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
If you have studied in a rural area but do not want to claim the rural quota in KCET , it will not create any problem. Rural reservation is only an additional benefit — it is not compulsory. However, if you skip verification, you will not be eligible to claim
Dear Student,
Please check KCET Document Verification 2026: Date, Process & Required Documents List
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With OBC-NCL category, you have a strong chance to get a seat in CSE programme at NITs like NIT Agartala, NIT Meghalaya, NIT Srinagar. However, if you are looking for NIT Patna, there are vent thin chances. You must apply for CSAB rounds to try your luck there.
Hi, If you have completed the first level of application form, then there is very little possibility that you can change you Exam centre, unless exam conducting authority provides special chance for this purpose only.
Dear Student,
If you want to appear only for NEET-UG for MBBS admission, then you do not need to take the KCET exam. However, you can fill in the exam centre preference in the form as a future option. MBBS admission is done on the basis of the NEET score.