Vivekananda Institute of Technology — Cut-offs
256 verified closing ranks across every published branch, category and round.
In short
The most competitive verified General Merit (GM) KCET 2026 seat at Vivekananada Institute of Technology closed at 75,558 — 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 Vivekananada Institute of Technology?
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 Vivekananada Institute of Technology get harder or easier?
| Branch | 2025 | 2026 | Movement |
|---|---|---|---|
| Civil | 1,13,308 | 9,704 | ↓ tighter by 1,03,604 |
| Electronics & Communication | 73,255 | 14,358 | ↓ tighter by 58,897 |
| Information Science | 68,847 | 1,20,251 | ↑ looser by 51,404 |
| Computer Science | 55,601.5 | 11,641.5 | ↓ tighter by 43,960 |
| Mechanical | 1,03,343 | 1,38,646 | ↑ looser by 35,303 |
| Artificial Intelligence & ML | 48,469 | 75,558 | ↑ looser by 27,089 |
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 Vivekananada Institute of Technology’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.
- Channabasaveshwara Institute of Technology Gubbi from 73,834 (KCET 2026 GM)
- Dr. John's College of Nursing from 73,988 (KCET 2026 GM)
- Nitte Usha Institute of Nursing Sciences from 75,284 (KCET 2026 GM)
- Saint Marys College of Nursing from 75,799 (KCET 2026 GM)
- St. Philomina's College of Nursing from 75,910 (KCET 2026 GM)
- O P Jindal College of Nursing from 76,512 (KCET 2026 GM)
Common questions about Vivekananada Institute of Technology cut-offs
- What KCET rank do I need for Vivekananda Institute of Technology?
- In 2026, General Merit seats at Vivekananda Institute of Technology closed between 9,704 (Civil) and 1,50,298 (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 Vivekananda Institute of Technology fill up in Round 1?
- 67% of the General Merit seats Vivekananda Institute of Technology 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 Vivekananda Institute of Technology rising or falling?
- Between 2025 and 2026, the largest movement at Vivekananda Institute of Technology was in Civil: from 1,13,308 to 9,704, tightening by 1,03,604 ranks. 6 branches are comparable across both years; the per-branch movement is in the table on this page.
What these numbers mean for Vivekananada Institute of Technology
Across the General Merit seats Vivekananda Institute of Technology published in 2026, the tightest closed at 9,704 in Civil and the loosest at 1,50,298 in Civil — a spread of 1,40,594 ranks between the hardest and easiest seat in the same college. Between 2025 and 2026, Civil moved most: from 1,13,308 to 9,704, tightening by 1,03,604 ranks. Of the 6 branches Vivekananda Institute of Technology published in both years, 3 tightened and 3 loosened, so the college as a whole did not move in one direction. 67% of its published General Merit seats closed in Round 1, which is where a borderline candidate's chance at Vivekananda Institute of Technology is actually decided. A rank between 9,704 and 1,50,298 reached at least one seat here in the published rounds; beyond 1,50,298, no General Merit seat at Vivekananda Institute of Technology 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 | 1H | 2AH | 2BH | 3BH | S2H | S3H |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Artificial Intelligence & ML | 75,558 | 88,181 | 1,01,898 | 86,644 | 84,985 | 81,673 | 89,748 | 1,57,169 | 1,22,769 | 1,11,752 | 87,928 | — | 1,17,622 | 1,17,806 | 93,186 | — | 1,29,337 |
| Electronics & Communication | 98,664 | 1,17,892 | 1,14,019 | 1,34,895 | 1,05,669 | 1,05,718 | — | 2,36,028 | 1,86,120 | 1,80,288 | 1,08,017 | 2,05,303 | 1,46,338 | — | — | — | — |
| Computer Science | 98,859 | 1,28,387 | 1,23,057 | 1,22,711 | 1,04,656 | 1,07,037 | 1,23,650 | 2,68,064 | 1,59,885 | 1,81,839 | 1,16,123 | — | 1,39,352 | — | 1,16,857 | 2,12,260 | — |
| Information Science | 1,20,251 | 1,54,649 | 1,28,696 | 1,28,441 | 1,21,853 | 1,24,006 | 1,25,402 | 2,68,466 | 1,88,878 | 2,55,166 | 1,23,498 | — | — | 1,34,867 | — | — | — |
