Karnataka MBBS Admissions 2025: Live Updates on Counselling Dates, Registration, Seat Matrix and More

Latest Announcements by Karnataka Examinations Authority

• KEA has released the notice on July 5, 2025 for NRI Ward Verification (who have already claimed in the UGCET-2025 application)
• Candidates can now download their verification slip and gather more information about the verification from the respective notice.
• NTA published UGNEET 2025 Roll Number Enrollment Note (Only for UGCET 2025 Registered Candidates): Download PDF Here
• KEA issued the list of candidates on July 3, 2025, who have claimed Karnataka state in their UGNEET-2025 NTA application: Download PDF Here
• Candidates can now access (cetonline.karnataka.gov.in/ugneet_enroll_2025/forms/login.aspx) which the UGNEET 2025 NEET rollnumber enrollment link, released on July 5, 2025.

Steps for Karnataka NEET UG Counselling 2025 process:

Registration and Fee Payment:

• Register on official website of cetonline.karnataka.gov.in under UGCET 2025.

Fee structure:

• General/2A/2B/3A/3B- INR 2,500
• SC/ST/CAT-I/PwD- INR 500
• NRI/OCI/PIO/Foreign National- INR 5,500

Payment Method: Online via credit/debit card, net banking, or offline through a bank challan.

Document Verification:

Process: Online verification through the KEA portal.

Required Documents:

• NEET UG Admit Card and Scorecard
• Class 10th & 12th Marksheets
• Category, EWS, PwD, and Domicile Certificates
• Transfer Certificate, Identification Proof, Passport-sized Photographs

Note: Ensure accuracy during online submission, as errors may lead to rejection.

 Merit list published

Provisional Merit List: Released post-verification

Final Merit List: Published after addressing any discrepancies.

Eligibility: Only candidates on the final merit list can participate in the counselling process.

Secret Key and Option Entry: After successful document verification, KEA issues a secret key (on the verification slip) alongside an acknowledgement. This is mandatory for accessing the option entry portal.

Important: This key must be kept confidential.

 Choice Filling in Round 1: You can enter unlimited options (colleges/courses) until the final date. All selections made up to the last day are frozen and used for seat allotment. Candidates cannot fill new choices in Round 2, but may reorder or upgrade existing options.

Seat Allotment List: KEA publishes seat allotment results based on merit rank and option preferences submitted.

Post-Allotment Actions: To confirm your seat, log in, then pay the fees, and download the admissions order. Finally, report to the allotted college within the specified timeframe.

Mop-Up and Stray Vacancy Rounds: KEA conducts a mop-up round for seats left vacant after main counselling, even for NRI and other quotas open in this phase.

A few mandate during MBBS admission 2025:

• Domicile and Local Eligibility
• Candidates must have studied for 7 years in Karnataka Schools, or,
• Either of the parent must have the mother tongue Kannada/ Tulu/ Kodava with a domicile, and the candidate must pass a Kannada language test if the parents studied outside Karnataka.
• Language Test for Non-Kannadigas

The MBBS course subjects are divided into pre-clinical, para-clinical, and clinical phases. Check out the table below to learn about the MBBS Admissions 2025 subjects across aforementioned phases:

As per the AMPCK (Assocition of Minority Professional Colleges in Karnataka) Medical Colleges Seat Matrix-2024:

As per several sources, a tentative timeline for KEA NEET UG 2025 Counselling and the remaining process is as follows:

Counselling Begins: Late July 2025 and early August 2025

KEA Registration and Document Verification: Early to mid- August 2025

Round 1 choice filling and Mock Allotment: Early to mid- August 2025

Seat Allotment Round 1: Late August 2025/ September 2025

Those candidates who filed petitions before June 3, 2025, will be considered for the NEET 2025 re-exam. However, the Division Bench of the court has stayed the order of the NEET 2025 retest. The next hearing is scheduled for July 10, 2025. 

Provided below is a table reflecting prominent highlights of the top MBBS colleges in Karnataka:

KEA will conduct Karnataka NEET 2025 counselling for 85% state quota and 100% of private college seats.

Candidates can reach out to NTA for assistance, in case of any discrepancies or issues in downloading the NEET result 2025. Candidates can procure contact details from the official website of the NTA website. Further, in case of any mistake in details such as Candidate's name, Candidate’s roll number, Category, Application number, students can contact NTA and get their queries resolved.

List of private Medical colleges in Karnataka:

As per the NEET UG 2025 results, qualified candidates must appear for the counselling process to seek admission to MBBS, BDS, BUMS, BHMS, BSMS programmes. Post result declaration, candidates must wait for the MCC counselling process for AIQ seats, while DME of each state will conduct the counselling process for State Quota seats for the respective state.

Check the list of the top 5 states indicating maximum qualifiers during NEET 2025 results below:

As per the NEET result 2025 statistics, Uttar Pradesh tops the list of states with the maximum number of NEET UG qualifiers, followed by Maharashtra and Rajasthan.

The NEET Counselling 2025 is scheduled to span approximately 3 to 4 months. The Counselling period may extend upon vacant seats. The counselling generally comprises 2 rounds and a mop-up round, which is conducted if any seats remain vacant.

One of the key attributes of MBBS course curriculum is the rotatory internship. Also known as Compulsory Rotating Medical Internship. Majority of Institutes, be it Government or Private offers MBBS for the duration of 5.5 years with a 1-year (12 months) mandatory clinical training period.

Check out the key factors of Karnataka MBBS 2025:

Candidates who will be allocated a seat in the Karnataka NEET counselling 2025 and wish to continue with the same seat need to confirm their choice on the official website of KEA. The shortlisted candidates must pay the fee and report to the allocated institute with the admission order.

The following counselling bodies plays a vital role in Karnataka MBBS admissions 2025. Here is a brief intro to all 3 organising/counselling bodies of MBBS 2025:

The Karnataka NEET UG Counselling 2025 will enable the admission of approximately 43,451 seats. Under the MBBS programme, there are 33,829 seats and 9,622 seats in Medical and Dental colleges across the state.

The Medical Counselling Committee (MCC) will conduct Karnataka NEET counselling 2025 for 15% of All India Quota seats. 

JSS Medical College accepts NEET UG to seek admission to the MBBS courses. Candidates can check out the cutoff 2024 to understand the cutoff pattern through the table below:

Basaveswara Medical College and Hospital is a private institute, established in 2001 and located in Chitradurga, Karnataka. The Institute is approved by NMC and offers courses such as MBBS with an annual intake of 100 students. Check out the image below for more details:

Eligibility for Government Seats:

• Candidates must have qualified Class 10 and Class 12 from an institute located in Karnataka. In addition to this, candidates must have studied for 7 years at a government school located in Karnataka, or
• Candidates must have passed Class 11 and Class 12 from an institute located in Karnataka. In addition to this, either of the candidate’s parents must have studied for 7 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 Karnataka state.

The counselling process includes document verification, option entry, and real-time updates to seat availability. Candidates are urged to regularly check KEA’s website, act promptly, and stay informed—especially as private and NRI seats may open up in later rounds. Transparency issues in past rounds highlight the importance of vigilance during the process.

Government quota seats remain the most affordable, while private and NRI seats can cost up to INR 50 Lacs. 

Karnataka Examination Authority (KEA) will conduct the MBBS NEET UG counseling process soon. The process will be carried out in the following 4 stages:

Check the table below for the top private medical colleges in Karnataka with their seat intake"

The Security Deposit of candidates who DO NOT join the seats allotted to them by MCC in Round-2 or subsequent rounds will be forfeited.

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

Here is a list of documents that one must carry for the purpose of verification at KEA Bangalore: 

1. Copy of the Karnataka NEET counselling 2025 application form (final copy post submission)
2. Proof of payment of the counselling fee
3. NEET 2025 admit card
4. NEET 2025 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/caste income certificate (if applicable)
10. Rural study certificate (if claiming rural quota)
11. Kannada medium study certificate (if claiming Kannada medium quota)
12. Hyderabad-Karnataka Region Reservation Certificate (if applicable)
13. Parent’s study certificate/ hometown certificate/domicile certificate/employment certificate/cumulative record/marks card (if applicable)

Marks vs rank refers to the range of marks and the rank it can fetch. The following table brings the NEET marks vs rank for last year. 

Types of Merit List issued by NEET UG :

Overall merit list: This merit list includes the names and ranks of all the candidates who appeared for NEET. This is the first merit list and is prepared by NTA. This merit list will be forwarded to all counselling bodies, both national and state.

15% AIQ merit list: This merit list will contain the names of only those candidates who would qualify for the NEET UG result. This merit list is prepared by the Medical Counselling Committee (MCC).

State quota merit list: Every state will prepare its counselling merit lists for admissions to 85% of state quota seats. These merit lists will include only those candidates who will qualify for NEET result 2025 and register for the counselling of that respective state.

NTA releases the merit lists of NEET with the different bodies responsible for the NEET counselling process for national and state quota seats. Based on these lists, MCC and various counselling authorities will prepare their merit or seat allotment lists. 

Out of 22,09,318 candidates who had appeared for the exam, 12,36,531 candidates have qualified. The highest marks obtained is 686 out of 720. 

Some of the top candidates such as :

• Mahesh Kumar from Rajasthan has secured AIR 1 with 99.99 percentile.
• Utkarsh Awadhiya from Madhya Pradesh has bagged AIR 2.
• Avika Aggarwal from Delhi (NCT) qualified NEET 2025 with AIR 5. 

These colleges tend to offer courses at affordable prices and with various other opportunities alongside academia. Check out the list below:

As per the expected KEA NEET UG 2025 Counselling and post counselling schedule, a tentative schedule is tabulated, check out the table now: 

The NEET 2025 counselling can be divided into 2 types, for the 15% All India Quota (AIQ) seats and 85% State Quota (SQ) seats. While MCC conducts the counselling process for the AIQ seats, State Counselling authorities conduct the NEET State Counselling process. 

For the Karnataka MBBS admissions, NEET UG Counselling 2025 will enable the admission of approximately 43,451 seats. There are 33,829 seats and 9,622 seats in medical and dental colleges under the MBBS programme.

MBBS Colleges in Karnataka offers various specialisations in MBBS across several Govt. and Private Colleges, located in Karnataka. Some of the top MBBS specialisations offered by these institutes are:

• Medicine
• General Surgery
• Cardiology
• Paediatrics
• Oncology
• Nephology

List of Karnataka Medical seats at various Colleges through NEET:

Karwar Institute of Medical Sciences, Karwar (KIMS) is one of the most renowned govt. MBBS Colleges in Karnataka. The Institute is accredited by NMC and is offering 150 seats for the MBBS admissions 2025. KIMS Karwar fee structure includes a tuition fees worth INR 3 Lakh. Admission to KIMS Karwar is offered on the basis of Class 12 50% aggregate and NEET scores. Check out the image below for more details. 

As per NTA norms, a candidate can appear for NEET any number of times. There is no restriction on the number of attempts permitted. Moreover, ever since the upper age limit of NEET has been removed, there is even more flexibility in terms of the number of NEET attempts.

The following table brings the category-wise NEET cutoff 2025 scores and percentiles.

After successfully submitting the UGCET 2025 counselling registration form, the conducting body releases the merit list of candidates eligible to apply for the KEA NEET UG counselling 2025.

As on July 3, 2025, Karnataka Examinations Authority (KEA) has released the list of candidates eligible to apply for the KEA NEET UG Counselling 2025.

Important: The "qualifying percentile" is not the same as the "cut-off marks" for admission to a particular college. The cut-off marks for admission to a good college will always be significantly higher than the qualifying marks, as they depend on factors like the number of applicants, the difficulty of the exam, and the availability of seats.

After clearing the KEA NEET Counselling round 2025, steps to go through ahead: 

Some important tips for KEA NEET UG 2025 Counselling round, candidates must take note of:

Stay Updated: Regularly check the official KEA website for notifications.

