Scouts & Guides
You received the President’s Award as a Scout or Guide while studying in Karnataka.
In short
The Scouts & Guides special category is for candidates who, as Scouts or Guides, received the President’s Award during their five-year period of study in Karnataka between the 8th and 12th standards.
Everything below is transcribed from the KEA UGCET-2026 Information Bulletin (English), 17 January 2026 (§12(c)). KEA verifies every claim — this page cannot. Where the bulletin is silent, so are we.
Who qualifies
- Received the President’s Award as a Scout or Guide during the five-year period of study in Karnataka between the 8th and 12th standards.
The certificate, and who issues it
- The President’s Award certificate.
- The Karnataka study certificate for having studied in Karnataka across the qualifying period.
How KEA verifies it
Certificates are submitted for verification at the KEA office in Bengaluru on the notified dates for special-category certificate submission.
How many seats?
The bulletin sets out the eligibility and the certificate, but does not print this category’s seat percentage — it is fixed by Rule 9 of the CET-2006 Admission Rules, which the bulletin references without reproducing. We will not publish a figure the document does not state; confirm the exact share against KEA before you rely on it.
Also worth knowing
- KEA’s cut-off files carry no separate column code for Scouts & Guides — the category is named in the bulletin’s special-category list and its certificate-submission schedule.
Scouts & Guides category — questions and answers
Answered from verified records — official closing ranks, published fees and accreditation. Not written by students. How we verify data.
- Who qualifies for the Scouts & Guides category in KCET?
- The Scouts & Guides special category is for candidates who, as Scouts or Guides, received the President’s Award during their five-year period of study in Karnataka between the 8th and 12th standards.
- Which certificate do I need for the Scouts & Guides category?
- The President’s Award certificate. The Karnataka study certificate for having studied in Karnataka across the qualifying period.
- How many Scouts & Guides seats are reserved?
- The bulletin sets out the eligibility and the certificate, but does not print this category’s seat percentage — it is fixed by Rule 9 of the CET-2006 Admission Rules, which the bulletin references without reproducing. We will not publish a figure the document does not state; confirm the exact share against KEA before you rely on it.