KMAT Counselling 2026: Dates, Registration & Choice filling, Fee, Procedure

• Go to website of participating institute
• Click on New Registration
• Fill Application number
• Check details that are prefilled, including personal and academic details in registration form.
• Upload photograph
• Upload signature 
• Pay counselling fee 

The following documents will be required during the KMAT counselling. Both photocopy and original documents will be required. Candidates must carry two copies of the original documents. 

• KMAT scorecard/rank card
• KMAT admit card
• Class 10 mark sheet
• Class 12 mark sheet
• Graduation mark sheet
• Character certificate 
• Cast certificate (if applicable)
• Transfer certificate
• Migration certificate
• Two recent coloured passport size photographs

The KMAT counselling is conducted in online as well as offline mode. Candidates who have qualified for KMAT exam must register themselves online through the official website. However, the Personal Interview WAT/GD and document verification round under the counselling process is held offline at the designated helpline centres. Candidates who meet the KMAT cutoff, need to visit the centre for document verification as per their rank and other selection rounds such as PI and GD. The seat allotment process is also conducted online based on the merit, category, and choices filled by the candidate during the registration process. Candidates can check their allotment status on the official website. The entire KMAT counselling process except the PI, GD and document verification round is conducted in online mode.

There is no centralized KMAT counselling process. Students who match the cutoff after the KMAT result announcement will be called  by the participating institutes to take part in the counselling rounds. Students can choose their KMAT institute while filling the KMAT application form. 

KMAT 2025 result was announced for Session 2 exam on November 8, 2025. Session 1 result was announced on September 23, 2025, after being postponed. KMAT 2025 scorecard is available online. Students who appeared for KMAT Karnataka exam 2025 can check their results on KMAT candidate portal by using their application number and date of birth.

Courses offered through KMAT are MBA, PGDM and MCA courses. Some colleges accepting KMAT scores are:

1. Acharya Institute of Technology
2. Alliance School of Business
3. IFIM Business School
4. Mount Caramel College

Yes, the colleges accepting KMAT scores are AICTE approved. Colleges offer MBA/PGDM and MCA courses through KMAT scores. Students can pursue MBA and MCA courses from recognised institutes and get quality education. 

General requirements for MBA admission in Karnataka that accept KMAT scores are:

• Candidates must hold a Bachelor degree or an equivalent in any discipline from a recongised university with a minimum CGPA of 50% or equivalent aggregate
• Karnataka MBA schools take into account KMAT result; such students must match KMAT cutoff of the participating college

Top specializations offered by top MBA colleges in Karnataka through KMAT scores include:

• Finance
• Human Resources
• Sales and Marketing
• Business Analytics
• Operations

The students applying for KMAT exam must have secured a minimum of 50% aggregate in graduation. Reserved category students will get a relaxation of 5%.