KEA Releases UGCET 2026-27 Fee Structure for Engineering and Professional Courses

Karnataka Examinations Authority announced seat fees for upcoming technical and medical-allied courses, offering sharp reductions for reserved categories.

UGCET 2026-27 Fee Structure for Engineering and Professional Courses

Karnataka Examinations Authority (KEA) released provisional fee structure for UGCET 2026-27, outlining tuition rates for engineering, and other programs. This comes as a crucial information to provide clarity for lakhs of aspirants going through KEA counselling process.

As per the official document released by the exam body. General Merit candidates securing standard engineering seats in government colleges will pay INR47,100. However, specific core branches like Civil, Mechanical, and Automobile Engineering are incentivized at a lower rate of INR29,985. 

For government-allotted seats in private unaided institutions, fees are categorized into Type-1 and Type-2 structures, priced at INR1,20,320 and INR1,30,320 respectively. Top-tier state universities like UVCE have their fees pegged at INR56,500.

Candidates belonging to SC/ST categories with an annual family income under INR10 lakhs are eligible for tuition fee waiver, reducing their core fee to zero across all engineering streams. 

Supernumerary Quota (SNQ) significantly slashes engineering tuition to INR22,910 in government colleges. The provisional fee structures for KEA UGCET 2026-27 show significant variations across engineering, architecture, and health science programs, with private un-aided engineering fees ranging from INR1,20,320 to INR1,30,320, while government engineering branches range from INR29,985 to INR47,100. Supernumerary Quota (SNQ) seats offer reduced fees, and SC/ST students with lower incomes pay no fees in several categories.

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For more details, visit KEA official website - cetonline.karnataka.gov.in/kea