Documentation: Ensure all documents are accurate and readily available.

Preferences: Carefully select and lock your choices to avoid missing out on preferred options. 

The sixth step for Karnataka MBBS Admissions 2025 NEET UG 2025 counselling is, seat allotment and reporting. 

Round: Conducted in 3 rounds, with a mop-up round if seats remain vacant.

Options Post-Allotment

Accept and Report: Pay the fees and report to the allocated college.

Accept and Wait: Accept the seat but wish to participate in subsequent rounds.

Reject and Wait: Reject the allotted seat and opt for further rounds.

Reject and Exit: Reject the seat and withdraw from the counselling process. 

Candidates appearing for NEET UG 2025 must check out the image below to access required official websites for fresh updates:

Karnataka NEET UG MBBS Admissions 2025 fifth step is mock allotment.

Purpose: To help candidates understand potential seat allocation based on their chocies. 

Action: Candidates can adjuct their preference post-allotment if necessary.

After the first 3 steps of registration, fee payment, document verification, and merit list release, for Karnataka NEET UG Cunselling 2025. The further step to NEET UG Counselling is choice filling and locking. Check out the brief provided below:

Process: Candidates select preferred colleges and courses online.

Locking: Choices must be locked by the specified deadline, thi decision is final for all counselling rounds. 

Check out the Karnataka NEET UG 2025 Counselling merit list release process:

Provisional Merit List: Released post-verification.

Final Merit List: Published after addressing any discrepancies.

Eligibility: Only candidates on the final merit list can participate in the counselling process.

The second step to Karnataka NEET UG 2025 Counselling for MBBS admissions is Document Verification.

Process: Online verification through the KEA portal.

• Required documents: 
• NEET UG Admit Card and ScorecardClass 10 and 12 marksheet
• Category, EWS, PwD, Identification Proof, Passport-sized photographs

Note: Ensure accracy during online submission, as error may lead to rejection. 

Check out the reservation wise MBBS Admission 2025 eligibility criteria including the minimum aggregate marks required in Physics, Chemistry, and Biology/Biotechnology in the 10+2. Candidates can check a general outline of the category-wise MBBS eligibility criteria in the table below:

MBBS graduates in India have a wide and evolving career scope. As per the National Medical Commission (NMC), India has over 13 lakh registered allopathic doctors, but the doctor-patient ratio is still below the WHO-recommended 1:1000 in many regions, creating a high demand for medical professionals.

Registration and Fee Payment:

• Register on official website of cetonline.karnataka.gov.in under UGCET 2025.
• Fee structure:

• General/2A/2B/3A/3B- INR 2,500
• SC/ST/CAT-I/PwD- INR 500

• NRI/OCI/PIO/Foreign National- INR 5,500

• Payment Method: Online via credit/debit card, net banking, or offline through a bank challan.

Candidates who would qualify for the exam by securing the NEET cutoff marks will be considered eligible to participate in the MCC NEET 2025 counselling process. Based on the NEET 2025 analysis, the exam was of very high difficulty level, hence, the NEET 2025 cutoff is expected to be lower than last year. 

Karnataka NEET counselling dates 2025 will be released by KEA, Karnataka government in accordance with the dates set by the Medical Counselling Committee for the AIQ NEET 2025 counselling. An official notification and prospectus will be released to inform the applicants regarding the KEA NEET counselling. 

Check out the top government Medical colleges in India prepped for the MBBS admission 2025 along with their fees structure:

Bidar Institute of Medical Sciences (BRIMS) is a government institute offering MBBS with a seat intake of 150 students. This public Institute is counted as one of the most renowned MBBS colleges in Karnataka accredited by DCI and NMC. Check out more details in the picture below:

KEA NEET UG 2025 released list: July 3, 2025

It comprises roll numbers of candidates who have claimed Karnataka State in their UGNEET 2025 NTA application. Check out KEA official website now. 

There will be approximately 5 to 6 rounds of MCC NEET 2025 counselling, and the rounds will be extended based on the number of vacant seats.  

