KCET Result 2026: Download link to be available soon at cetonline.karnataka.gov.in

Karnataka Common Entrance Test 2025 ( KCET )

Vikrant Shukla
Updated on Oct 3, 2025 12:36 IST

By Vikrant Shukla, Deputy Manager

KCET Result 2026: Karnataka Examination Authority (KEA), declares KCET 2026 result on - cetonline.karnataka.gov.in/kea along with KCET toppers' list, spot rank. KEA releases seat matrix and special eligibility list for KCET counselling. After results are declared, KEA activates link to the verification slip. Candidates must check this page for latest updates on KCET 2026. To access KCET 2026 BTech, veterinary, agriculture, and BNYS exam results, students must enter their login credentials - registration number and first four characters of their name, at the KCET candidate login.

The results of KEA KCET 2026 will be published based on the KCET 2026 final answer key and board marks entered. The result of KCET 2026 comprises candidate's details, score in individual subjects, qualifying status, and others. Candidates appearing in the exam will be able to check the KCET marks vs rank 2026 to check expected rank based on their marks. Applicants can also refer to the KCET 2026 college predictor to check list of expected colleges based on rank secured. Applicants declared qualified will be eligible to participate in KCET counselling 2026. Candidates can also challenge their Karnataka CET results within three days of declaration. Check here for more details on KCET result 2026.

Table of content
  • KCET Result 2026 - Highlights
  • KCET 2025 Exam Dates & Schedule
  • How to Check KCET Result 2026?
  • KCET Result 2026 - Toppers List
  • KCET Counselling 2026
  • Details Mentioned in KCET Result 2026
  • How to Challenge KCET Result 2025?
  • KCET Result 2026 - Important Points
  • KCET Result 2026 - Statistics
  • KCET Answer Key 2026
  • FAQs related to KCET result 2026
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KCET Result 2026 - Highlights

Particulars   

Details   

Official website to check Karnataka CET 2026 result 

cetonline.karnataka.gov.in  
kea.kar.nic.in  

KCET official website 

Karnataka Examination Authority  

Details required to check results 

Registration Number and First Four Characters of Name 

Help desk details   

Karnataka Examinations Authority, Sampige Road, 18th Cross, Malleshwaram, Bangalore - 560012.  
Phone No: 080 - 23460460  
Website: kea.kar.nic.in, cetonline.karnataka.gov.in, karresults.nic.in 

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Commonly asked questions
Q:   What are the details mentioned in KCET results?
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Karnataka Examination Authority will release the KCET 2025 results at the official website. Applicants are advised to check all the details mentioned in the KCET scorecard 2025 after downloading it. In case of any mistake in the KCET 2025 scorecard applicants are advise to contact the exam authorities for corrections. The details mentioned in the KCET result scorecard 2043 are given below. 

1. Candidate’s name  

2. Total marks secured  

3. Subject wise marks  

4. Rank secured  

5. Qualifying status 

KCET 2025 Exam Dates & Schedule

Take a look at the table below for the complete schedule of KCET 2025 exam

DatesPast Exam Dates
06 Sep ' 25 - 08 Sep ' 25

KCET Round 3

29 Aug ' 25

Round 2 Mock Seat Allotment

21 Aug ' 25

Round 2 Seat Matrix

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How to Check KCET Result 2026?

The KEA CET result link 2026 will be activated on the official website few days after the exam is over. Candidates can refer to the steps given below to check KEA KCET results 2026. The KCET 2026 result link and portal can be checked and downloaded at cetonline.karnataka.gov.in, karresults.nic.in. The KCET rank card 2026 is valid for one academic year only. 

  • Visit the KCET official website - cetonline.karnataka.gov.in
  • Click on the direct link to check KEA UGCET result. 
  • Enter the registration number and first four characters of name in required fields.  
  • Check all the details mentioned in the KCET scorecard 2026. 
  • Download the KCET result scorecard for future reference.  

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Q:   How can I check KCET exam results?
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Karnataka Examination Authority has released the KCET 2025 results at the official website. Applicants appearing in the exam can refer to the steps given below to check KCET result 2025. 

  1. Visit the KEA KCET official website - kea.kar.nic.in. 

  1. Click on the UG CET 2025 tab from the homepage. 

  1. Now click on the direct link to check the KCET result 2025. 

  1. Enter the required user ID and password in the required fields.  

  1. The scorecard of the KCET exam will appear in the exam. 

  1. Download the KCET UG CET results for future reference.  

Q:   What is spot rank in KCET 2025?
A: 

The spot rank in KCET 2025 is the process conducted by KEA for candidates who results were witheld due to incorrect registration number or 12th class marks in the KEA KCET mark entry portal. For such candidates, the KEA activates the mark entry link for a specific period of time to upload their correct details, based on which candidates will be provided KCET rank. 

