H.K.B.K.College of Engineering — Cut-offs
252 verified closing ranks across every published branch, category and round.
In short
The most competitive verified General Merit (GM) KCET 2026 seat at H.K.B.K.College of Engineering closed at 57,295 — 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 H.K.B.K.College of Engineering?
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 H.K.B.K.College of Engineering get harder or easier?
| Branch | 2025 | 2026 | Movement |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mechanical | 1,03,759 | 11,342 | ↓ tighter by 92,417 |
| Electronics & Communication | 67,799 | 12,625 | ↓ tighter by 55,174 |
| Computer Science | 50,454 | 16,220 | ↓ tighter by 34,234 |
| Artificial Intelligence & ML | 42,983 | 13,134 | ↓ tighter by 29,849 |
| Information Science | 60,808 | 78,613 | ↑ looser by 17,805 |
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 H.K.B.K.College of Engineering’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.
- Vydehi Institute of Nursing Sciences & Research Centre from 55,832 (KCET 2026 GM)
- Narayana Hrudayalaya College of Nursing from 55,973.5 (KCET 2026 GM)
- Sana Institute of Health Sciences (Nursing) from 57,272.5 (KCET 2026 GM)
- P E S Institute of Technology and Management from 57,404 (KCET 2026 GM)
- Government Engineering College, Bidar from 57,616.5 (KCET 2026 GM)
- Kempegowda College of Nursing from 58,622 (KCET 2026 GM)
Common questions about H.K.B.K.College of Engineering cut-offs
- What KCET rank do I need for H.K.B.K.College of Engineering?
- In 2026, General Merit seats at H.K.B.K.College of Engineering closed between 11,342 (Mechanical) and 1,40,811 (Mechanical). 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 H.K.B.K.College of Engineering fill up in Round 1?
- 56% of the General Merit seats H.K.B.K.College of Engineering 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 H.K.B.K.College of Engineering rising or falling?
- Between 2025 and 2026, the largest movement at H.K.B.K.College of Engineering was in Mechanical: from 1,03,759 to 11,342, tightening by 92,417 ranks. 5 branches are comparable across both years; the per-branch movement is in the table on this page.
What these numbers mean for H.K.B.K.College of Engineering
Across the General Merit seats H.K.B.K.College of Engineering published in 2026, the tightest closed at 11,342 in Mechanical and the loosest at 1,40,811 in Mechanical — a spread of 1,29,469 ranks between the hardest and easiest seat in the same college. Between 2025 and 2026, Mechanical moved most: from 1,03,759 to 11,342, tightening by 92,417 ranks. Of the 5 branches H.K.B.K.College of Engineering published in both years, 4 tightened and 1 loosened, so the college as a whole did not move in one direction. 56% of its published General Merit seats closed in Round 1, which is where a borderline candidate's chance at H.K.B.K.College of Engineering is actually decided. A rank between 11,342 and 1,40,811 reached at least one seat here in the published rounds; beyond 1,40,811, no General Merit seat at H.K.B.K.College of Engineering 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 | 57,295 | 65,095 | 78,887 | 60,795 | 58,061 | 66,363 | 87,287 | 1,55,892 | 88,886 | 1,01,857 | 57,682 | 84,327 | — | — | — | 1,60,484 | — | — |
| Computer Science | 73,582 | 93,434 | 90,941 | 80,719 | 77,827 | 82,674 | 1,08,133 | 2,74,611 | 1,53,219 | 1,42,631 | 80,118 | 1,01,158 | 88,312 | 81,136 | 83,378 | — | 1,76,822 | — |
| Information Science | 78,613 | — | 94,537 | — | 81,020 | 83,942 | 1,07,515 | — | 1,60,125 | 1,49,577 | 83,799.5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Electronics & Communication | 83,006 | 1,13,478 | 1,00,333 | 90,262 | 83,377 | 89,473 | 1,09,516 | 2,80,975 | 1,61,455 | 1,80,731 | 90,242 | 1,14,568 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Mechanical | 1,40,811 | 1,58,681 | 1,71,552 | 1,55,498 | — | 1,57,166 | — | — | 2,20,080 | 2,12,353 | 1,56,516 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1,73,328 |
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 | 1H | 2AH | 2BH | 3AH | 3BH | STH | SCH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Artificial Intelligence & ML | 42,983 | 59,739 | 54,089 | 44,598 | 46,795 | 48,585 | 1,06,528 | 99,481 | 46,583 | 66,932 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Computer Science | 50,454 | 60,070 | 61,037 | 55,998 | 53,685 | 55,984 | 1,23,306 | 1,41,640 | 54,279.5 | — | 61,404 | — | — | 56,922 | 1,49,539 | 1,26,527 |
| Information Science | 60,808 | 69,121 | 69,411 | 61,671 | 61,559 | 62,044 | 1,47,643 | 1,59,904 | 61,000 | — | 78,132 | 77,325 | — | — | — | — |
| Electronics & Communication | 67,799 | 77,472 | 79,001 | 75,012 | 69,078 | 70,194 | 1,51,886 | 1,80,690 | 69,005 | — | 89,862 | — | — | — | — | 1,52,098 |
| Mechanical | 1,03,759 | — | 1,42,770 | 1,05,204 | 1,08,988 | 1,27,916 | 2,06,968 | 1,92,189 | 1,29,387 | — | — | — | 2,46,220 | — | — | — |
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 | 1H | 2AH | 2BH | 3BH | STH | SCH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Artificial Intelligence & ML | 55,928 | 67,317 | 71,248 | 62,066 | 59,752 | 64,713 | 1,09,825.5 | 1,55,907 | 57,557 | 85,463 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Computer Science | 67,493 | 88,542 | 82,466.5 | 72,603 | 71,051 | 75,369 | 1,34,457 | 1,48,740 | 74,545 | — | 92,316 | — | 75,836 | 1,49,539 | 1,63,690 |
| Information Science | 78,084 | 78,421 | 90,672 | 80,502 | 82,426 | 81,985 | 2,10,065 | 2,02,158 | 87,686 | — | 96,067 | 1,04,291 | — | — | — |
| Electronics & Communication | 92,149.5 | 1,16,840 | 1,05,960 | 99,936 | 96,636 | 98,645 | 1,75,033 | 2,57,968 | 98,154 | — | 1,11,955 | — | — | — | 1,84,680 |
| Mechanical | 2,57,576 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
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 | 1H | 2AH | 2BH | 3BH | SCH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Artificial Intelligence & ML | 57,976 | 69,294 | 78,300 | 66,751 | 63,586 | 64,713 | 1,30,725.5 | 1,76,108 | 58,312 | 85,463 | — | — | — | — |
| Computer Science | 74,032 | 92,308 | 1,02,879 | 84,030 | 83,772 | 91,111 | 1,63,690 | 1,49,539 | 80,988 | — | 1,16,027 | — | 94,230 | 2,05,401 |
| Information Science | 1,00,797 | 1,02,298 | 2,26,186 | 1,03,701 | 1,04,546 | 1,08,963 | 2,56,764 | 2,02,158 | 1,02,002 | — | — | 1,04,291 | — | — |
| Electronics & Communication | 2,23,135 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2,57,968 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Computer Science | 50,000 | 69,765 | 63,946 | 53,490 | 53,426 | 54,101 | — |
| Artificial Intelligence & ML | 52,690 | 70,150 | 63,057 | 53,319 | 54,767 | 58,249 | 1,47,824 |
| Information Science | 62,777 | 82,423 | 70,804 | 64,396 | 66,377 | 67,682 | — |
| Electronics & Communication | 69,799 | 88,404 | 89,089 | 77,514 | 72,570 | 73,670 | 1,76,508 |
| Mechanical | — | — | — | 1,47,639 | 1,38,727 | — | — |
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 | 2BG | 3AG | 3BG | SCG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Computer Science | 62,200 | 82,423 | 88,102 | 73,968 | 71,462 | 73,359 | — |
| Artificial Intelligence & ML | 63,443 | 70,150 | 78,837 | 77,579 | 71,864 | 69,921 | 1,50,068 |
| Information Science | 78,848 | 90,937 | 99,496 | 82,580 | 85,014 | 85,008 | — |
| Mechanical | 2,00,499 | — | 2,57,357 | 2,38,926 | 2,41,839 | 2,26,834 | 2,22,849 |
| Electronics & Communication | — | — | 1,20,022 | — | 92,703 | 97,298 | — |
Source: KEA UGCET 2024 Engineering cut-off, Round 2 GENERAL (official): https://cetonline.karnataka.gov.in/keawebentry456/ugcet2024/ENGG_CUTOFF_2024_GEN_R2kannada.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 |
|---|---|
| Mechanical | 11,342 |
| Electronics & Communication | 12,625 |
| Artificial Intelligence & ML | 13,134 |
| Computer Science | 16,220 |
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
Seats published for Round 3
133 seats across 5 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 | 45 |
| ELECTRONICS AND COMMUNICATION ENGG | 32 |
| ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE AND MACHINE LEARNING | 27 |
| MECHANICAL ENGINEERING | 21 |
| INFORMATION SCIENCE AND ENGINEERING | 8 |
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.