KCET Reservation 2024: Category-Wise Reservation, Eligibility

KCET Reservation 2024 is expected to be around 15% per cent for the Rural category, 5% for Kannada medium, and 10% for Defence Personnel of Karnataka Origin. The KCET 2024 exam will be held on Apr 20 and 21, 2024.

KCET Reservation 2024 will be released with the KCET Brochure 2024. It is expected that 15% percent of government seats will be reserved for Rural Candidates, 10% for Defence Personnel of Karnataka Origin, 5% for Kannada medium and 1 seat in each engineering college for Jammu and Kashmir Migrants, as it was kept for last year.

Moreover, the KCET 2024 exam will be held on Apr 20 and 21, 2024. The KCET application form 2024 will be released on Jan 10, 2024.

Category Wise KCET Reservation 2024

Candidates can check the table given below to get an overview of the KCET reservation 2024 which is expected to be similar to what it was last year. Official authorities are yet to release the KCET reservation 2024 along with the KCET Brochure 2024.

KCET 2024 Category-Wise
Category	KCET Reserved Seats (Expected)
Rural Candidates	15% of Government Seats
Candidates from Kannada Medium	5% of Government Seats
Jammu & Kashmir Migrants	1 seat at every engineering college
Defence Personnel of Karnataka Origin	10% seats in all engineering colleges

Read More: KCET Participating Colleges 2024

KCET Reservation 2024 Eligibility Criteria

KCET 2024 for Special Categories is important as it helps students for equal representation of people. The KCET reservation criteria that candidates must fulfil to avail the benefits of KCET Reservation 2024 have been listed below:

NCC Special Category

KCET 2024 Reservation for Special Categories such as NCC have been listed below:

Candidates must take part in the Republic Day Camp Conducted by the NCC Director General of New Delhi from Karnataka or taken part in All India Thal Sainik Camp.
Must have a B-certificate during the five years of study in Karnataka (between 8th and 12th standard).
Candidates must have participated in camp/courses, i.e., NIC, Mountaineering, BLC, ALC, RCTC, Trekking, Army, Navy, and Air Force and hospital Attachments.
Candidates should have participated in the All India Mavalankar Shooting Championship with the KAR and GOA Director Team.
Must have taken the National Level Youth Exchange Program and Foreign Naval Cruise conducted by DG, NCC. Candidates who were selected for DG NCC team and hold B-Certificate.
Cadets selected as part of the DG NCC team to participate in the All India Mavalankar Shooting Championship at the National Level, Youth Exchange Programmes and Foreign Naval Cruise organised by DG, NCC will be eligible.

Read More: KCET Option Entry 2024 Guidelines

Order of Preference for Reserved Seat under NCC category
Particular	Details
Order of Preference for Reserved Seat under NCC category	To be announced

Sports Special Category

KCET 2024 Reservation for Special Categories such as Sports have been listed below:

To avail of reservation, candidates must win National level cup/medals in Super-A games or B-games during five years of basic education (8th to 12th standard) in Karnataka.

Reservation Criteria for Sports Special Category
Particular	Details
KCET 2024 Reservation Criteria for Sports Special Category	To be announced

OBC/SC/ST under Category-1, 2A, 2B, 3A, 3B

KCET 2024 Reservation for Special Categories such as OBC/SC/ST has been listed below:

Candidates with caste certificate/caste income certificate issued by concerned Jurisdictional Tahsildar.
The candidates must hold Form ‘D’ in case of ST and ST, Form’ E’ in case of Category-I, and Form’ F’ in case of OBC like 2A, 2B, 3A, and 3B.

Physically Disabled Category

KCET reservation rules for physically disabled category has been listed below:

Candidates need to provide a medical/disability certificate.
Only those Candidates that have at least 40% physical disability will be considered under this category of KCET reservation 2024

Read More: KCET College-wise Cutoff

Kannada Medium

KCET reservation rules for Kannada medium category has been listed below:

Must have studied STD 1 to 10 from Kannada Medium.

Rural Candidates

KCET reservation rules for Rural category has been listed below:

Must have completed ten years of basic education in rural areas/small urban areas/transitional areas as mentioned by the Municipal Corporation of Karnataka under Karnataka Municipalities Act. 1964 and Karnataka Municipal Corporations Act, 1976.

Supernumerary Quota

KCET reservation category for Supernumerary Quota has been listed below:

Canidates need to provide an income certificate issued by the concerned Tahasildar.
All category candidates are eligible under this quota.

Jammu and Kashmiri Migrants

KCET reservation category for Jammu and Kashmiri Migrants has been listed below:

Candidates that are children of Jammu & Kashmiri migrants.

Hyderabad-Karnataka

KCET reservation quota for Hyderabad-Karnataka category of canidates has been listed below:

The quota for candidates from Bidar, Gulbarga, Yadgir, Raichur, Koppal and Bellary Fare.
Must have an eligibility certificate issued by the Assistant Commissioner.

Read More: KCET Guidelines

KCET Seat Reservation for Hyderabad-Karnataka Category
University/Institution	KCET Reservation Seats Percentage
Any regional University or educational institution in Hyderabad-Karnataka Districts	70% of seats in every programme
State University/Engineering College/Institution	8% of seats in every programme

Reservation for Scouts & Guides :

KCET reservation eligibility has been given below:

Candidates who as “Scouts / Guides” have received the “President’s Award” during five years of study in Karnataka between 8th and 12th standards.

Read More: KCET Passing Marks

Reservation for Defence:

KCET reservation eligibility has been listed below:

Children of Defence Personnel.
Should have Defence certificates.
Candidates claiming eligibility under Clause (e) must bring a certificate of employment issued by the Controlling Office in the prescribed format.
Candidates claiming eligibility under Clause (f) must bring a certificate from the Record Office of the Defence Unit indicating that the parent had declared a place in Karnataka as his hometown when joining the service.
Candidates claiming eligibility under Clause (g) must bring a certificate from the Controlling Office indicating the period during which the parent has worked in Karnataka, the present place of posting and also the fact that his family is permitted to stay in Karnataka.
10% of the seats shall be reserved horizontally for allotment to the children of defence personnel of Karnataka Origin from among the total seats reserved for defence personnel.

Read More: KCET Cutoff 2024

Reservation for Ex-Defence

KCET reservation eligibility for Ex-Defence has been listed below:

Children of Ex-Servicemen must obtain a certificate showing the parent’s home address issued by the Department of the concerned district’s Joint Director / Deputy Director and countersigned by the Director, Department of Sainik Welfare and Resettlement, Bangalore.

Read More: Benefits of Taking up KCET Exam

Reservation for Anglo-Indian:

KCET reservation seats for Anglo-Indian has been given below:

Must have an Anglo-Indian Community certificate issued by the Registered Association of the Anglo-Indian Community in the State of Karnataka.
The certificate should be countersigned by the Anglo-Indian MLA Nominated by the Government.

Reservation for Central Armed Police Force

KCET reservation rules for Central Armed Police Force has been listed below:

Candidates must have a certificate from the Record Office of the CAPF Unit.

Read More: KCET Counselling 2024

Reservation for Ex-Central Armed Police Force:-

KCET reservation rules for Ex-Central Armed Police Force has been listed below:

Candidates should produce a certificate from the Record Office of the CAPF Unit stating that the parent has a hometown in Karnataka when joining the service.

KCET Reservation Based on Marks

Students that want to know regarding the KCET Reservation Based on Marks must check out the eligibility criteria. The minimum qualifying score is relaxed based on the reserved category of candidates. KCET reservation guidelines has been given below: