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    KEA Exam Date 2026 Released for All Exams – Check Official Schedule

    Jalla VenkateshUpdated on 20 Jan 2026, 11:18 AM IST

    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.

    This Story also Contains

    1. KEA 2026 Time Table
    2. KCET 2026 Exam Dates
    3. Karnataka PGCET 2026 Exam Date
    4. Other Important KEA 2026 Exam Dates
    5. How to Check the KEA 2026 Exam Date?
    6. KEA Exam Date 2026 Important Highlights
    KEA Exam Date 2026 Released for All Exams – Check Official Schedule
    KEA Exam Date

    KEA 2026 Time Table

    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.

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    KCET 2026 Exam Dates

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    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

    Karnataka PGCET 2026 Exam Date

    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.

    Karnataka PGCET 2026 Schedule

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    Karnataka PGCET exam date 2026 for M.Tech

    March 23, 2026

    MCA

    May 14, 2026

    MBA

    May 14, 2026

    Other Important KEA 2026 Exam Dates

    Candidates can check the detailed KEA 2026 schedule for Pharmacy, Nursing, NEET, and KSET examinations in the table provided below for reference.

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    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

    How to Check the KEA 2026 Exam Date?

    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.

    KEA Exam Date 2026 Important Highlights

    • 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.

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    Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs)

    Q: Which exams are conducted by KEA in karnataka?
    A:

    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.

    Q: What is the KEA exam for?
    A:

    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.

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