KCET counselling 2025 is likely to begin in June 2025 online. Candidates who qualify for the KCET results 2025 will be eligible to participate in the counselling process.

The KCET 2025 exam is conducted for admission to various courses, including Engineering, Architecture, Yoga and Naturopathy, Veterinary, Farm Science, and Pharma courses. The counselling process will comprise several steps and stages, including registration, choice filling, document verification, seat allocation, fee payment and reporting to the college.

The counselling process is the last stage in the KCET admission process. Candidates can find the important links here for KCET 2025 counselling.

KCET Counselling 2025 Dates

The authorities will soon release the KCET counselling 2025 dates on the official website. Till then, candidates can check the tentative KCET counselling 2025 schedule shared in the table below:

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KCET Counselling 2025 Admission Links

Karnataka Examination Authority will begin the KCET counselling registration by June 2025. The authorities will release the application form on the official website at kea.kar.nic.in.

Once released, important links related to the KCET counselling 2025 will be updated in the table below:

KCET 2025 Counselling Procedure

KCET counselling procedure 2025 is being held both in online and offline modes. Furthermore, the registered candidates must complete the document verification process and option entry. KCET seat allotment will be released on the official website, and seat allotted seats must make the payment.

KCET counselling 2025 process consists of the following steps.

• KCET Document Verification and Registration
• Choice Filling and Locking
• KCET Seat Allotment
• Reporting to the respective institutes

Step 1: Document Verification and Registration

• Candidates must upload all required documents on the official website within the KCET counselling last date.
• The authorities will verify all the documents online for their originality.
• After the successful verification, candidates will get an acknowledgement slip, a unique ID, and a password to complete the registration process.

Step 2: Choice Filling and Locking

• Candidates must log in to the official website using the credentials provided during KCET registration 2025.
• Candidates must fill in the desired course and college choice from the list in the drop-down menu.
• The choice has to be filled in the order of preference.
• Candidates must refer to the cut-off trends before filling in the choices.
• Candidates can add/delete/modify the choice in each round of KCET counselling 2025.

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Step 3: Seat Allotment

• KCET counselling 2025 seat allotment result for the special round has been declared on Oct 29, 2025.
• Candidates will be allotted seats based on the rank obtained in KCET 2025.
• Candidates can view the seat allotment letter by visiting the official website.
• 1st round results 2025 KCET will contain details such as the course and college allotted, reporting date and time, etc.

Step 4: Reporting to the Allotted College

To complete the admission procedure, candidates must report to the allotted college on the specified date and time, along with all the necessary documents.

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KCET 2025 Counselling Option Entry

KCET Option Entry for counselling will only provide candidates with verified documents. Also, candidates will be given an option to fill in choices for all the courses available, and there will be no limit to the courses and colleges that the candidates will choose for admission.

Before proceeding with the option entry, candidates should check the previous year's closing ranks or the cut-off marks. Once these processes are completed, KEA will release KCET counselling results/mock allotment results for all the qualified candidates eligible for the Option Entry procedure.

Documents Required for KCET Counselling 2025

The list of documents required for the KCET 2025 counselling process is mentioned below:

• SSLC/Class X Marks sheet.
• KCET 2025 Application Form acknowledgement copy.
• KCET 2025 Admit Card/Hall Ticket.
• 2nd PUC/Class XII Marks sheet.
• Study Certificate signed by the concerned BEO/DDPI.
• Two recent passport-size photographs.
• Income Certificate to claim "Supernumerary Quota" seats.
• Kannada Medium Study Certificate signed by the concerned BEO for the candidates claiming Kannada Medium reservation benefits
• Rural Study Certificate signed by the concerned BEO and a verification certificate (only for GM candidates)
• Caste Certificate/Caste Income Certificate/Income Certificate for the candidates claiming Reservation benefits. (Caste and Income Certificate in Form 'D' in case of Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes and Form 'E' in case of Category-I and a Caste Income Certificate in Form 'F' for other backward classes like 2A, 2B, 3A and 3B, issued by the jurisdictional Tahasildar)
• Candidates claiming Hyderabad-Karnataka Region Reservation issued by the concerned Assistant Commissioner during document verification
• Parents' study certificate / Parents' Hometown certificate / Parent's Domicile certificate / Parent's Employment certificate / Parent's Cumulative Record / Parent's Marks Card, etc., for the candidates claiming eligibility for Government seats based on the domicile/study/employment of the parent
• Duly sworn in Affidavit of the candidate who claims eligibility under the Horanadu and Gadinadu Kannadiga clauses
• Identity card issued by the Jurisdictional Deputy Commissioner/District Magistrate/Rehabilitation Commissioner for the candidates claiming eligibility for Government seats under Jammu & Kashmiri Migrants quota.

