KEA Released Remaining Engineering Seats Post KCET 2026 Round 3 Final Seat Allotment declaration
Following KCET 2026 Round 3 final seat allotment result declaration, KEA has published a vacancy matrix revealing over 19,000 un-allotted engineering seats left across Karnataka.
KEA Released Remaining Engineering Seats
The Karnataka Examinations Authority (KEA) released vacant seats after releasing KCET round 3 final seat allotment results. As per the KCET seat matrix released on September 8, 2026, a total of 19,509 un-allotted engineering seats across 161 professional colleges are left vacant awaiting to be filled.
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The data shows a massive deficit in student enrollment, particularly impacting traditional core branches and regional campuses across states. Below mentioned are the vacant seats after round 3 final seat allotment release:
| Particulars |
Details |
|---|---|
| Total Institutions Listed |
161 colleges |
| Total Cumulative Vacant Seats |
19,509 un-allotted seats |
Top 5 Institutions with the Highest Vacancies
| College Code |
Institution Name |
Location |
Vacant Seats |
|---|---|---|---|
| E172 |
R.R. Institute of Technology |
Bangalore |
420 seats |
| E177 |
Rajeev Institute of Technology |
Hassan |
387 seats |
| E127 |
M S Engineering College |
Bangalore |
386 seats |
| E045 |
Rao Bahadur Y. Mahabaleswarappa Engineering College |
Bellari |
380 seats |
| E087 |
Vivekananda Institute of Technology |
Bangalore |
313 seats |
Click here to download the detailed PDF consisting of all the vacant seats - Click here
The vacancy list is expected to put heavy operational and financial pressure on private college administrations, hence we can expect a spot round counselling schedule or spot admission process soon.
Aspiring students can now view the complete institute-wise and branch-wise vacancy breakdown on the official KEA portal ahead of any subsequent casual vacancy counseling rounds.
Commonly asked questions
Each paper of KCET exam is conducted for 80 minutes. The Kannada language exam of KCET will be conducted for 60 minutes for Horanadu and Gadinadu Kannadiga candidates. KCET exam Biology and Mathematics exam will be conducted on same day while Physics & Chemistry exam will be conducted on separate day.
The exam body has not released the exam dates for the KCET 2027. However based on 2026 dates, we can expect the exam to be held in Aprl 2027 tentatively.
- Visit - cetonline.karnataka.gov.in
- Click on UGCET and login using QR scan
- Capture photo and verify OTP
- Pay a non-refundable processing fee of INR 750
- Once payment is sucessful, candidates can participate in counselling process.
- Select category, to do KCET option entry.
- Enter list of colleges and courses on right side (rank them in your desired order)
- Rearrange and once you are satified
- Save and submit the KCET options.
Earlier the exam body released the KCET 2026 round 3 provisional seat allotment on September 4, 2026 and candidates were given a brief window to select the choice 4 where uninterested candidates had to opt out of admission, this was followed by round 3 final seat allotment which was released on September 7, 2026.
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