Some of the top government Medical college in Karnataka ready for MBBS admissions 2025 are listed below: 

Here is a tentative set of timeline for KEA NEET 2025 Counselling Rounds for Karnataka MBBS admissions 2025:

Chamarajanagar Institute of Medical Sciences (CIMS) is an INC and NMC approved Medical college in Karnataka, offering MBBS with an annual intake of 150 students. The specialisations include Ophthalmology, ENT, General Surgery, Orthopaedics and Obstetrics and Gynecology and others. For more details around Chamarajanagar Institute of Medical Sciences (CIMS), check out the image below:

The authorities will release the Karnataka NEET counselling seat allotment result after each round of counselling. It will be released in a PDF file, which will carry details like rank, college & course name and category etc. The Karnataka NEET counselling dates for several rounds of counselling will be announced by KEA after the release of the NEET UG result 2025. Check out the Clause 6.1.2, provided by NTA with respect to NEET UG Counselling 2025 process:

NTA has announced the NEET UG 2025 result online in 2 formats, i.e. merit list and scorecards. The NEET 2025 merit list is available at neet.nta.nic.in, and is accessible to all.

At NEET UG 2025 for Karnataka MBBS Admissions 2025, there is a role to played by everyone. Check out the table to understand those roles:

NEET cutoff for previous years:  As compared to this year difficulty level, last year's NEET exam was moderate to tough. However, it was not the case for NEET UG 2025 exam. Accordingly, the NEET 2025 cutoff is expected to go lower. Incidentally, the NEET 2024 cutoff was decreased by 2 marks after the retest was conducted.

The MBBS course subjects are divided into pre-clinical, para-clinical, and clinical phases. Check out the table below to learn about the MBBS Admissions 2025 subjects across aforementioned phases:

As per several sources, a tentative timeline for KEA NEET UG 2025 Counselling and the remaining process is as follows:

Candidates who will be allocated a seat in the Karnataka NEET counselling 2025 and wish to continue with the same seat need to confirm their choice on the official website of KEA. The shortlisted candidates must pay the fee and report to the allocated institute with the admission order.

As the highest score obtained is 686, it is predicted that chances are low for candidates to score full marks of 720 in NEET 2025. The exam difficulty level was extremely tough.

The Government of India has implemented 27% OBC reservation (Non-Creamy Layer) and 10% EWS reservation in 15% Under Graduate (UG) All India Quota seats (MBBS/BDS) (contributed by the State/UTs to the Central Pool) in the selection of candidates through NEET UG counselling for MBBS. 

Based on the NEET 2025 important dates released by NTA, the NEET 2025 counselling process is likely to begin by the fourth week of July 2025, or the first week of August 2025. The actual dates will be announced by the Medical Counselling Committee (MCC), tentatively a month after the declaration of the NEET result, which is scheduled to be declared by June 14, 2025. Since the MP High Court has ordered a retest for NEET 2025 for the candidates who filed a petition in the court for having to take the test amid a power cut in the centre, the NEET 2025 counselling process is likely to get delayed. Last year, the NEET counselling process started from August 14, 2024, onwards. 

For admission to best MBBS colleges in Karnataka, candidates need to qualify for some exams and they are:

The National Eligibility cum Entrance Test (NEET) is the sole entrance test for admission to MBBS and BDS courses in India. The exam is conducted once a year in offline mode for a duration of three hours and 20 minutes. The National Testing Agency (NTA) conducts the medical entrance exam for admission to MBBS, BDS, BSc Nursing, BAMS, Veterinary, and other medical/ paramedical courses in India.

The eligibility criteria for admission to top Medical colleges in Karnataka state are stated below:

• They must qualify NEET.
• They must have attained the age of 17 years as of December 31 of the admission year
• They must have passed Class 12 or equivalent with Physics, Chemistry, Biology, and English as core subjects
• Candidates must be a citizen of India, including OCI/PIOs

Disclaimer: This information is sourced from official website and may vary.

MCC has laid down the following conditions for candidates who are willing to change nationality to NRI:

• Candidates must have appeared and qualified for NEET 2025

• Once the category is changed, candidates will not be able to avail benefits under the Muslim Minority quota/Jain Minority Quota/ SC/ ST/ OBC/ EWS or any other Quota.

• The conversion of the Nationality of candidates from ‘Indian’ to ‘NRI’ is ‘Provisional’ based on the documents submitted by the candidates which will be verified by the allotted college authorities at the time of reporting.

As mentioned earlier, NEET UG counselling for 15% AIQ quota seats is conducted by MCC. The remaining 85% of seats will be filled through the state counselling for the MCC NEET 2025 counselling process of the respective state. Admission to private colleges in a state will also be through the counselling of that respective state. Here is a list of State wise NEET Counselling Updates:

Candidates will have to follow the steps given below to resign the NEET 2025 counselling seats:

• Visit the NEET counselling website – mcc.nic.in/ug-medical-counselling/
• Click on the New Registration 2025 tab under the Candidate Activity Board
• Login with the registration credentials for NEET 2025 Counselling
• Click on the Seat Resignation link
• Confirm and resign your seat
• Click on save
• Download and keep the seat resignation confirmation page until you are finally admitted to a state quota seat 

“Candidates are advised to ensure that their Resignation Letter is generated online (through the portal provided by MCC) by the allotted college, failing which the resignation will be treated as ‘Null & Void’,” MCC has stated.

Candidates will have to follow the steps given below to check the NEET 2025 counselling result:

• Visit the official website of NEET counselling – mcc.nic.in.

• Click on UG Medical tab.

• Click on the result link under the Current Events section.

• Download the PDF document.

• Find your NEET Roll Number to check your status.

Candidates willing to convert their nationality from Indian to NRI had to send the filled up form along with the requisite documents to the email id ug.nri.mcc@gmail.com. The following documents have to be uploaded in the email in the following order:

• Documents claiming that the sponsorer is an NRI (Passport, Visa of the sponsorer).

• Relationship of NRI with the candidate.

• Affidavit from the sponsorer that he/she will sponsor the entire course fee of the candidate duly notarised.

• Embassy Certificate of the Sponsorer (Certificate from the Consulate).

• NEET Score Card of the candidate.

There are a minimum of 8 steps followed at the MCC NEET counselling. Each step is described in detail below.

Step 1: Release of Seat Matrix

Step 2: Registration

Step 3: Choice Filling

Step 4: Choice Locking

Step 5: Verification by Universities and Processing of Seat Allotment

Step 6: Seat Allotment Result

Step 7: Document Upload

Step 8: Institute Reporting

MCC NEET UG 2025 will be conducted in 4 rounds. The 4 rounds are as follows:

• Round 1
• Round2
• Round3
• Stray Vacancy Round

NEET Counselling seat matrix is the detailed breakdown of seats available across participating institutes and its key for choice fulling. 

• Released by MCC before each round, including AIIMS, JIPMER, Deemed Universities, and other central/ state quotas.
• Round 1: MCC publishes the primary matrix.
• Subsequent Rounds (2 & 3): Updated seat matrix shows newly added seatd, clear vacancies (unfilled seats), and virtual vacancies (seats vacated due to upgradation).

List of some of the top recruiters offering placement and internship opportunities to MBBS graduates:

Some of core industry sectors for an MBBS graduate to pursue: 

• Hospitals and Clinics
• Medical Education and Research
• Public Health and Administration
• Pharmaceutical Industry
• Healthcare IT and Telemedicine

There are many other prestigious medical colleges across different states in India that admit students through the state-wise NEET exam. Here are some colleges that accept NEET:

When considering pursuing a career after the MBBS course, one may wonder if the state in which they choose to study and practice matters for their MBBS course. States play a significant role in shaping the MBBS education and career prospects for students.

MBBS Pre-Clinical Subjects:

• During the initial years of the MBBS course, students engage with pre-clinical subjects.
• These subjects serve as the groundwork for comprehending the fundamental sciences of medicine.
• Key examples encompass Anatomy, Physiology, and Biochemistry, with emphasis placed on theoretical and foundational aspects of medical understanding.