Didn’t Qualify in KCET 2026 Fret Not; Here is What You Can Do Next
Your engineering dream is still alive, so do not worry at all. With COMEDK counselling active and management quotas open at 150+ top Karnataka colleges, you can still secure a prime B.Tech seat today.
Here is What You Can Do Next
With the KCET 2026 results declared on June 6, thousands of engineering aspirants will now shift their focus for the counselling process with the KCET choice filling starting from June 10, 2026. However, for those candidates who couldn’t crack the coveted entrance exam, they still have a chance to get a seat in some of the top engineering colleges in Karnataka. So they are advised to not panic as options are always open with COMEDK.
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WIth some candidates not being able to cross the state merit cut-offs, many students might have found themselves stranded, but they must know one thing, with a record of 3.3 lakh candidates competing for limited state-quota seats, experts have advised them not to panic.
The COMEDK UGET 2026 results, which was declared on May 29, open an immediate alternative route to over 150 private engineering colleges across Karnataka, including premier institutes like RVCE, BMSCE, and MSRIT.
Commonly asked questions
The expected KCET cutoff course-wise of RV College of Engineering as per the last year is as follows -
| RV College of Engineering courses | Cutoff (closing rank) |
| Aerospace engineering | 3824 |
| Computer Science and Engineering (AI and ML) | 888 |
| Biotechnology | 8563 |
| Chemical Engineering | 13853 |
| Civil Engineering | 16279 |
| Computer Science and Engineering | 501 |
| Computer Science and Engineering (Cyber Security) | 1017 |
| Computer Science and Engineering (Data Science) | 745 |
| Electrical and Electronics Engineering | 4202 |
| Electronics and Communication Engineering | 1354 |
| Electronics and Telecommunication Engineering | 2347 |
| Industrial Engineering and Management | 21255 |
| Mechanical Engineering | 8395 |
The below factors are considered while determining the cut off -
Difficulty level of question paper
Number of applicants appearing in the test
Seat availability
The cutoff of KCET is minimum marks required by candidates to qualify in the exam. KEA KCET cutoff is released separately for general merit and Hyderabad Karnataka region. The exam authority releases the KCET cutoff after each counselling round.
For students who performed poorly in both entrance exams, top-tier private colleges have opened direct institutional admissions under management quota. This route allows candidates to bypass merit-list thresholds using a valid entrance exam scorecard combined with their Class 12 board marks in Physics, Chemistry, and Mathematics.
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As COMEDK's online counselling portal is ongoing, engineering aspirants are advised to lock in their backup choices quickly before institutional seats fill up.
Most Students Miss These Closing Ranks While Filling Choices
Get the complete KCET 2026 college-wise cutoff PDF — RVCE, Ramaiah, UVCE, DSCE, BIT closing ranks for General / OBC / SC / ST, plus a rank-to-college reference chart. Also check KCET college predictor.
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