KCET Seat Allotment 2026: Round-wise Result, Dates, Mock & Final Allotment

How to Check KCET Seat Allotment 2026?

The KCET seat allotment 2026 will be be announced online. Candidates need to follow the steps mentioned below to access the KCET third round results 2026 online:

• Visit the KCET seat allotment 2026 official website at kea.kar.nic.in/cetonline.karnataka.gov.in
• Click on the KCET seat allotment result link.
• Candidates will have to enter their Karnataka CET number.
• Now, click on the ‘Submit’ button.
• KCET seat allotment 2026 shall be displayed on the screen.
• Download the same and proceed with the further KCET seat allotment procedure.

KCET Mock Seat Allotment 2026

The authority will announce the KCET 2026 mock seat allotment online. The KCET mock allotment 2026 link will be updated on the official website cetonline.karnataka.gov.in. Candidates can check the mock seat allotment of KCET to see which institute and course they may be allotted based on their Karnataka CET score. To check the KCET 2026 mock seat allotment, candidates need to provide the CET number. The final KCET seat allotment will also be released online.

KCET First Round Seat Allotment 2026

The KCET round 1 final seat allotment can be expected to be declared in August , 2026. The first provisional seat allotment for KCET 2026 round 1 will be announced then the final. The KCET 2026 first round 1 seat allotment link will be activated on the official website. The KCET 2026 seat allotment is based on the choices filled by candidates, their rank in the exam, and the availability of seats. Firstly, candidates reserved under special categories such as physically disabled, NCC, and sports categories, will be allotted seats, followed by the candidates of general categories.

KCET Seat Allotment 2026 - Second Round

The authorities will announce the kea second round seat allotment 2026 on the official website. Students will be allowed to raise specific objections to the provisional KCET seat allotment. Seats reserved under rural and Kannada medium quota were filled in the second round of KCET allotment 2026.

Second Extended Round of KCET Seat Allotment 2026

The authority will announce the KCET 2026 round 3 seat allotment result on the official website. In this round of KCET seat allotment 2026, seats remaining vacant after the first round will be filled for categories such as SCG, STG, 1G, 2AG, 2BG, 3AG, 3BG, GMR and GMK along with others. All of the above-mentioned seats will be converted to general category seats and seat allotment of KCET 2026 shall be done for candidates of all categories.

Special Round of KCET 2026 Seat Allotment

In case seats remain vacant after the two rounds and the extended round of KCET seat allotment v, the authorities may conduct a special round as well. However, if all the seats are filled in through the previous rounds of KCET 2026 seat allotment, the authorities may not conduct any further rounds.
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Process After KCET Seat Allotment Result 2026

After KCET seat allotment result, candidates have to check and decide on the colleges allotted to them. If they are satisfied with the institute allotted, they can proceed with admission and if not, they can continue with the next round of KCET seat allotment. Given below are the various options that the candidates can exercise after the KCET 2026 seat allotment:

First Choice - Acceptance of Seat: In such a case where the candidate is satisfied with the seat allotted and wants to be admitted to the institute, choice 1 has to be selected. The next step in the KCET seat allotment procedure 2026 requires candidates to pay the tuition fee of the institute allotted through online mode. After that, they have to report to the institute for further admission process.

Second Choice - Acceptance and Further Participation: If the candidate is satisfied with the seat allotted through Karnataka CET counselling round 1, but still wishes to participate in the further rounds, this option has to be opted. Candidates will have to select a new course or college for further rounds during option entry. If a higher seat is allocated in the next round of KCET 2026 seat allotment, then the previously allotted seat shall be cancelled.

Third Choice - Unsatisfied and Further Participation: Candidates who are not satisfied with the seat allotted in the current round and wish to participate in the next round have to select choice 3. Such candidates are not required to make changes in the choices selected by them at the time of the KCET option entry 2026 date.

Fourth Choice - Unsatisfied and Quitting: Those candidates who are neither satisfied with the seat allotted under KCET counselling nor wish to proceed with the further rounds have to select this option. So, the seat allotted shall be cancelled and his candidature to participate in further rounds of Karnataka CET counselling shall be null.

Cancellation of Seat Allotted

• There are chances that a candidate who is allotted a seat in the first or second round of KCET counselling wishes to surrender or cancel the seat. It can be done before the last KCET option entry 2026 dates for the second extended round. Such a candidate shall be refunded the fee after deducting the processing fee of Rs 5000.
• Forfeiture of the complete fee shall be done for the candidate allotted a seat in the first or second round who has not reported at the college/ institute so allotted and surrenders the seat after the second extended round completion.
• The complete fee will also be forfeited if a candidate surrenders the seat allotted through the second extended round.
• Surrender or cancellation of seats shall not be allowed to candidates if they do not return the original documents like admission order, bank challan, green card, and verification slip.

KCET 2026 Seat Matrix

The authority will release the KCET seat matrix 2026 on the official website cetonline.karnataka.gov.in. Candidates can check the seat matrix of KCET 2026 to know the distribution of seats among the various courses. Moreover, candidates can decide which institution and course to choose for admission. Check the previous year KCET seat matrix.

KCET seat matrix 2025

Previous Year's KCET seat matrix 2024

KCET Cutoff 2026 previous year

KEA will release the KCET 2026 cutoffs on the official website. The authority releases the cutoff of KCET 2026 after the conclusion of each round of counselling. The Karnataka CET 2026 cutoff includes the minimum marks required by the candidates to be eligible for admission.

KCET 2025 Cutoff

KCET Cutoff 2024 for Rounds 1 & 2

KCET 2023 Cutoff

KCET 2022 cutoff

KCET 2020 Cutoff

KCET Cutoff 2019