To access the KCET spot rank details, candidates need to provde their CET number and date of birth. The KEA has opened the KCET mark entry link for candidates who did not receive their KCET rank after the result announcement. The link is active from May 26 to 29, based on which the ranking will be provided to the applicants. 

Q:   What details are required for checking KCET results online?
A: 

Karnataka Examination Authority will release the KCET 2025 result online. Applicants appearing in the exam can check their KCET results 2025 at kea.kar.nic.in. The login credentials required to check KCET 2025 result are the registration number and first four characters of name. Applicants are advised to keep login credentials ready before checking the result of KCET 2025. Candidates are advised not to share their login credentials with anyone. After providing credentials in the required fields KCET scorecard will appear on the screen.

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KCET Result 2026 - Toppers List

The Karnataka Common Entrance releases the KCET topper list at the official website. KEA prepares the KCET topper list 2026 based on candidates' performance in the entrance examination. KCET toppers will receive priority in filling seat preferences. Check out the KCET toppers of different streams below. The past year KCET 2025 topper list below-

KCET Toppers 2025 - Engineering stream

Candidates name Marks obtained
Bhavesh Jayanthi 99.06%
Satwik B Biradar 98.83%
Dinesh Gomati 98.67%

KCET Topper 2025 List - Agriculture stream

Candidates name Marks obtained
Akshay M Hedge 179 marks
Aathreya Venkatachalam 179 marks
Saphal S Shetty 178 marks

KCET Topper's List - Veterinary stream

Topper's Name Marks Obtained
Harishraj DV 99.39%
Aathreya Venkatachalam 99.39%
Saphal S Shetty 99.28%

KCET Toppers 2024

Ranks  

KCET Toppers Name 

Rank 1  

Harsha Karthikeya

Rank 2 

Manoj Sohan

Rank 3 

PJ Abhinav

KCET Toppers 2023 - Engineering Steam  

Rank 

Engineering Toppers name 

Rank 1 

Vignesh Nataraj Kumar

Rank 2 

Arjun Krishnaswamy

Rank 3 

Samrudh Shetty

Rank 4 

Sumedh SS

Rank 5

Madhav Surya

KCET Toppers 2023 - BPharma

Rank 

Toppers name 

Rank 1 

Pratheeksha R

Rank 2 

Malavika Kapoor

Rank 3 

Madhav Soorya Tadepalli

KCET Toppers 2023 - Pharma D

Rank 

Toppers name 

Rank 1 

Pratheeksha R

Rank 2 

Malavika Kapoor

Rank 3 

Madhav Soorya Tadepalli

KCET Toopers 2023 - BSc Nursing

Rank 

Toppers name 

Rank 1 

Malavika Kapoor

Rank 2 

Pratheeksha

Rank 3 

Chandan Gowda

KCET Toppers 2022 

Candidates can check the KCET 2022 toppers below. 

