What is a seat matrix, and how is it different from a cut-off?

The matrix says how many seats exist; the cut-off says the rank at which one closed. A branch with four seats and a tempting closing rank is a very different bet from the same rank against forty seats — which is why option lists should be built against both.

Are these the seats still available?

These are the seats KEA published in the MBBS (NEET, Karnataka) 2026 Round 1 provisional matrix on 8 August 2026. A matrix is a snapshot of that moment: allotment consumes seats, and the next round's matrix supersedes this one. Always confirm against the current publication on KEA's portal before acting.

Why do some colleges have no link?

51 of the 65 institutions in this publication are not in our directory, so they appear under KEA's own printed name with no profile to link. Leaving them out would understate the published total, which is the number most people come here for.

Why are there more KEA codes than colleges?

KEA allots against 65 college codes, but those belong to 65 institutions: a college with a day stream and an evening stream, or two campuses, holds a code for each. The table below lists one row per institution with every code it holds, so a college is never counted twice.

What do the category codes mean?

GM is General Merit, 2AG is Category 2A General, GMR is General Merit Rural, GMH is General Merit in the 371(J) Kalyana-Karnataka pool, SNQ is the supernumerary fee-waiver quota, and so on. The decoder page explains the grammar so you can read a code you have never seen.

How do you know the numbers are right?

Two checks run every time the matrix is parsed: each course row's category columns must sum to the Total KEA printed beside it, and each college's course rows must sum to KEA's own college Total row. A mis-read column would break both.

MBBS (NEET, Karnataka) 2026 seat matrix — Round 1

11,225 seats · 65 KEA codes · 65 institutions — as published by KEA on 8 August 2026.

In short

KEA published 11,225 seats in the MBBS (NEET, Karnataka) 2026 Round 1 provisional matrix — across 65 institutions holding 65 KEA college codes, in 65 college-and-branch rows. The three numbers differ because a KEA code is one line in KEA’s allotment system: a college with a day and an evening stream has two. The largest single pool is General Merit with 1,898 seats; 0 are supernumerary fee-waiver (SNQ) seats. A matrix is a snapshot of the day it was published, not a live count.

Transcribed from KEA — Medical (MBBS) Provisional Seat Matrix 2026, published 08-08-2026. KEA titles it “MEDICAL (MBBS) PROVISIONAL SEAT MATRIX - 2026 (08/08/2026)”. Every number here was checked against KEA’s own totals twice — per course row and per college — before publication. Seats change as allotment proceeds: confirm against the current matrix on KEA’s portal before you act.

Seats by category

MBBS (NEET, Karnataka) 2026 Round 1 seats by KEA category code
Code	Category	Seats
GM	General Merit	1,898
NRI	NRI	1,217
OPN	OPN	1,039
GMP	General Merit Private (Yoga & Naturopathy)	1,038
2AG	Category 2A — General	569
GMH	GMH	482
GMR	General Merit — Rural	357
OTH	OTH	357
GMPH	GMPH	319
PH	PH	316
ME	ME	271
S1G	Scheduled Caste — SCA (internal category A)	200
S2G	Scheduled Caste — SCB (internal category B)	199
3BG	Category 3B — General	190
MA	MA	164
1G	Category 1 — General	154
3AG	Category 3A — General	154
2BG	Category 2B — General	152
MU	MU	145
MM	MM	145

Top 20 of 86 categories carrying seats. Linked codes have a per-college page; the rest are held by too few colleges, or KEA’s own abbreviations table does not state what they mean. What the codes mean →

Seats by branch

MBBS (NEET, Karnataka) 2026 Round 1 seats by branch, with the number of colleges offering each
Branch	Seats	Colleges
MBBS	11,225	65

Top 25 of 1 branches in the publication.

Every institution in the matrix

One row per institution, sorted by total seats, with every KEA code it holds beneath its name. 14 of 65 link to a profile here; the rest are colleges our directory does not carry, shown under KEA’s own printed name. The address is KEA’s, printed after the name in the publication.

