KCET 2025 Counselling Expected Dates: Check Final Seat Matrix, Counselling Schedule, Impact in seat allotment
The Karnataka Examinations Authority will soon announce the KCET 2025 counselling dates on the official website- cetonline.karnataka.gov.in. Recently, the KEA has released the KCET 2025 final seat matrix, with an increase in the seat intake for engineering graduates. Read below for more.
KCET 2025 expected counselling dates: The KCET 2025 counselling dates will be released soon. The KEA is all set to begin the counselling process, as the KCET 2025 final seat matrix has been published on the official page.
Compared to the KCET 2025 draft seat matrix, the seat intake has been increased in Annexes B, C, D, O, and P in the KCET 2025 final seat matrix. Get complete details below -
When will KCET Counselling 2025 Start?
Based on last year’s pattern, the KEA KCET 2025 counselling schedule will be released only after the release of the KCET final seat matrix (announced) and fee structure. The KCET UGCET 2025 verification slip has been issued to the students who have qualified.
The KCET 2025 fee structure will be updated soon on the website. Thus, it is expected that the counselling will begin in the second week of July 2025. Here is a tentative schedule of the KEA KCET counselling 2025 -
| Events |
Expected dates |
|---|---|
| KCET 2025 fee structure release date |
2nd week of July 2025 |
| KCET 2025 Option Entry for eligible candidates (as per preference) |
2nd week of July 2025 |
| Display of mock seat allotment list result |
3rd week of July 2025 |
| Provision to change options (add, delete, modify or re-order or alter options) |
3rd week of July 2025 |
| Publication of first round real allotment result |
4th week of July 2025 |
KCET 2025 Final Seat Matrix: Annexe-Wise
Candidates can check the difference in the KCET seat intake below. Around 10 colleges have been included in the final seat matrix.
| Annexure |
KCET 2025 final seat matrix |
KCET 2025 draft seat matrix |
|---|---|---|
| Annex- A (Govt. Engineering Colleges/VTU Constituent) |
6255 - 6255 (KEA seats) |
6255 - 6255 (KEA seats) |
| Annex B (Seats in aided courses in aided colleges) |
2950 - 2803 (KEA seats) |
2050 - 1948 (KEA) |
| Annex C (Private unaided colleges and unaided courses) |
95236 - 42856 (KEA seats) |
84329 - 37948 (KEA seats) |
| Annex D (Private unaided minority colleges) |
10440 - 4176 (KEA seats) |
8520 - 3408 (KEA seats) |
| Annex M (Seats for govt. Courses in public universities) |
760 - 760 (KEA seats) |
760 - 760 (KEA seats) |
| Annex 0 (Seats in private universities) |
33120 - 13294 (KEA seats) |
32610 - 12913 (KEA seats) |
| Annex P (Seats in deemed to be universities) |
2280 - 764 (KEA seats) |
1050 - 420 (KEA seats) |
| Annexe Z (Seats in Govt. Colleges with higher fees) |
395 - 395 (KEA seats) |
395 - 395 (KEA seats) |
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How will it impact the KCET 2025 Counselling Process?
Based on the KCET 2025 final seat matrix, here is an analysis of how it can impact the counselling process -
- The increase in the number of seats in several annexes can allow more candidates from lower and middle ranks to participate in the KCET 2025 choice filling and seat allotment process, improving chances in the admission process.
- More than 10 colleges have been included in the KCET 2025 final seat matrix, giving students more options to choose from, potentially reducing the seat crunch in the preferred choices.
Candidates are advised to go through the KCET 2025 final seat matrix for the choice filling process. Make a priority list of the KCET colleges and courses they want to go for, and look out for the previous KCET cutoff trends. The KEA will announce the KCET counselling 2025 dates soon. Stay tuned.
| Explore important events of KCET | ||
|---|---|---|
| Seat matrix | Cutoff | Counselling |
There are around 250 colleges that offer admissions to engineering and architecture courses. There are both morning and evening shifts colleges. Applicants have to fill in the college and course choices at the time of KCET option entry facility. The admissions to architecture colleges will be done on the basis of NATA score 2025 while engineering admissions will be done on KCET 2025 score only. Some of the top colleges for admissions to engineering and architecture courses are given below.
PES University
Ramaiah Institute of Technology
R.V. College of Engineering
Dayananda Sagar College of Engineering
Siddaganga Institute of Technology
KLS Gogte Institute of Technology, Belagavi
M.V.J. College of Engineering
PDA College of Engineering
KCET UGCET counseling is generally conducted in three grounds. KEA will first release the KCET mock seat allotment result after the conclusion of the choice-filling process. The first two grounds of KCET 2024 counseling will be conducted for birth general merit and Hyderabad Karnataka region candidates. However round 3 or round 2 extended will be conducted as per the availability of seats. Candidates have to complete the KCET counseling registration as per the schedule. Only successfully registered candidates will be allowed to participate in the KCET 2025 extended round counseling.
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Karnataka Examinations Authority conducts the KCET counselling in online mode. Applicants have to complete the choice filling and locking after a successful registration. Candidates have to fill preferred choices of colleges and courses at the time of choice filling of KCET counselling 2025. KEA allots seats during the counselling process as per the choices filled by the candidates. After mock allotment, candidates are given chance to change their choice preference. After seat allotment results of KCET, candidates will be provided three options of freeze float and side.