KEA Exam Date 2026: The Karnataka Examinations Authority has announced the KEA B.Tech 2026 exam date on the official website, cetonline.karnataka.gov.in. The B.Tech for KCET exam will be conducted on April 23 to 24, 2026, while the Kannada language exam is scheduled for April 22, 2026. The exam includes important details such as the registration date, admit card, exam, result and counselling etc. Candidates can check the KEA exam dates for all related examinations on this page. Thousands of students take examinations organized by KEA every year in order to get permission to enter engineering, medical, dental, pharmacy, agriculture, and other professional programs. In this article, candidates are advised to check the KEA exam date 2026 below.
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The authority has announced the KEA 2026 schedule for B.Tech on the official website, cetonline.karnataka.gov.in. Candidates can check the exam date for KEA in the table below.
| Events | Dates |
|---|---|
Kea 2026 application start date | January 17 to February 23, 2026 |
Kannada language exam | April 22, 2026 |
Physics | April 23, 2026 |
Chemistry | April 23, 2026 |
Mathematics | April 24, 2026 |
Biology | April 24, 2026 |
The authority has announced the Karnataka PGCET exam date 2026 on the official website, cetonline.karnataka.gov.in. Candidates can check the postgraduate exam date in the table below.
| Courses | Dates |
|---|---|
Karnataka PGCET exam date 2026 for M.Tech | March 23, 2026 |
MCA | May 14, 2026 |
MBA | May 14, 2026 |
Candidates can check the detailed KEA 2026 schedule for Pharmacy, Nursing, NEET, and KSET examinations in the table provided below for reference.
| Events | Dates |
|---|---|
KREIS/EMRS 2026 exam date | March 1, 2026 |
KSET exam date 2026 | October 11, 2026 |
M.Sc Nursing 2026 exam date | July 18, 2026 |
M.Pharma exam date 2026 | November 21, 2026 |
Recruitment (HK) KEA 2026 exam date | February 21, 2026 |
UGNEET 2026 exam date | To be notified |
PGAYUSH 2026 exam date | To be notified |
PGET exam date 2026 | To be notified |
Diploma in Pharmacy 2026 exam date | To be notified |
KEA KCET Agri Practical | To be notified |
KEA KPCL exam date 2026 | To be notified |
Candidates can check the KEA exam date 2026 on the official website, cetonline.karnataka.gov.in. Students can follow the step by step guidelines given below to check the KEA 2026 exam date.
Visit the KEA 2026 official website, cetonline.karnataka.gov.in.
On the home page, Select the category-wise exam date.
Once clicked, the exam date pdf will be displayed on the screen.
Download the exam date pdf and save it for further reference.
The exam will be conducted in offline mode.
The exam date will be released through an official notification.
Separate exam schedules will be published for different courses.
The question paper will be in English and Kannada.
The exam will be held once a year.
Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs)
The KEA will administer some of the main entrance tests in Karnataka to undergraduate course work namely KCET, Agriculture, Pharmacy, and postgraduate course work such as PGCET, M.Tech, MCA and MBA.
The Karnataka Examination Authority (KEA) is a body that has its main purpose of administering different public exams and entrance tests to enable admissions and certifications in different institutions of learning in Karnataka.
On Question asked by student community
Hello,
Yes, PCMB students can write KCET in all four subjects.
For engineering, PCM marks are used; for medical/agriculture, PCB marks are considered.
This allow students to keep multiple career options open, provided they fulfill the eligibility criteria.
Hello,
Yes, you likely can apply for KCET, as you studied 7 years in Karnataka, fulfilling the core study requirement, but you'll need a Karnataka-issued 7-year Study Certificate and your AP Aadhaar for identity, proving you meet domicile/eligibility for Karnataka seats.
I hope it will clear your query!!
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KCET for (https://cetonline.karnataka.gov.in/kea/kset2025) 2025. To verify the payment confirmation, click the link; it will direct you.
Enter the allotted CET number and other given details, such as DOB, as such.
After the verification of details, it will direct you to the fee payment section or confirmation slip; just search
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Quitting the pharmacy college after joining the academic session will highly affect the career, and risks will be imposed from both KEA and the side of the college.
You may be imposed to pay penalties and also forced to face the ineligibility for future exams and post deadlines.
KEA
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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