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KCET 2025 Instructions for Document Uploading

The candidates must follow the instructions below while uploading their documents to avoid making mistakes.

• Documents must be uploaded in PDF format, less than 1 MB in size.
• Candidates must create a single PDF file for more than one or more PDF files.
• Scan the documents and name the files appropriately.
• Once all the documents have been uploaded, candidates print the acknowledgement slip for future reference.

How to Fill KCET Form 2025 for Architecture Admissions?

Candidates should be aware that there won't be another chance to submit their KCET application form 2025 for admission to the architecture program. The official website of KEA provides the list of KCET 2025 spot rankings as well.

• Step 1: Visit the kea.kar.nic.in, the official website of KCET 2025.
• Step 2: To finalize your KCET registration 2025, click the exact link.
• Step 3: Provide your personal information to finish the registration process.
• Step 4: In the required fields, include your educational background, contact information, NATA score, and other details.
• Step 5: Upload files by the guidelines.
• Step 6: Online payment of the application fee is required.
• Step 7: Examine every detail and save the form for your records.

KCET Counselling 2025 Offline Application Correction

Karnataka Examination Authority (KEA) will open the application window for candidates to make changes in their KCET 2025 forms. Candidates who wish to make changes are required to report to the KEA office with original documents and photocopies along with the application and the admit card.

They will be required to submit their original documents and photocopies along with the application form and admit card. Besides these, they must also take their class 10 and 12 mark sheets and two recent passport-size photographs.

Candidates have the option to cross-check their information with data obtained from different departments. If all the information is accurate, they won't need to go to the KEA office. For this reason, a verification slip can be acquired from the KEA website.

KCET 2025 Document Submission Schedule for Special Categories

KCET 2025 special category document submission commenced soon. KEA will release the category-wise schedule for the document submission for candidates applying for the exam through the special category reservation.

KCET Document Submission for Special Categories Process

Candidates must submit a copy of the application form and the hall ticket of KCET along with the special category certificates. Aspirants who claim eligibility under NCC and Sports must submit a copy of the study certificates that the institute head should issue. Candidates must submit the original special category certificates with two copies for claiming benefits under various special categories. Also, candidates must take three copies of their hall tickets compulsorily.

The documents must be submitted to the office at the address below.

Address: Karnataka Examinations Authority, Sampige Road, 18th Cross, Malleshwaram, Bangalore - 560012.

KCET 2025 Document Verification

KEA will also conduct the KCET 2025 document verification process in June 2025, at the designated centres. They can check the status of their document verification on the official website through the link below:

The candidates must upload their documents according to their ranks. The candidates are advised to upload all the required documents and certificates on the date and time specified by the authorities for different rank ranges to avoid discrepancies.

KCET 2025 Seat Matrix

KCET 2025 seat matrix will be released on the official website at cetonline.karnataka.gov.in/kea before the commencement of the counselling process. Candidates can check the seats available in the colleges participating in the KCET 2025 counselling process. Based on the seat matrix, they can register and fill in their choices for the document verification process.

This seat matrix can help candidates view the availability of seats in their desired college for the desired course and category. Deciding on the college can be easier when the cut-off for KCET 2025 is considered.

KCET Counselling 2025 Rounds

Candidates must choose the colleges and courses they want to take throughout the KCET counselling procedure. The candidates' selections and exam scores will determine which seats are assigned. The seat allocation result for the KCET can be viewed on the official website.

• KCET 2025 counselling round 1 seat allotment result will be released on the official portal, and the last date to report at the allotted institute will be announced.
• Candidates who complete the document verification process can check and download the seat allotment results from the official website.
• KCET 2025 counselling round 1 web options entry link for Engineering, Architecture, and other courses was activated.

KCET 2025 Mop-Up Round Schedule

KCET mock seat allotment results will be released. The following table contains the dates of the mop-up round for KCET 2025:

KCET 2025 Special Round Schedule

Candidates who clear the entrance exam will be eligible for KCET counselling 2025 registration and direct admission.

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KCET Previous Year Seat Matrix

Candidates can go through the previous year's seat matrix in the table below:

KCET Seat Matrix 2023

KEA will release the KCET 2023 provisional seat matrix. Check the table below for the seat matrix for all programs for different categories, and fill in the web options based on seat availability.

KCET 2022 Seat Matrix

Candidates can also check the KCET 2022 seat matrix in the table below:

Candidates can find the detailed seat matrix for all the categories under the KCET 2021 examination board and assess their choices. Find the lists in the table below: