Karnataka NEET Counselling 2025 (Special Stray Round): Seat Allotment Result, Institute Reporting, Option Entry, Seat Matrix

The Karnataka NEET UG counselling 2025 application form filling was the first step to participate in the admission process. However, it is important to check the eligibility criteria before filling out the KEA UGNEET registration form for admission to MBBS and BDS programmes. 

Karnataka NEET UG Counselling 2025: Eligibility Criteria

Candidates applying for Karnataka NEET UG Counselling 2025 must fulfil the eligibility laid down by KEA:

• Candidates must be citizens of India
• He/she must have qualified for NEET
• He/she must have filled out the KEA application form

Eligibility for Government Seats:

• He/she must have passed Class 10 and Class 12 from an institute located in Karnataka. Also, he/she must have studied for seven years at a government school located in Karnataka, or
• He/she must have passed Class 11 and Class 12 from an institute located in Karnataka. Also, either of the candidate’s parents must have studied for seven years at an institute located in Karnataka, or
• Candidate and either of his/her parents’ mother tongue is Kannada/Tulu/Kodava. Also, this parent must be a domicile of the state.

The Karnataka NEET UG counselling 2025 for MBBS admissions will be conducted in four stages, namely Registration, Choice filling, Seat allotment and Reporting. All these stages are equally important for those applying for Karnataka NEET counselling. The Karnataka NEET counselling registration last date was February 18, 2025. Each of these stages has been elaborated below:

KEA Registration Process 2025

To participate in the Karnataka NEET UG counselling 2025, a candidate must register on the website of KEA. Use the process given below to register:

• Go to cetonline.karnataka.gov.in.
• Select Online Registration. Enter details such as the name of the candidate, contact address details, category, PwD status, educational qualification details, date of birth, etc. The application ID and password will be sent to the registered mobile number of the candidate.
• Upload images of a recent passport-sized photograph, signature, and thumb impression (left hand)
• Pay the registration/counselling fee. The registration fee can be paid online using a credit card/debit card/net banking. Candidates can also pay the fee offline by downloading the bank challan.

Karnataka NEET UG Counselling 2025 Application Fee

• Save and print a copy of the application form and keep it safe for future use

Online information provided by candidates in the application form for Karnataka NEET counselling 2025 will be treated as correct, and requests for any change will not be entertained by KEA.

List of Registered Candidates

KEA released a list of all the candidates who have registered for the counselling of Karnataka NEET 2025. This list is accompanied by the schedule for offline verification of the documents. To proceed further, all the candidates need to complete the verification process.

Karnataka NEET Seat Matrix

Karnataka NEET UG counselling 2025 seat matrix was released by the Karnataka Examination Authority (KEA) along with the registration link. The Karnataka NEET UG seat matrix was released category-wise for NRI quota, Private quota, Government Special category quota, Hyd-Kar quota, and General quota candidates for both MBBS and Dental programmes. 

Verification of Documents

Verification of documents will be carried out in order of the ranks obtained by the candidates. Hence, all the candidates are advised to confirm the rank range, date, and time of verification before reporting to the centre. Candidates must carry all the documents in original and a self-attested copy to the verification centre.

At the verification centre, candidates will have to register again and provide all the necessary information. At the verification counter, the officials will verify the original documents and the self-attested copies will be retained. Candidates who complete the verification process successfully will be issued an slip.

KEA NEET UG 2025 Document Verification 

Have a look at the documents that one needs to carry for Karnataka NEET document verification at KEA Bangalore: 

1. Copy of the Karnataka NEET counselling application form
2. Proof of payment of the counselling fee
3. NEET admit card
4. NEET result/ scorecard
5. Class 10 & Class 12 mark sheet
6. Candidate’s study certificate
7. Valid photo ID proof
8. Recent passport-sized photograph (two in number)
9. Caste certificate
10. Rural study certificate
11. Kannada medium study certificate
12. Hyderabad-Karnataka Region Reservation Certificate
13. Parent’s study certificate/ hometown certificate/ domicile certificate/ employment certificate/ cumulative record/ marks card

KEA Secret Key and Choice Filling

Along with the slip, eligible candidates were also provided with a secret key. This key is mandatory to fill in the choices on the ‘Option-entry portal’. Candidates are advised to keep the secret key to themselves and maintain confidentiality at all times.

There is no limit to the entry of options in Karnataka NEET counselling. Options recorded on the last day of the notified schedule will be frozen and will be considered for allotment of seats. Candidates must note that this is a one-time process only. Candidates who have entered options in the first round will not be allowed to enter options for the second round. However, candidates may make changes to the higher options.

Post-Allotment Process

Candidates who are allocated a seat in the Karnataka NEET counselling and wish to continue with the same seat need to confirm their choice on the official website of KEA. He/she then has to pay the fee and report to the allocated institute with the admission order.

Also Read: Karnataka MBBS Registration: Dates, Admission, Seats, Fee, NEET Cutoff and Top Colleges

The Karnataka NEET cutoff 2025 rank is available for all colleges. The category-wise and college-wise cutoff ranks have been displayed based on the counselling process held till round 4 in the state. Have a look at the Karnataka NEET 2025 cutoff for MBBS course below-

Also Read: NEET AIIMS Cutoff 2025 for MBBS

KEA UGNEET 2025 counselling began with Round 1 registrations on July 7, 2025. The last date to apply for Round 1 counselling was July 17, 2025. It was mandatory to upload important documents at the Karnataka NEET UG Counselling portal is cetonline.karnataka.gov.in. The KEA document verification process for the candidates registered late began on July 17, 2025. Candidates belonging to 'Y category - non-Karnataka Candidates' were not called for the verification. The Round-1 final allotment result was released on August 2, 2025. The last date to report to the institute was August 12, 2025 (6:00 PM). Subsequently, Round 2 and 3 were conducted on the same line. The Round 3 or Mop-up round final seat allotment result is awaited. Read on to find out all about the KEA counselling 2025 events, such as the seat matrix and seat allotment results.

The Karnataka NEET round 3 final seat allotment result 2025 was released on December 8. Candidates can download the Karnataka NEET UG result of round 3 along with the detailed schedule of counselling.

Karnataka NEET UG Round 3 Provisional Allotment List  2025 -- MBBS

Karnataka NEET Round 3 Provisional Allotment List  2025  -- BDS

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A total 443 seats have been added this year in the MBBS and BDS colleges in Karnataka. Karnataka UGNEET 2025 counselling process began on July 7, 2025 after the declaration of the NEET result. KEA is conducting the Karnataka NEET UG Counselling 2025 for admission to various MBBS, BDS, AYUSH, Unani, Homeopathy, and Ayurveda courses across government and private medical colleges across Karnataka for 85% state quota and 100% of the private college seats. The MCC will conduct counselling for 15% of All India Quota seats.

Reason behind the delay in Karnataka NEET Counselling Result 2025: The KEA had stated that the students who were allotted seats in the first and second rounds and joined the colleges cannot participate in the Karnataka NEET third round of counselling. However, such students filed petitions in the Karnataka High Court against the KEA's decision. The court, in the case of Hitashree Y.L. Vs KEA, in its order dated December 5, 2025, cancelled the 3rd round provisional result released on October 24. The court directed the KEA to release the revised results after taking in the seats that were available at the start of round 3 + the seats that were cancelled + the remaining seats until the court's order.

Have a look at the details of Karnataka NEET UG Counselling for Stray Round 1, 2 & 3 below- 

Karnataka NEET Stray Round 3 Counselling 2025

The special stray round 3 seat allotment result was released on December 29, 2025. The last date of reporting to college was December 30. The special stray round 3 counselling was held online for 7 OTH medical seats on December 29 from 11.00 am to 12.00 noon.  

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Karnataka NEET Stray Round 2 Counselling 2025

KEA NEET Counselling stray round 2 final result was released on December 17, 2025. Candidates not allotted any seat in previous rounds of counselling could take admission to OTH category medical seats till December 17, up to 1.00 pm. 

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Karnataka NEET Stray Round 1 Counselling 2025

The KEA invited the fresh options for the Karnataka NEET UG 2025 stray vacancy round from December 11 to 15. The stray round provisional seat allotment list was released on December 15, 2025 and final result was out on December 16. As per the result displayed on the website, 73 candidates have been allotted the MBBS seats and 34 candidates have been allotted the BDS seats. Download the Karnataka NEET stray round result 2025 PDFs below.

KEA NEET UG Stray Round Final Result 2025:

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KEA NEET UG Stray Round Provisional Result 2025:

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Here is the list of documents to be submitted by the Foreign Nationals and NRI WARD candidates to register for the exam. 

Documents to be produced in respect of Foreign Nationals (For Medical, Dental, and AYUSH)

Foreign nationals who wish to apply for medical admission via KEA UGNEET need to submit the list of documents mentioned below: 

a) Passport, VISA / Resident VISA of the candidate and parent (Copies)
b) Citizenship of the candidate.

c) Birth certificate and Aadhar Card of the candidate.

d) Candidate's parents’ resident certificate issued by the Embassy of that country, complying with the Income Tax Rules/ any other certificates to establish evidence that they are residents of that country/affidavit on INR 100/- e-stamp paper to that effect.

e) NEET Score Card

f) NEET Hall Ticket

g) KEA UGCET/NEET-2025 Online Application Form( Final Copy)

h) SSLC / 10th standard Marks Card of the candidate

i) 2nd PUC / 12th standard Mark Card of the candidate

DOCUMENTS to be produced in respect of NRI ward

Children of Non-resident Indian or their Wards (As per Hon’ble High Court Order in WP Nos.17999-18002/2017) (for Medical, Dental, and AYUSH)

1. Ward Certificate as per Annexure-6 E-Information Bulletin-2025
2. Family Tree signed by Tahasildar (Family Tree signed by Notary or Affidavit of Relationship will not be accepted)
3. Embassy certificate of the Sponsored-Certificate signed by the Indian Consulate General with Embassy seal – issued within the last 06 months (Embassy certificate signed by the Notary will not be accepted)
4. NRI/OCI holder Bank Passbook, Passport, VISA/ Resident VISA of Sponsorer
5. KEA UGCET/NEET-2025 Online Application Form( Final Copy)
6. NEET Score Card
7. NEET Hall-ticket
8. SSLC / 10th standard Marks Card of the candidate
9. 2nd PUC / 12th standard Marks Card of the candidate

The Karnataka NEET Counselling fees for government, private, and NRI quotas are mentioned in the table given below: