KCET Toppers 2026- The Karnataka Examinations Authority will publish the KCET 2026 exam toppers list online on June 6, 2026, along with the result. The list of KCET toppers 2026 will be updated on this page once released. The toppers' list of KCET 2026 will include the names of students who will score the highest in the KCET 2026. In 2025, the KCET toppers included Bhavesh Jayanthi (rank 1), Satwik B Biradar (rank 2) and Dhinesh Gomathi Shankar Arunachalam (rank 3). The toppers' list will be released along with the KCET 2026 result. Go through the article to learn more about the list of toppers in KCET and their cutoff marks.
The toppers of KCET 2026 list will be released online. KEA will release the Karnataka CET toppers list along with the result only. Qualified candidates will be eligible to participate in KCET 2026 counselling. Candidates can find the KCET toppers list based on previous year below
| 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 |
Candidates can find the previous year KCET 2025 toppers' lists below.
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 |
Also Check:
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% |
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| KCET Toppers |
| |
|---|---|---|
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% |
All India Rank | Name of the Candidate |
|---|---|
Rank 1 | Meghan HK |
Rank 2 | Premankur Chakraborty |
Rank 3 | BS Anirudh |
All India Rank | Name of the Candidate |
|---|---|
1 | Rakshith M |
2 | Shubhan R |
3 | M. Shashank Balaji |
4 | Shashank P |
5 | Sandeepan Naskar |
6 | Nakul Abhay Bapat |
7 | S. Srivas |
8 | Advaith Prasad Curpod |
9 | Gaureesha Kajampady |
10 | Deepit S. Patil |
All India Rank | Name of the Candidate |
|---|---|
1 | Varun Gowda |
2 | Sanjana K |
3 | Lokesh B. Jogi |
4 | Arnav Aiyappa P P |
5 | Prajwal Kashyap |
6 | Chinmaya S. Bharadwaj |
7 | Pawan S. Gowda |
8 | Mayur S. Chittaragi |
9 | H C Gourish |
10 | Jathin A L D |
All India Rank | Name of the Candidate |
|---|---|
1 | Sai Vivek P |
2 | Aryan Mahalingappa Channal |
3 | Sanjana K |
4 | Pawan S Gowda |
5 | Arnav Aiyappa P P |
6 | M D Arbaaz Ahmed |
7 | Varun Gowda A B |
8 | Suman K S |
9 | Karthik Reddy |
10 | Tejas Bhat K |
All India Rank | Name of the Candidate |
|---|---|
1 | Sai Vivek P |
2 | Sandeepan Naskar |
3 | Pawan S. Gowda |
4 | Aryan Mahalingappa Channal |
5 | Sanjana K |
6 | M Shashank Balaji |
7 | Arnav Aiyappa P P |
8 | Varun Gowda A B |
9 | M D Arbaz Ahmed |
10 | Gaureesha Kajampady |
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Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs)
The topper of KCET 2025 was Bhavesh Jayanthi who scored 99.6% in the exam.
Yes, the KCET 2026 exam was conducted on April 22 to 24, 2026.
The authority will release the number of students appeared for KCET 2026.
With 120 marks in the KCET exam, a candidate can expect a rank between 351 – 360.
KCET 2023 1st rank was obtained by Bengaluru's Vignesh Nataraj Kumar with 97.8%
On Question asked by student community
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The estimate of 5,000–8,000 rank is plausible, but it should be treated only as an approximation.
For KCET engineering admissions, KEA prepares the merit rank using a 50:50 weightage of normalized Class 12 PCM marks and KCET marks . The exact rank depends on:
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