| Mechanical | 1,38,646 | 1,62,783 | 1,74,934 | — | 1,39,415 | 1,59,578.5 | 1,89,321 | 2,50,681 | — | 2,08,991 | 1,62,585 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Civil | 1,50,298 | — | 1,75,884 | — | 1,53,271 | 1,52,876 | 1,98,268 | 2,14,202 | 1,77,247 | — | 2,11,032 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
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 | 48,469 | 56,338 | 59,486 | 62,969 | 49,880 | 48,733 | 81,657 | 1,19,062 | 49,245 | 75,140 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Computer Science | 55,601.5 | 71,846 | 66,845 | 65,837 | 56,677 | 60,792 | 1,16,683 | 1,35,080 | 57,842 | — | 74,232 | — | — | — | 1,42,279 | 1,36,749 |
| Information Science | 68,847 | 85,618 | 81,095 | 84,263 | 69,380 | 71,256 | 1,69,524 | 1,55,151 | 69,584 | — | — | — | — | 84,264 | — | 2,01,789 |
| Electronics & Communication | 73,255 | 76,127 | 83,877 | 89,504 | 76,680 | 76,444 | 1,58,259 | 1,85,577 | 74,462 | — | 87,007 | — | 83,218 | — | — | — |
| Mechanical | 1,03,343 | — | 1,39,675 | — | — | — | 2,01,270 | 2,58,816 | 1,34,857 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Civil | 1,13,308 | 1,28,903 | 1,15,260 | — | — | 1,31,361 | 1,91,315 | 1,89,955 | — | — | — | 2,03,365 | — | — | — | — |
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 | 3AH | 3BH | STH | SCH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Artificial Intelligence & ML | 66,990 | 92,204 | 86,280 | 77,262 | 68,415 | 76,493 | 1,12,316 | 1,36,924 | 67,353 | 1,15,821 | — | — | — | 1,97,827 | — |
| Computer Science | 82,048 | 1,01,991 | 97,237 | 1,11,089 | 84,770 | 89,844 | 1,81,604 | 1,79,046 | 87,042 | — | 1,05,485 | — | — | 2,13,688 | 2,06,907 |
| Information Science | 1,05,287 | 1,46,401 | 1,27,592 | 1,44,116 | 1,07,713 | 1,16,860 | 2,45,031 | — | 1,12,184 | — | — | — | 1,36,880 | — | — |
| Electronics & Communication | 1,27,815 | 1,40,186 | 1,60,114 | 1,96,367 | 1,32,098 | 1,46,994 | 2,26,519 | — | 1,47,746 | — | 1,95,011 | 1,63,682.5 | — | — | — |
| Mechanical | 2,24,436 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Civil | 2,54,087 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Artificial Intelligence & ML | 76,493 | 1,27,219 | 1,36,278 | 92,735 | 82,692 | 1,05,855 | 1,82,710 | 2,31,115 | 82,270 |
| Computer Science | 1,22,504 | 2,16,035 | 2,47,415.5 | 2,27,935 | 1,40,214 | 1,53,863 | 2,45,802 | 2,45,287 | 1,68,191 |
| Electronics & Communication | 2,25,836 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Civil | 2,42,374 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Information Science | 2,43,681 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
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 | 50,670 | 63,261 | 60,483 | 71,163 | 53,106 | 57,445 | — |
| Artificial Intelligence & ML | 52,849 | 70,837 | 73,648 | 74,269 | 60,715 | 56,569 | 1,33,461 |
| Information Science | 66,932 | 84,235 | 79,252 | 85,819 | 70,273 | 69,962 | — |
| Electronics & Communication | 74,892 | 92,661 | 95,139 | 98,991 | 77,291 | 78,427 | 1,87,350 |
| Mechanical | 1,29,466 | 1,31,125 | 1,31,809 | — | — | — | — |
| Civil | — | — | 1,48,439 | — | — | 1,40,064 | — |
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 | 67,567 | 95,461 | 84,162 | 83,177 | 68,692 | 74,535 | — |
| Artificial Intelligence & ML | 72,558 | 95,723 | 95,708 | 88,765 | 74,590 | 75,295 | 1,25,724 |
| Information Science | 92,423 | 1,26,221 | — | 97,209 | 92,693 | 94,984 | 2,28,967 |
| Mechanical | 2,18,840 | — | 2,68,642 | — | 2,72,394 | — | — |
| Civil | 2,35,389 | — | 2,35,484 | — | — | 2,57,678 | — |
| Electronics & Communication | — | 1,33,995 | 1,25,379 | — | 1,14,137 | 1,13,179 | — |
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 | 2AG | 3BG |
|---|---|---|---|
| Civil | 9,704 | 12,408 | — |
| Computer Science | 11,641.5 | — | — |
| Electronics & Communication | 14,358 | — | 12,005 |
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
258 seats across 6 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 | 80 |
| ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE AND MACHINE LEARNING | 60 |
| INFORMATION SCIENCE AND ENGINEERING | 48 |
| ELECTRONICS AND COMMUNICATION ENGG | 31 |
| MECHANICAL ENGINEERING | 20 |
| CIVIL ENGINEERING | 19 |
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.