Name of Toppers 

Marks secured 

Apoorv Tandon 

98.611% 

Siddhartha Singh 

98.334% 

Atmakuri Venkata Madhi 

98.111% 

Shishir RK 

97.945% 

Vishal Bysani 

97.5% 

Saagar 

97.5% 

Mahesh Kumar V 

97.167% 

Siddarth GV 

97.056% 

Sathvik V 

96.834% 

KCET Toppers 2020 - Engineering 

All India Rank 

Name of the Candidate 

Rakshith M 

Shubhan R 

M. Shashank Balaji 

Shashank P 

Sandeepan Naskar 

Nakul Abhay Bapat 

S. Srivas 

Advaith Prasad Curpod 

Gaureesha Kajampady 

10 

Deepit S. Patil 

KCET Toppers 2020 - B.Sc Agriculture 

All India Rank 

Name of the Candidate 

Varun Gowda 

Sanjana K 

Lokesh B. Jogi 

Arnav Aiyappa P P 

Prajwal Kashyap 

Chinmaya S. Bharadwaj 

Pawan S. Gowda 

Mayur S. Chittaragi 

H C Gourish 

10 

Jathin A L D 

KCET 2020 Toppers - B.V.Sc 

All India Rank 

Name of the Candidate 

Sai Vivek P 

Aryan Mahalingappa Channal 

Sanjana K 

Pawan S Gowda 

Arnav Aiyappa P P 

M D Arbaaz Ahmed 

Varun Gowda A B 

Suman K S 

Karthik Reddy 

10 

Tejas Bhat K 

KCET 2020 Toppers - BPharma/ DPharma 

All India Rank 

Name of the Candidate 

Sai Vivek P 

Sandeepan Naskar 

Pawan S. Gowda 

Aryan Mahalingappa Channal 

Sanjana K 

M Shashank Balaji 

Arnav Aiyappa P P 

Varun Gowda A B 

M D Arbaz Ahmed 

10 

Gaureesha Kajampady 

KCET 2019 Toppers List 

Name 

Rank 

District 

Jeffin Biju 

Marathahalli 

R. Chinmay 

Mangalore 

Sai Saketika Chekuri 

Ramamurthy Nagar 

Nakula Neeraje 

Bengaluru 

Samarth Mayya 

Mangalore 

Vaishnav V Rao 

Bengaluru 

C S Sai Vishnu 

Bellary 

Neeraj K Udupa 

Bengaluru 

Kevin Marin 

Bengaluru 

Anirudh Phukan 

10 

Bengaluru 

List of toppers of different streams

Name 

Stream 

Rank 

Jeffin Biju 

Engineering 

R Chinmay 

Engineering 

Sai Saketika Chekuri 

Engineering 

Keerthana M Arun 

BSc Agriculture 

Bhuvan VB 

BSc Agriculture 

Srikantha ML 

BSc Agriculture 

P Mahesh Anand 

Naturopathy and Yogic Sciences/ Veterinary Sciences 

Udit Mohan 

Veterinary Sciences 

BVSN Sairam 

Veterinary Sciences 

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Commonly asked questions
Q:   Who are the KCET 2025 Toppers in Engineering stream?
A: 

The KCET result 2025 was announced on May 24. The KCET topper's list have also been announced. Candidates can check the KCET toppers in engineering stream below -

Candidates name

Marks obtained
Bhavesh Jayanthi99.06%
Satwik B Biradar98.83%
Dinesh Gomati98.67%
Q:   Who are the KCET 2025 toppers in Agriculture and Veterinary stream?
A: 

The KCET toppers in agriculture and veterinary stream have been released along with the KCET results. Candidates can check the KCET toppers of veterinary and agriculture stream below- 

KCET Agriculture Toppers 2025

Toppers NamePercentage
Akshay M Hedge98.08%
Saish Shravan Pandit97.92%
Suchith P Prasad97.92%

KCET Veterinary Toppers 2025 list

Topper's NamePercentage
Harishraj DV179 marks
Aathreya Venkatchalam179 marks
Saphal S Shetty178 marks

KCET BNYS Toppers List 2025

Topper's NameMarks obtained
Harishraj DV99.39%
Aathreya Venkatchalam99.39%
Saphal S.Shetty99.28%
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KCET Counselling 2026

Karnataka Examination Authority will soon commence the KCET 2026 counselling at the official website. The counselling process will commence after the declaration of the KCET results. Applicants declared qualified will be called for the KCET counselling 2026. Applicants first need to complete the KCET counselling registration followed by choice filling and locking. KEA will release the release the KCET seat allotment result based on choices filled by the candidates. 

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Engineering Colleges accepting KCET for B.Tech in India 

KCET College Predictor 2026 

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Q:   What is the next stage after KCET result?
A: 

The exam authority commenced KCET counselling process at the official website. Applicants declared qualified are eligible to participate in the KCET counseling process. Candidates first need to complete the KCET 2024 counselling registration followed by choice filling and locking. After the conclusion of the choice filling process, the exam authority will release the KCET 2024 seat allotment result. Applicants for allotted seats have to report to the institute for complete fee payment and document verification.  

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Details Mentioned in KCET Result 2026

After downloading KCET result 2026, students will have to check all details mentioned on it carefully and in case there are any errors they must contact KEA for corrections. The following details will be mentioned in KEA KCET result 2026:

  • Candidate’s name 
  • Total marks secured 
  • Subject-wise marks 
  • Rank secured 
  • Qualifying status 
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How to Challenge KCET Result 2025?

After the declaration of the scores, Karnataka Examination Authority allows candidates to challenge the KCET result. Applicants appearing in the exam will be able to challenge their KCET result 2026 within three days after the declaration. The result of KCET 2026 for such candidates will be released separately. 

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KCET Result 2026 - Important Points

  • KCET result is declared in online mode.  
  • Students must use their credentials - registration number and first four characters of their name to view the result.
  • Students can also challenge KCET result within three days after fdeclaration.
  • Only those students who qualified in the exam will be called for the next stage of the admission process. 
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KCET Result 2026 - Statistics

KEA releases KCET 2026 result statistics along with the declaration of the scores. Students can check the KCET result statistics of the previous year from the following tables:  

KCET Result 2025 Statistics

Particulars Details
Total candidates appeared 3,30,787
Total candidates qualified 2.7 Lakh

KCET result 2024 statistics

Particulars  

Details  

Candidates who registered for KCET 2024 exam

3,10,314

Number of candidates declared qualified based on results  

2.74,595

KCET Result 2022 Previous Year Statistics   

Particulars  

Details  

Candidates who appeared for KCET 2022  

2,10,829  

Number of candidates who passed KCET 2022 (Engineering)  

1,71,656  

Number of female candidates who passed KCET 2022 (Engineering)  

88,575  

 KCET Result 2021 - Number of Candidates Eligible for Rank List  

Strean  

Number of candidates 

Engineering  

1,83,231 

BPharma 

1,86,638 

Agriculture  

1,52,518 

Pharma-D 

1,86,638 

Veterinary Sciences 

1,55,760 

Bachelor of Naturopathy and Yogic Sciences (BNYS) 

1,55,910 

KCET 2020 Result - Number of Candidates Appeared in the Exam 

Subject name  

Percentage of candidates appeared in the exam 

Physics 

90.23% 

Chemistry 

90.10% 

Mathematics 

91.92% 

Biology 

79.90% 

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KCET Answer Key 2026

Karnataka Examination Authority has released the KCET 2026 answer key on its official website. Applicants appearing in the exam had to download the KCET answer key at kea.kar.nic.in. KEA first releases the KCET 2026 provisional answer key. Applicants appearing in the exam can raise objections in the KCET answer key 2026 till a specified date. After reviewing all the objections in the UGCET answer key, the exam authority will release the KCET final answer key 2026 at the official website. KCET results 2026 will be released based on the final answer key only. The expected Karnataka CET result date 2026 is the fourth week of May or the first week of June. 

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Commonly asked questions
Q:   Has the KCET 2025 final answer key released?
A: 

The KCET 2025 final answer key will be released soon along with the KEA CET results. Candidates must note that the final key is the revised answer key after raising the objections. The KCET final answer key cannot be challenged. 

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FAQs related to KCET result 2026

Check here additional FAQs related to the KCET result 2026:

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Q:   Where can I find the KCET result?
A: 

The KCET result was declared in May 2025 in online mode on official website : cetonline.karnataka.gov.in.

Q:   What are the steps to download the KCET results?
A: 

To download the KCET admit card candidates need to visit cetonline.karnataka.gov.in or kea.kar.nic.in, and they will have to enter their login credentials such as their application number and date of birth post which take the print.

Q:   When will the results of the KCET exam be declared?
A: 

Karnataka Examination Authority announced the KCET 2025 results online at the official website. The KEA KCET results 2025 was  announced by the Karnataka's Higher Education Minister, Dr. M.C. Sudhakar  on May 24 at press conference. The Karnataka CET result 2025 link for scorecard download will be available on the official website on May 24 from 2:00 pm onwards. KEA KCET results will be available on kea.kar.nic.in and will determine the qualifying status of the candidates. Applicants who appeared in the exam can check their KCET 2025 results through their user ID and password. 

Q:   What are the stages in the KCET exam?
A: 

The stages includes registering, generation of admit card, appearing for exam, results announcement, counselling, seat allotment and final admission.

Q:   When will the KCET result be declared?
A: 

The result have been declared on May 2025 on official website that is: cetonline.karnataka.gov.in

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No. The official authority does not release mock tests. Candidates need to refer to third party websites for the mock tests.

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Nishtha Chaudhary

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No. The JEE Mains emphasizes on deep knowledge and quote challenging with negative marking whereas KCET is moderately difficult which emphasizes on direct factual questions with no negative markings.

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Mani Mehra

Contributor-Level 7

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The difficulty level for mathematics is considered as moderate to difficult and other subjects are considered as easier to moderate.

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Vikrant Shukla

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The exam tests knowledge of 11th and 12th syllabus so it is important to focus on 11th and 12th standard NCERT textbooks which gradually start by practicing previous years papers and appearing for mock examinations.

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Mayank Kumari

Contributor-Level 7

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It is important to give mock tests for candidates appearing for KCET examination as it provides a holistic view and it provides a realistic exam experience also helping the candidates for analysing strengths and working on weaknesses.

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Aayushi Harsha

Contributor-Level 7

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The KCET syllabus is based on 11th and 12th standard which includes subjects like physics, mathematics, chemistry and biology.

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Satyendra Katarya

Contributor-Level 7

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The examination tests knowledge of 11th and 12th standard which includes subjects like physics, mathematics, chemistry and biology.

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Chanchal Sinha

Contributor-Level 7

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No, there is no negative marking in KCET making it important for the candidates to attempt all questions.

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Mamona Rai

Contributor-Level 7

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The marking scheme for KCET is 1 mark for each correct answer with no negative marking.

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Nishtha Taneja

Contributor-Level 7

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The exam is in offline mode with questions asked in MCQ format for subjects like physics, mathematics, chemistry and biology containing 60 questions wherein each subject is a session for 80 minutes.

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Nishtha Chaudhary

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