Every institution in the MBBS (NEET, Karnataka) 2026 Round 1 matrix, with its KEA codes and seat count
KEA code	Institution	KEA seats	Branches
M003	Kempegowda Institute of Medical Sciences, Bangalore	250	1
M008	MVJ Medical College and Research Hospital, Bangalore	250	1
M009	Vydehi Institute Of Medical Sciences & Research Centre, Bangalore	250	1
M010	A J Institute of Medical Sciences & Research Centre, Mangalore	250	1
M023	Sciences, Bellur	250	1
M035	S. Nijalingappa Medical College & HSK Hospital & Research Centre, Bagalkot	250	1
M042	Mahadevappa Rampure Medical College, Kalaburagi, Gulbarga	250	1
M043	Navodaya Medical College, Raichur	250	1
M062	S S Institute of Medical Sciences& Research Centre, Davangere	250	1
M064	Research Centre, Bangalore	250	1
M065	Centre, Srinivasnagar,	250	1
M067	Subbaiah Institute of Medical Sciences, Shimoga, Karnataka	250	1
M068	BGS Global Institute of Medical Sciences, Bangalore	250	1
M069	Shridevi Institute of Medical Sciences & Research Hospital, Tumkur	250	1
M071	The Oxford Medical College, Hospital & Research Centre, Bangalore	250	1
M079	Kanachur Institute of Medical Sciences, Mangalore	250	1
M081	East Point College of Medical Sciences & Research Centre, Bangalore	250	1
M090	Siddaganga Medical College and Research Institute, Tumakuru	250	1
M094	Sciences and Reseach Bangalore	250	1
M095	Bengaluru, Karnataka	250	1
M061	JJM Medical College, Davangere	245	1
M001	Bangalore Medical College and Research Institute, Bangalore	213	1
M021	Mysore Medical College and Research Instt. (Prev.name Government Medical College), Mysore	212	1
M031	Karnataka Medical College and Research Institute, Hubballi, Karnataka	212	1
M041	Vijaynagar Institute of Medical Sciences, Bellary	212	1
M004	M S Ramaiah Medical College, Bangalore	200	1
M083	Medical Education &	200	1
M091	Sri Chamundeshwari Medical College Hospital & Research Institute	200	1
M024	Mandya Institute of Medical Sciences,	170	1
M025	Hassan Institute of Medical Sciences,	170	1
M037	Belagavi Institute of Medical Sciences,	170	1
M044	Bidar Institute of Medical Sciences, Bidar	170	1
M045	Raichur Institute of Medical Sciences,	170	1
M072	Gulbarga Institute of Medical Sciences,	170	1
M073	Koppal Institute of Medical Sciences,	170	1
M074	K.H. Patil Institute of Medical Sciences (previously Gadag Institute of Medical Sciences, Mallasamudra, Mulgund	170	1
M076	Karwar Institute of Medical Sciences,	170	1
M082	Shri Atal Bihari Vajapayee Medical College and Research Institute, Bengaluru,	170	1
M002	Dr BR Ambedkar Medical College, Bangalore	150	1
M005	Medical Sciences, Gulbarga	150	1
M020	Chitradurga	150	1
M033	Al-Ameen Medical College, Bijapur	150	1
M036	Hospital, Sattur, Dharwad	150	1
M050	Father Mullers Medical College, Mangalore	150	1
M054	K V G Medical College, Sullia	150	1
M088	G R Medical College Hospital & Research Centre	150	1
M097	FAROOKH ACADEMY OF MEDICAL EDUCATION HOSPITAL AND RESEARCH INSTITUTE	150	1
M063	Shimoga Institute of Medical Sciences,	128	1
M075	Chamrajanagar Institute of Medical Sciences, Karnataka	128	1
M077	Kodagu Institute of Medical Sciences,	128	1
M085	Chikkamagaluru Institute of Medical Sciences, Chikkamagaluru	128	1
M086	Haveri Institute of Medical Sciences, Haver	128	1
M087	Yadgiri Institute of Medical Sciences,	128	1
M084	Nandi Medical College and Research Institute Chikkaballapura (Chikkaballapura Institute of Medical	127	1
M092	Chitradurga Medical College and Research Institute	127	1
M096	SR Patil Medical College and Hospital Distt Bagalkot	100	1
M066	Employees State Insurance Corporation Medical College, Bangalore	60	1
M070	Employees State Insurance Corporation Medical College, Gulbarga	60	1
M051	Kasturba Medical College, Mangalore	52	1
M093	Sciences & Research,	50	1
M053	K S Hegde Medical Academy, Mangalore	38	1
M052	Yenepoya Medical College, Mangalore	37	1
M089	Moorusavirmath Medical	37	1
M022	JSS Medical College, Mysore	13	1
M032	Belgaum	12	1

Seat matrix — questions and answers

Answered from verified records — official closing ranks, published fees and accreditation. Not written by students. How we verify data.

What is a seat matrix, and how is it different from a cut-off?: The matrix says how many seats exist; the cut-off says the rank at which one closed. A branch with four seats and a tempting closing rank is a very different bet from the same rank against forty seats — which is why option lists should be built against both.
Are these the seats still available?: These are the seats KEA published in the MBBS (NEET, Karnataka) 2026 Round 1 provisional matrix on 8 August 2026. A matrix is a snapshot of that moment: allotment consumes seats, and the next round's matrix supersedes this one. Always confirm against the current publication on KEA's portal before acting.
Why do some colleges have no link?: 51 of the 65 institutions in this publication are not in our directory, so they appear under KEA's own printed name with no profile to link. Leaving them out would understate the published total, which is the number most people come here for.
Why are there more KEA codes than colleges?: KEA allots against 65 college codes, but those belong to 65 institutions: a college with a day stream and an evening stream, or two campuses, holds a code for each. The table below lists one row per institution with every code it holds, so a college is never counted twice.
What do the category codes mean?: GM is General Merit, 2AG is Category 2A General, GMR is General Merit Rural, GMH is General Merit in the 371(J) Kalyana-Karnataka pool, SNQ is the supernumerary fee-waiver quota, and so on. The decoder page explains the grammar so you can read a code you have never seen.
How do you know the numbers are right?: Two checks run every time the matrix is parsed: each course row's category columns must sum to the Total KEA printed beside it, and each college's course rows must sum to KEA's own college Total row. A mis-read column would break both.

Use it with the rest

College predictor — Enter a rank and category; see which colleges closed at or beyond it, from the verified rows.
Verified cut-offs — Every closing rank on the site, by exam, branch, category, rank band, city and round.
Counselling tracker — Which round each exam is in, read from the official portal and dated.
KEA college codes — The E-codes option entry asks for, matched to college pages.
Option-entry sheet — Your saved colleges in priority order, each with its KEA code and verified closing ranks; printable.
Category codes — What 2AG, 3BH, SCG and the other cut-off columns mean.
Exam calendar — Dated exam and counselling windows, with the notification behind each.
Leftover seats and spot rounds