Karnataka Admission Updates & Notifications
Admission windows, counselling rounds and seat-allotment updates across Karnataka colleges.
BAMS in Karnataka: NEET, 7,049 Seats and What One Costs
BPT needs no entrance exam; BAMS needs NEET, and the mix-up costs a year. Karnataka has 95 Ayurveda colleges and 7,049 seats, only four of them government -- here is the route, what the Directorate of AYUSH says a seat costs, and why no honest BAMS cut-off table exists.
BPT in Bangalore Does Not Need NEET: The Actual Admission Route
Physiotherapy in Karnataka needs no entrance exam: KEA allots BPT on PU marks, not on NEET. All 420 verified closing merit positions we hold for Bangalore's 47 colleges come from KEA's UGCET allotment - here is the route, and what a seat costs through each door.
Diploma to Degree: Lateral Entry Through Karnataka DCET
Diploma holders can enter the second year of B.E/B.Tech directly. Here is how DCET works.
NEET UG and Karnataka Medical Admissions: How It Works
NEET UG is the only route to an MBBS seat in Karnataka. Here is how state counselling, quotas and fee structures work.
MBA in Karnataka: KMAT, PGCET and CAT Compared
Three different entrance routes lead to an MBA seat in Karnataka. Here is how each one works and who should target which.
Where counselling stands
Each track’s latest and current stage when this page was generated on 23 September 2026, from the counselling tracker, which cites the official notification behind each stage.
KCET 2026: DoneKEA closes online allotment for engineering: 24,283 engineering and 252 architecture seats go back to the colleges (8 September 2026)
Track every roundCOMEDK 2026: DoneArchitecture Round-4 reporting at the allotted college (9 Sep 4:00 PM → 11 Sep 3:00 PM)
Track every roundNEET-UG (Karnataka): DoneFee payment and reporting at the allotted college (fees 16–19 Sep (banking hours) → report by 21 Sep 5:00 PM) · NextRound 3 — medical & dental (confirmed by KEA, not yet dated)
Track every roundDCET 2026: DoneLast date to report at the allotted college (10 September 2026, up to 6:00 PM)
Track every roundPGCET 2026: DoneOption entry reopened after the mock result — change, reorder, delete or add (19 Sep → 22 Sep 11:00 AM (closed)) · NextRound-1 PROVISIONAL seat allotment result (KEA’s printed 19 Sep instant passed unmet — a new one is not yet dated)
Track every roundCounselling dates still ahead on 23 September 2026
- 24 September 2026 — Karnataka PGCET — Round-1 exercising of choices by allotted candidates ends (22–24 Sep)Source: KEA No. ED/KEA/ADMN/PGCET/2026, 10-09-2026 (served 16-09-2026) · Row 6: "22-09-2026 – 24-09-2026 (up to 5.30 pm)" — choices exercised by the seat-allotted candidates in consultation with their parents. ⚠️ The printed close is 5:30 PM on the 24th; this row is dated by the day.
- 25 September 2026 — Karnataka PGCET — Round-1 fee payment (Choice-1 and Choice-2) and confirmation-slip download end (22–25 Sep)Source: KEA No. ED/KEA/ADMN/PGCET/2026, 10-09-2026 (served 16-09-2026) · Row 7: "22-09-2026 – 25-09-2026 (Banking Working Days / Hours)" — payment of fees by Choice-1 and Choice-2 candidates, and downloading of the confirmation slip by Choice-1 candidates. KEA prints no hour; bank hours, not midnight, are the practical close.
- 26 September 2026 — Karnataka PGCET — Round-1 last date for Choice-1 candidates to report at the allotted collegeSource: KEA No. ED/KEA/ADMN/PGCET/2026, 10-09-2026 (served 16-09-2026) · Row 8: "26-09-2026 – before 5.30 pm" — Choice-1 candidates only, with all the originals listed on the confirmation slip. ⚠️ The printed close is 5:30 PM; this row is dated by the day.