City Engineering College — Cut-offs
247 verified closing ranks across every published branch, category and round.
In short
The most competitive verified General Merit (GM) KCET 2026 seat at City Engineering College closed at 89,113 — Artificial Intelligence & ML, Round 1. Every figure below is transcribed from the official publication named under its table — including the reserved-category columns competitors do not carry.
Is my rank enough for City Engineering College?
Enter a rank to see which seats here closed at or beyond it in the published rounds. This reports what happened, not what will happen.
Did cut-offs at City Engineering College get harder or easier?
| Branch | 2025 | 2026 | Movement |
|---|---|---|---|
| Civil | 1,47,978 | 7,422 | ↓ tighter by 1,40,556 |
| Information Science | 83,269 | 1,30,405 | ↑ looser by 47,136 |
| Artificial Intelligence & ML | 62,195 | 15,629 | ↓ tighter by 46,566 |
| Mechanical | 1,12,270 | 1,54,960 | ↑ looser by 42,690 |
| Computer Science | 71,664 | 1,13,180 | ↑ looser by 41,516 |
| Electronics & Communication | 82,408 | 1,01,213 | ↑ looser by 18,805 |
Best General Merit closing rank per branch in each year, across all published rounds. A tighter rank means a better one was needed.
Which colleges could I also get with this rank?
Each of these closed nearest to City Engineering College’s tightest General Merit seat within its own exam, year and list, shown beside each rank. Ranks from different exams are not comparable with each other.
- Navajeevan College of Nursing Sciences from 87,898 (KCET 2026 GM)
- Jain Institute of Technology Cross from 88,379 (KCET 2026 GM)
- Yenepoya Nursing College from 88,499 (KCET 2026 GM)
- Mythri College of Nursing from 89,263 (KCET 2026 GM)
- SJM Institute of Techonology from 89,952 (KCET 2026 GM)
- Aecs Pavan College of Nursing from 89,966 (KCET 2026 GM)
Common questions about City Engineering College cut-offs
- What KCET rank do I need for City Engineering College?
- In 2026, General Merit seats at City Engineering College closed between 7,422 (Civil) and 1,73,338 (Civil). A rank inside that band reached at least one branch in the published rounds. These are the ranks at which seats actually closed, not a prediction for the next year.
- Does City Engineering College fill up in Round 1?
- 75% of the General Merit seats City Engineering College published closed in Round 1. Most seats are gone after the first round, so a borderline candidate should treat Round 1 option entry as the real decision point.
- Are cut-offs at City Engineering College rising or falling?
- Between 2025 and 2026, the largest movement at City Engineering College was in Civil: from 1,47,978 to 7,422, tightening by 1,40,556 ranks. 6 branches are comparable across both years; the per-branch movement is in the table on this page.
What these numbers mean for City Engineering College
Across the General Merit seats City Engineering College published in 2026, the tightest closed at 7,422 in Civil and the loosest at 1,73,338 in Civil — a spread of 1,65,916 ranks between the hardest and easiest seat in the same college. Between 2025 and 2026, Civil moved most: from 1,47,978 to 7,422, tightening by 1,40,556 ranks. Of the 6 branches City Engineering College published in both years, 2 tightened and 4 loosened, so the college as a whole did not move in one direction. 75% of its published General Merit seats closed in Round 1, which is where a borderline candidate's chance at City Engineering College is actually decided. A rank between 7,422 and 1,73,338 reached at least one seat here in the published rounds; beyond 1,73,338, no General Merit seat at City Engineering College closed at that rank in the data on this page.
KCET 2026 — Round 1
Closing ranks by branch and category. A dash means the publication lists no figure for that cell — it is left blank here rather than estimated.
| Branch | GM | 1G | 2AG | 2BG | 3AG | 3BG | STG | S1G | S2G | S3G | GMH | 2AH | 2BH | 3AH | 3BH | S1H | S2H | STH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Artificial Intelligence & ML | 89,113 | 1,01,706 | 1,02,475 | 94,606 | 92,041 | 92,265.5 | 1,04,011 | 1,60,989 | 1,44,374 | 1,35,371 | 92,977 | 1,06,490 | — | 1,22,828.5 | — | 1,83,970 | — | — |
| Electronics & Communication | 1,01,213 | 1,20,864 | 1,24,679 | 1,24,255 | 1,05,387 | 1,17,923 | — | — | 2,11,783 | 2,25,818 | 1,09,271 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Computer Science | 1,13,180 | 1,36,161 | 1,31,721 | 1,23,776 | 1,23,407 | 1,24,434 | 1,40,304 | 2,42,737.5 | 2,05,427 | 2,04,474 | 1,20,674 | 1,43,304 | — | 1,37,370 | 1,29,726 | — | 2,33,616 | — |
| Information Science | 1,30,405 | 1,52,311 | 1,44,307 | 1,42,545 | 1,33,892 | 1,32,969 | 1,31,344 | — | 2,25,761 | 2,08,487 | 1,37,322 | 1,73,619 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Mechanical | 1,54,960 | — | 1,97,477 | — | — | 1,61,442 | 1,63,636 | — | 2,28,117 | 2,44,863 | — | — | 2,24,029 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Civil | 1,73,338 | — | 1,93,908 | — | 1,79,844 | 1,90,189 | — | — | — | 1,96,753 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1,78,073 |
Source: KEA UGCET 2026 Engineering cut-off, Round 1 FINAL, 371(j) Kalyana-Karnataka (official): https://cetonline.karnataka.gov.in/keawebentry456/ugcet2026/PROF_CODE_E_H_15072026kannada.pdf · KEA UGCET 2026 Engineering cut-off, Round 1 FINAL, Rest of Karnataka (official): https://cetonline.karnataka.gov.in/keawebentry456/ugcet2026/PROF_CODE_E_R_15072026kannada.pdf
KCET 2025 — Round 1
Closing ranks by branch and category. A dash means the publication lists no figure for that cell — it is left blank here rather than estimated.
| Branch | GM | 1G | 2AG | 2BG | 3AG | 3BG | SCG | STG | GMH | 2AH | 3AH | 3BH | STH | SCH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Artificial Intelligence & ML | 62,195 | 63,801 | 76,058 | 66,990 | 62,251 | 67,763 | 1,24,246 | 1,32,740 | 62,834 | 94,030 | 66,207 | — | — | — |
| Computer Science | 71,664 | 82,282 | 82,817 | 80,458 | 74,101 | 75,887 | 1,58,854 | 1,84,560 | 72,826 | 85,398 | — | 76,563 | 1,97,664 | 1,66,417 |
| Electronics & Communication | 82,408 | 85,019 | 92,470 | 92,788 | 82,857 | 85,276 | 1,67,660 | 1,77,357 | 84,330.5 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Information Science | 83,269 | 97,973 | 91,289.5 | 90,626.5 | 83,549 | 85,029 | 1,86,102 | 2,00,695 | 86,006 | 99,708 | — | — | — | 2,35,837 |
| Mechanical | 1,12,270 | — | 1,45,846 | — | — | 1,27,694 | 2,08,152 | — | 1,49,166 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Civil | 1,47,978 | — | 1,56,421.5 | — | — | 1,53,164 | 1,94,172 | 2,17,988 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Source: KEA UGCET 2025 Engineering cut-off, Round 1 FINAL, 371(j) Kalyana-Karnataka (official): https://cetonline.karnataka.gov.in/keawebentry456/ugcet2025/PROF_CODE_E_H_R1kannada.pdf · KEA UGCET 2025 Engineering cut-off, Round 1 FINAL, Rest of Karnataka (official): https://cetonline.karnataka.gov.in/keawebentry456/ugcet2025/PROF_CODE_E_R_R1kannada.pdf
KCET 2025 — Round 2
Closing ranks by branch and category. A dash means the publication lists no figure for that cell — it is left blank here rather than estimated.
| Branch | GM | 1G | 2AG | 2BG | 3AG | 3BG | SCG | STG | GMH | 2AH | 3AH | 3BH | SCH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Artificial Intelligence & ML | 73,948 | 75,806 | 95,890 | 88,364 | 76,765 | 83,161 | 1,49,982 | 1,88,007 | 82,584 | 96,862 | 1,17,180 | — | — |
| Computer Science | 98,734 | 1,29,492 | 1,19,325 | 1,13,517 | 1,02,233 | 1,05,692 | 2,05,881 | 2,55,451 | 1,16,027 | 1,23,286 | — | 1,35,354 | 2,18,874 |
| Electronics & Communication | 1,17,624 | 1,59,383 | 1,49,698 | 1,70,846 | 1,30,604 | 1,40,142 | 2,47,518 | 1,77,357 | 1,63,575 | — | 1,99,858 | — | — |
| Information Science | 1,42,567 | 1,73,929 | 1,84,881 | 1,58,294 | 1,50,595 | 1,45,531 | 2,59,761 | 2,21,886 | 1,68,880 | 1,85,842 | — | — | — |
| Mechanical | 2,40,836 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Source: KEA UGCET 2025 Engineering cut-off, Round 2 FINAL, 371(j) Kalyana-Karnataka (official): https://cetonline.karnataka.gov.in/keawebentry456/ugcet2025/PROF_CODE_E_H_30082025kannada.pdf · KEA UGCET 2025 Engineering cut-off, Round 2 FINAL, Rest of Karnataka (official): https://cetonline.karnataka.gov.in/keawebentry456/ugcet2025/PROF_CODE_E_R_30082025kannada.pdf
KCET 2025 — Round 3
Closing ranks by branch and category. A dash means the publication lists no figure for that cell — it is left blank here rather than estimated.
| Branch | GM | 1G | 2AG | 2BG | 3AG | 3BG | SCG | STG | GMH | 2AH | 3AH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Artificial Intelligence & ML | 88,585 | 1,19,884 | 1,25,310 | 1,08,436 | 93,064 | 99,128 | 1,88,501 | 1,93,012 | 93,346 | 1,58,978 | 1,21,080 |
| Computer Science | 1,62,432 | 2,20,734 | 2,59,316 | 2,56,135 | 2,02,437 | 2,31,339 | 2,58,283 | 2,55,451 | 2,18,874 | — | — |
| Electronics & Communication | 2,47,518 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Information Science | 2,59,761 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Source: KEA UGCET 2025 Engineering cut-off, Round 3, 371(j) Kalyana-Karnataka (official): https://cetonline.karnataka.gov.in/keawebentry456/ugcet2025/PROF_CODE_E_H_11092025kannada.pdf · KEA UGCET 2025 Engineering cut-off, Round 3, Rest of Karnataka (official): https://cetonline.karnataka.gov.in/keawebentry456/ugcet2025/PROF_CODE_E_R_11092025kannada.pdf
KCET 2024 — Round 1
Closing ranks by branch and category. A dash means the publication lists no figure for that cell — it is left blank here rather than estimated.
| Branch | GM | 1G | 2AG | 2BG | 3AG | 3BG | SCG | STG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Computer Science | 72,069 | 90,885 | 85,929 | 93,790 | 77,008 | 77,249 | — | — |
| Artificial Intelligence & ML | 74,061 | 87,506 | 86,099 | 88,023 | 78,697 | 77,134 | 1,59,196 | — |
| Electronics & Communication | 82,494 | 96,035 | 98,998 | — | 83,898 | 88,118 | 1,96,868 | — |
| Information Science | 84,158 | 1,03,658 | 97,486 | — | 84,783 | 86,421 | — | — |
| Mechanical | 1,48,500 | — | 1,61,109 | — | 1,63,734 | — | — | — |
| Civil | 1,52,546 | 1,77,444 | 1,97,893 | — | — | — | — | 2,66,305 |
Source: KEA UGCET 2024 Engineering cut-off, Round 1 GENERAL (official): https://cetonline.karnataka.gov.in/keawebentry456/ugcet2024/ENGG_CUTOFF_2024_GEN_R1kannada.pdf
KCET 2024 — Round 2
Closing ranks by branch and category. A dash means the publication lists no figure for that cell — it is left blank here rather than estimated.
| Branch | GM | 1G | 2AG | 3AG | 3BG | STG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Computer Science | 88,340 | 1,10,356 | — | 92,631 | — | — |
| Artificial Intelligence & ML | 91,061 | 1,14,081 | 1,10,438 | 91,806 | 93,487 | — |
| Electronics & Communication | 1,01,642 | — | 1,31,011 | 1,14,154 | 1,01,786 | 2,66,887 |
| Civil | 2,44,642 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Mechanical | 2,73,286 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Information Science | — | 1,33,443 | — | 1,16,703 | — | — |
Source: KEA UGCET 2024 Engineering cut-off, Round 2 GENERAL (official): https://cetonline.karnataka.gov.in/keawebentry456/ugcet2024/ENGG_CUTOFF_2024_GEN_R2kannada.pdf
COMEDK UGET 2025 — After all rounds
Closing ranks by branch and category. A dash means the publication lists no figure for that cell — it is left blank here rather than estimated.
| Branch | GM |
|---|---|
| Mechanical Engineering | 87,100 |
| Artificial Intelligence & Machine Learning | 90,335 |
| Computer Science & Engineering | 99,239 |
Source: COMEDK UGET 2025 Engineering Cut-off Ranks After All Rounds (official PDF, notified 07.07.2026): https://comedk.org/uploads/2025-Engineering%20Cut-Off%20Ranks-After-All-Rounds.%20Notified-on-07.07.2026.pdf
Karnataka DCET 2026 — Round 2
Closing ranks by branch and category. A dash means the publication lists no figure for that cell — it is left blank here rather than estimated.
| Branch | GM |
|---|---|
| Civil | 7,422 |
| Artificial Intelligence & ML | 15,629 |
Source: KEA DCET 2026 Engineering cut-off, Round 2 PROVISIONAL, Rest of Karnataka (official, generated 05-09-2026): https://cetonline.karnataka.gov.in/keawebentry456/dcet2026/Rkannada.pdf
Karnataka PGCET 2025 — Round 1
Closing ranks by branch and category. A dash means the publication lists no figure for that cell — it is left blank here rather than estimated.
| Branch | GM | 1G | 3AG | 3BG | SCG | GMH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Computer Science & Engineering | 5,562 | — | — | — | 7,823 | — |
| MCA | 16,839 | 17,550 | 17,939 | 17,835 | — | 16,986 |
| MBA | 31,083 | — | — | — | — | — |
Source: KEA PGCET 2025 MBA cut-off, Round 1, Rest of Karnataka (official): https://cetonline.karnataka.gov.in/kea/cutoff.aspx (PROF_CODE_B_Renglish.pdf, generated 04-10-2025) · KEA PGCET 2025 MCA cut-off, Round 1, 371(j) Kalyana-Karnataka (official): https://cetonline.karnataka.gov.in/kea/pgcet2025 (PROF_CODE_C_Hkannada.pdf) · KEA PGCET 2025 MCA cut-off, Round 1, Rest of Karnataka (official): https://cetonline.karnataka.gov.in/kea/pgcet2025 (PROF_CODE_C_Rkannada.pdf) · KEA PGCET 2025 M.Tech cut-off, Round 1, Rest of Karnataka (official): https://cetonline.karnataka.gov.in/kea/pgcet2025 (PROF_CODE_T_Rkannada.pdf)
Karnataka PGCET 2025 — Round 2
Closing ranks by branch and category. A dash means the publication lists no figure for that cell — it is left blank here rather than estimated.
| Branch | GM | 3BG |
|---|---|---|
| Computer Science & Engineering | 4,781 | — |
| MCA | 16,573 | 17,835 |
| MBA | 31,083 | — |
Source: KEA PGCET 2025 MBA cut-off, Round 2, Rest of Karnataka (official): https://cetonline.karnataka.gov.in/kea/pgcet2025 (PROF_CODE_B_R_FIN.pdf) · KEA PGCET 2025 MCA cut-off, Round 2, Rest of Karnataka (official): https://cetonline.karnataka.gov.in/kea/pgcet2025 (PROF_CODE_C_R_FIN.pdf) · KEA PGCET 2025 M.Tech cut-off, Round 2, Rest of Karnataka (official): https://cetonline.karnataka.gov.in/kea/pgcet2025 (PROF_CODE_T_R_FIN.pdf)
Seats published for Round 3
220 seats across 7 branches, from KEA’s provisional matrix published on 31 August 2026. A matrix describes the day it was published — allotment spends seats.
| Branch | Seats |
|---|---|
| COMPUTER SCIENCE AND ENGINEERING | 96 |
| INFORMATION SCIENCE AND ENGINEERING | 37 |
| ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE AND MACHINE LEARNING | 35 |
| CIVIL ENGINEERING | 15 |
| ELECTRONICS AND COMMUNICATION ENGG | 14 |
| COMPUTER SCIENCE AND ENGG (INTERNET OF THINGS & CYBER SECURITY INCLUDING BLOCK CHAIN TECH) | 13 |
| MECHANICAL ENGINEERING | 10 |
Source: KEA UGCET-2026 Third Round UnAllotted & Cancelled Provisional Seat Matrix, Engineering (as on 31-08-2026). Full grid, all categories: the KCET seat matrix. What GM category means · how the SNQ quota works.