KCET Toppers List 2025 (Out): Check Stream Wise Name & Rank

KCET Toppers List 2025 (Out): Check Stream Wise Name & Rank

Edited By K Guna Sahiti | Updated on May 26, 2025 10:22 AM IST | #KCET

KCET Toppers 2025- Karnataka Examinations Authority has released the KCET 2025 exam toppers list online. The list of KCET toppers 2025 has been updated on this page. The list includes the names of examinees who scored the highest marks in KCET 2025. The authority conducted the Karnataka CET exam on April 16 and 17, 2025, while the Kannada medium test was held on April 15, 2025. The top 3 KCET 2025 Toppers are Bhavesh Jayanthi (rank 1), Satwik B Biradar (rank 2) and Dhinesh Gomathi Shankar Arunachalam (rank 3). The top 10 rankers with their merit percentage have been mentioned in this article. The KCET 2025 result was declared online on May 24, 2025. Go through the article to learn more about the list of toppers in KCET and their cutoff marks.

KCET 2025 Toppers

The toppers of KCET 2025 list have been updated online. KEA released the Karnataka CET toppers list along with the result only. Qualified candidates will be eligible to participate in KCET 2025 counselling. Candidates can find the KCET 2025 toppers list below

KCET 2025 Top 10 Engineering Rank List

RankStudent NameMerit %Board
1Bhavesh Jayanthi99.06CBSE in Karnataka
2Satwik B Biradar98.83CBSE in Karnataka
3Dhinesh Gomathi Shankar Arunachalam98.67CBSE in Karnataka
4Shishir H Shetty98.61Karnataka (State Board)
5Divyansh Agrawal98.56CBSE in Karnataka
6Tharun A Surana98.56Karnataka (State Board)
7Karan Koder98.44Karnataka (State Board)
8Rishabh Pandey98.39CBSE in Karnataka
9Chaithanya Parama Shivam98.33CBSE in Karnataka
10Sarath Chandar M98.17CBSE in Karnataka

Previous Year KCET toppers

Candidates can find the previous year KCET 2025 toppers' lists below.

KCET 2024 Engineering Toppers

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

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KCET 2023 Engineering Toppers

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 2022 Toppers List

KCET Toppers

Marks secured

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%

KCET 2021 Toppers - Engineering

All India Rank

Name of the Candidate

Rank 1

Meghan HK

Rank 2

Premankur Chakraborty

Rank 3

BS Anirudh

KCET 2020 Toppers - Engineering

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

KCET 2020 Toppers - B.Sc Agriculture

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

KCET 2020 Toppers - B.V.Sc

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

KCET 2020 Toppers - B.Pharma/ Pharma D.

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


Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs)

1. Who is the topper of KCET 2025?

The topper of KCET 2025 is Bhavesh Jayanthi who scored 99.6% in the exam.

2. Is KCET exam date 2025 announced?

Yes, the KCET exam date for 2025 was April 16 and 17, 2025.

3. How many students appeared for KCET 2024?

Over 2 lakh students appeared for the KCET 2024. Similar number of examinees are expected to appear for KCET 2025 as well. The exam statistics are released along with the declaration of results. 

4. What rank is 120 in KCET?

With 120 marks in the KCET exam, a candidate can expect a rank between 351 – 360. 

5. Who obtained KCET 1st rank in 2023?

KCET 2023 1st rank was obtained by Bengaluru's Vignesh Nataraj Kumar with 97.8%

6. Is the KCET 2025 toppers list announced?

Yes, the authority has announced the KCET 2025 toppers list online.

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With a KCET 2025 rank of 23,500 for BNYS, you have good chances in these private colleges:


1. Alva’s College, Moodbidri

2. Sushrutha Institute, Bangalore

3. Sharada College, Mangalore

4. SDM Ujire (possible via reserved/management quota)

5. SDM Hassan


Tip: Apply in all counseling rounds and consider management quota if needed. Keep checking KEA website for updates.

With 62 marks in KCET and 183 marks in your board exams, your expected KCET rank is roughly around 20,000 to 25,000.


This is an estimate based on typical cutoff trends where higher marks generally lead to ranks in that range. For a more precise rank, you’d need the official KCET result or rank list after all evaluation

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With a KCET rank of around 60,000, options in popular branches like Computer Science or Electronics will be limited, but you can still get admission in many good private engineering colleges, especially in less competitive branches.


Possible Colleges You Can Get (Approximate)

Many private colleges in Karnataka with seats left after main rounds

Branches like Civil, Mechanical, Electrical, and Instrumentation may be available

New or lesser-known colleges often have seats at this rank

With a KCET rank of 59,000 in the veterinary stream and Hyderabad-Karnataka (HK) + Rural quota benefits, you have a good chance of securing a government veterinary seat in Karnataka. Here’s the analysis:

Expected Colleges Based on Previous Cutoffs:

  1. Government Veterinary Colleges (Under KVAFSU)

    • BVSc Cutoff Trends (2023-24)

      • General Merit (GM) : Usually closes around 15,000-25,000 .

      • HK Quota : Cutoffs are much lower (often 30,000-60,000 ).

      • Rural Quota : Further reduces competition.

  2. Possible Colleges

    • Veterinary College, Bangalore (Hebbal) – Competitive, but HK+Rural may help.

    • Veterinary College, Bidar – Good chance (HK region preference).

    • Veterinary College, Shivamogga – Possible.

    • Veterinary College, Gadag – High chance (less demand).


    • Check Cutoffs

    • Apply for KCET Counseling (KEA)

With a KCET rank of around 37,000 , colleges you can consider:

  1. Dayananda Sagar College of Engineering, Bangalore

  2. BMS College of Engineering, Bangalore

  3. RNS Institute of Technology, Bangalore

  4. Acharya Institute of Technology, Bangalore


For detailed info , visit:
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