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KCET Participating Institutes 2026 – The Karnataka Examination Authority will announce the KCET 2026 participating institutes list on the official website, cetonline.karnataka.gov.in. The participating institutes of KCET 2026, along with their college codes, will be updated on this page. Colleges that offer admission based on KCET 2026 are mentioned in the KCET participating institutes list PDF. During Karnataka CET counselling, candidates have to specify their preferences from this list. Hence, candidates should be aware of the KCET 2026 participating institutes and the KCET seat matrix.
The authority has concluded the KCET 2026 option entry editing on July 29, 2026. The authority will conduct the KCET exam on April 23 & 24, 2026. The authority will also release the KCET 2026 cutoff for the individual colleges online. To apply for admission, candidates need to clear the minimum cutoff. Students willing to get admission through KCET must know the list of engineering colleges in Karnataka with the CET code. There are a total of 252 KCET participating institutes offering B.Tech courses and 42 engineering colleges in Karnataka offering architecture courses. Also, KCET 2026 participating institutes offer second shifts for B.Tech courses. Candidates can check here the updated participating institutes in Bangalore along with college codes.
The Karnataka Examinations Authority will release the KCET participating institutes 2026 list online. Here we have provided the names of the top engineering colleges accepting the KCET score. Candidates can check the list of KCET colleges in the table below.
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Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs)
Candidates can find the KCET 2026 participating institutes on the official website.
It is a state exam and thus, admissions to Karnataka colleges is offered through KCET.
No, there are government as well as private institutes offering admissions through KCET.
KEA will release the KCET colleges list 2026 on the official website for the counselling process.
Candidates can download the list of engineering colleges in Karnataka with CET codes in PDF format online from the official website.
The KCET college code list 2026 PDF download website is cetonline.karnataka.gov.in.
On Question asked by student community
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Hi, college transfer after admission through KCET is not automatically allowed and depends on the university, college and applicable rules. Since you are a B.Pharm student, the transfer may also depend on whether the required seats and approvals are available. Tell me your current college, university and the college you
Hi Manoj
You can practise chapter-wise KCET mock tests on Careers360, covering Physics, Chemistry, Mathematics and Biology based on the KCET exam pattern. From the link below:
Hello, you can find your KCET 2026 counselling/CET number on your KCET verification slip. You can download the verification slip by logging in to the KEA portal using your registration number and password. The CET number is also used during the counselling process.
For more details, check this link: https://engineering.careers360.com/articles/kcet-counselling
Hi Ranga,
Here you can check the KCET question paper
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