / Private Colleges in Karnataka, candidates must complete the KCET 2026 counselling registration process, including document verification.

  • Candidates will receive a high-security user ID and secret key, which they must use to log in and set a password of their choice to complete the KCET option entry 2026 process.

  • Candidates can enter as many KCET 2026 options as they wish through the KEA web portal on their arrangement.

  • It is recommended that candidates take a printout of the KCET 2026 option entry or filled choices in each round.

  • A candidate who had secured a seat in any discipline through KEA in any of the previous years and not surrendered the seat before the last date fixed for entry of KCET options for the final round of seat allotment for the respective disciplines will not be considered for allotment of a seat to the same discipline during 2026. However, they are eligible to appear for KCET 2026 for allotment of seats in any other discipline.

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KCET 2026: Documents required during verification

Candidates are required to complete document verification to participate in the KCET 2026 option entry. A list of all the documents required for the verification process can be found below.

  • 7 years study certificate countersigned by the concerned BEO / DDPI

  • Two recent passport-size photographs

  • Other required documents as per category

  • Final printout of the CET 2026 online application form

  • KCET 2026 admit card

  • SSLC/10th Standard Marks Card

  • 2nd PUC / 12th Standard Marks Card

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KCET Seat Allotment 2026

KEA will announce the provisional KCET 2026 third round seat allotment online. Candidates can check the KCET seat allotment on the official website. Students have to use their Karnataka CET number to check their KCET 2026 seat allotment results.



Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs)

Q: What is the KCET 2026 option entry date?
A:

The KCET 2026 option entry date is not out yet.

Q: How can I complete the KCET option entry 2026?
A:

Candidates have to login to the official portal and fill their preferred choices of college and courses.

Q: What is the process of KCET document verification?
A:

The KCET 2026 document verification was held offline. Candidates have to report in person to the centres for the verification process.

Q: How do I open an option entry in KCET?
A:
  • Go to the official website of the Karnataka Examination Authority (KEA). 
  • Click on the KCET counselling link. 
  • The login page for round 3 option entry will appear. 
  • Log in using your CET number. 
  • Enter your preferred choices in the order of priority.
Q: Will there be KCET in 2026?
A:

Yes, the Karnataka Examination Authority ( KEA) ill conduc the KCET 2026.

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Hello,

Yes, you can appear for the 2nd PUC exam 2 in 2026 to improve your marks, as Karnataka allows multiple attempts for the PUC exams, and the Karnataka Examination Authority considers your best scores for KCET ranking. Since you passed in 2025, you can apply for the repeater/improvement exam for the 2026 exams.

I hope it will clear your query!!

HELLO,

UNLIKE THE PREVIOUS YEAR, THE ADMISSION OF THE ACADEMIC YEAR 2026 WILL BE BASED ON THE RANK OF NEET. HIGHER RANK ON NEET, 40% TO 50% ON HIGHER SECONDARY WITH ENGLISH AS AN AMANDATORY SUBJECT IS REQUIRED.

THANK YOU


Hello aspirant,

The Karnataka Examination Authority (KEA) releases broad cutoffs every year, although the KCET engineering cutoff varies greatly depending on the particular engineering branch, college, and candidate category.  For instance, OBC cutoffs may be approximately 3,000, SC/ST categories may reach 15,000 or higher in elite universities, and general cutoffs for top Computer Science programs may be less than 1,000.

For more information, you can visit our site through following link:

https://engineering.careers360.com/articles/kcet-cutoff

Thank you

If you joined an engineering college through KCET 2025 and completed around 3 months but now want to leave due to personal reasons, then you can definitely discontinue. However, you need to follow a proper procedure because the seat was allotted by KEA. First, you have to visit your present college and apply for official discontinuation. The college will ask you to submit a written application, no-dues form, and sometimes they may also ask for payment of fee balance as per their policies. After this, the college will issue a Transfer Certificate (TC), study certificate (if applicable), and a fee receipt acknowledgment.

Once you discontinue, your current KCET-allotted seat will get cancelled. If you want to join another engineering college next year, you must appear for KCET again or take admission through the management quota, because the old KCET seat cannot be transferred. There is no penalty from KEA side for writing KCET again next year, so you can attempt the entrance exam once more and participate in counselling to get a new seat in your preferred college.

So, the correct process is:

  1. Submit a discontinuation request to your current college.

  2. Clear no-dues and collect TC and supporting documents.

  3. Appear for KCET next year if you want another government/KEA seat.

  4. Attend counselling again and choose a new college.

Taking this step early will avoid creating academic loss later and you will be able to join a better college comfortably next year. All the best.

Hello,

For VITEEE, focus only on your VITEEE exam score and rank. KCET marks are irrelevant. To qualify, ensure 60% in Class 12 PCM/PCB and aim for a rank under 25,000 for good branches.

To know more details access below mentioned link:

https://engineering.careers360.com/articles/viteee-2025-qualifying-marks-vit-btech-cutoff-details

Hope it helps.