KCET Application Form 2025 (Soon): Check Direct Link, Application Process, Fees

KCET Application Form 2025 will be released by the Karnataka Examinations Authority in January 2025 on the official website. Interested candidates will be able to apply for the exam using their email address, contact number, educational documents, and identity proof.

Before filling out the online form, candidates writing KCET 2025 must ensure they meet all the necessary KCET Eligibility Criteria 2025. To avoid rejections, candidates should carefully fill out all of the information during KCET registration 2025.

Only the candidates who fill out the application form and pay the fee will be issued the KCET admit card 2025. Check the entire application process, and application dates and access the direct application link from this article.

KCET 2025 Application Form Highlights

The KCET official brochure will soon be released by the conducting authorities, containing the details for the KCET form 2025, application process, dates and more. However, candidates can also check the important information related to the application form here, so that there's no scope for making mistakes when filling out the form:

• Application Form: The application form for the KCET 2025 will be made available on the official website in January 2025.
• Mode: KCET application form 2025 should be submitted only online mode (Computer Based Test). There is no offline mode to submit the application form.
• Necessary Information: Candidates must provide all the necessary details when filling out the KCET 2025 application form. The entire application form consists of two phases.
• Phase I: Here, after filling out all the details applicants can edit the data at various times. Before commencing the second phase, candidates can edit/delete/add any information multiple times.
• Phase II: There is no option to make any changes/edits in this section. Thus, all the entries made by the candidates in the form should be correct.
• Declaration: The candidate cannot change/edit/delete/add any information once the declaration is done. Thus, applicants are advised to ensure that the entries made before the declaration are correct in the KCET 2025 application form.
• Payment Option: After declaration, candidates can select the bank from the list of specified banks and download a Challan to make payment to the selected bank.
• Acknowledgement: After completing all 2025 application forms processes, candidates must take the final printout of the KCET online application form for further processes such as document verification/online seat allotment.

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KCET Application Form 2025 Dates

The conducting officials will soon announce the KCET application form date and exam date. However, the tentative KCET application form 2025 date list is shared below so that candidates are prepared with essential documents:

KCET Application Form 2025 Dates

KCET Application Form 2025 Events	Dates
KCET 2025 Application Date of Release	January 2025
KCET Application Form 2025 Link Inactive	January 2025
KCET Application Correction Window	February 2025
KCET RD Certificate Correction List	February 2025
KCET 2025 Exam Date	Apr 18 - 19, 2025

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Steps to Fill KCET 2025 Application Form

Karnataka Examinations Authority (KEA) will release the KCET 2025 application form on the official website in the second week of January 2025. Candidates must learn the application form-filling process for KCET 2025 to avoid any last-minute hassle.

Filling out the KCET 2025 application form will involve two steps- in the first stage, candidates have to fill and edit the application form, and in the second stage, they have to confirm all the details and submit the form.

KCET 2025 Application Form Direct Link

KCET Application Form	Links
KCET Candidate Login 2025	To Be Updated
KCET 2025 Registration Common Online Application with Verification	To Be Updated
KCET 2025 Common Online Application with Verification	To Be Updated
KCET 2025 Candidate List with Incorrect Account Numbers	To Be Updated

Also, candidates must remember that the KCET application form 2025 is available online only. The steps to fill out the KCET application form are given below:

Step 1: Registration

Candidates have to visit the official website to register for KCET 2025. Once the candidates have visited the site, they have to follow the steps given below:

• Step 1: Applicants must click on 'New User'
• Step 2: They must read all the instructions given and click on 'Proceed to apply online
• Step 3: They must select the 'Nationality'
• Step 4: 13 13-digit 'Student Number' will be issued by the PUE Department, where candidates who appear for the 12th PUC exam must enter.
• Step 5: Finally, applicants must click the 'Submit' button.

Step 2: Fill out the KCET 2025 Application Form

Candidates must fill in all the required details in the KCET application form. Also, they must ensure that all the details candidates provide are valid.

Personal Details

The following are the personal details shared, which applicants must fill in carefully while filling out the KCET application form 2025.

• Nationality
• Mother tongue
• Religion
• The annual income of the family (in Rs.)
• Reservation category
• Caste name
• Caste/Category/Income Certificate Number (if applicable)
• Caste List of OBC/SC/ST Category (if applicable)
• Select the eligibility clause code
• Select the exam centres (in order of preference)
• Year of Passing (if applicable)
• Eligibility to Claim Reservation or not.
• Total Number of Completed Years of Study in Karnataka (From 1st to 12th standard)
• Whether study in Rural Areas of Karnataka from 1st to 10th standard?- Yes/No
• Whether studied in Kannada Medium from 1st to 10th standard?- Yes/No

Contact Details

Below are the contact details that need to be filled in carefully by the applicants for the KCET 2025:

• Address
• Name of District
• State
• Pin Code
• Taluk
• Phone Number
• Native District (if Karnataka)
• Whether the applicant a Son/Daughter of a migrant from Jammu & Kashmir?
• Whether claiming for reservation?
• Have studied the 10th standard in Karnataka or not?
• State where appeared for 12th standard examination
• District where the applicant appeared for the 12th standard exam (if Karnataka)
• Native State

Previous Year Details of KCET

Applicants must check and fill in the shared details from the previous years in the application form for KCET 2025.

• Whether the candidate previously applied for the exam or not?
• Year of appearance
• Application Number of KCET
• Whether the candidate obtained any seat through KCET and was admitted to the college or not?

Educational Details

The following educational details are required to be filled into the KCET application form for 2025:

• Name of attended school/college
• Year of passing
• Classes studied in that particular school
• From year of study to year of study

Step 3: Upload the Scanned Images

The specifications for the scanned images/ documents that need to be uploaded are listed below:

• Photograph: The photo size must be under 5 to 40 KB, and the dimensions should be 3.5 cm x 4.5 cm in JPG/JPEG format.
• Signature: The size of the applicant's signature must be under 5 to 40 KB, and the dimensions should be 3.5 cm x 4.5 cm in JPG/JPEG format.
• Left Thumb Impression: The image size must be under 5 to 40 KB, and the dimension should be 3.5 cm x 4.5 cm in JPG/JPEG format.

Step 4: Make the Payment of KCET Application Form Fee

KCET application form 2025 fees can be paid through the following methods listed in detail:

• Payment via DD: The KCET application fees can be paid through a demand draft. The Demand Draft must be drawn in favour of the "Executive Director, Karnataka Examinations Authority (KEA)," payable at Bangalore.
• Payment via Challan: KCET exam fees 2025 can be paid through a bank challan at any branch of State Bank of India, Syndicate Bank, Indian Bank, Central Bank of India, Axis Bank, or e-post office.
• Payment via Net Banking: The KCET 2025 Application fee can be paid by debit/credit card. The Applicants must enter their card details and submit their OTP in the payment portal to pay the fee.

KCET Application Fees 2025

The details regarding the KCET application form fee for 2025 are given below:

KCET Application Fees 2025

Category	Application Fees
General Category Candidates from Karnataka	INR 500/-
SC/ST/OBC Category Candidates from Karnataka	INR 250/-
All Female Candidates from Karnataka	INR 250/-
Candidates Residing Outside Karnataka	INR 750/-
Candidates Residing Outside India	INR 5000/-

Step 5: Submission of KCET Application Form

Once all the details are filled in, candidates must review the entire application form and submit the details. To submit the KCET application form 2025, candidates will have to accept the declaration and submit the form.

The printout of the download of the KCET application form must be attested by the School Principal or PU of the institute/school/college studied or currently studying or by any Gazetted Officer.

Also, candidates must carry the attested copy of the KCET 2025 application form at the counselling session.

Important Guidelines for Filling KCET Application Form 2025

KCET application form 2025 important guidelines will also be shared by the authority for candidates facing issues with the KCET 2025 registration process. Candidates are advised to remember the following pointers while filling out the KCET 2025 application form:

• Applicants who are applying for the ex-defence certificates through the Seva Sindhu Portal can either use their Army Number or CET application number to apply for the exam.
• Those who have studied for 7 years in Karnataka and completed their 10th from Karnataka need not submit any 11th or 12th certificate while filling out the application form.
• Candidates need not submit any documents if the above information has been fetched from the SATS Database.

• Students need to upload their certificate from 1st to 10th standard if they are claiming Religious/ Linguistic Minority reservations.
• It will be fine if the schools/colleges issue the study certificate as the documents uploaded by the candidates will be sent to the BEO/DDPU for verification.
• The countersignature of BEO/DDPU is not required.

KCET Application Form 2025 Documents Required

To fill out the application form, the authorities ask for the category, identity, and educational documents of the candidates as proof. The documents which are required for filling out the KCET application form 2025 are listed below:

• Class 10th and 12th mark sheet
• Aadhar card
• Income certificate
• Caste certificate
• Scanned photograph and signature
• A scanned image of the left-thumb impression

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KCET 2025 RD Certificates

Applicants who fill out the KCET application form 2025 with incorrect information will be notified via the official website. Applicants with mismatched data will be given the chance to upload the correct KCET RD Certificates.

Candidates whose SSLC/10th mark sheet details are correct but do not match their RD certificate should correct their information in the KCET 2025 application form.

KCET 2025 RD Certificates Correction Links

Correction in RD Certificates	Links
Category RD Name Mismatch List	To Be Updated
Income RD Name Mismatch List	To Be Updated
NCLC RD Name Mismatch List	To Be Updated
RM_RD Name Mismatch List	To Be Updated
Kalyana Karnataka RD Name Mismatch List	To Be Updated

Earlier, some candidates claimed caste/income/dharmic minority reservations on the KCET application form but were placed in the general merit category. They were also urged to update their details on RD certificates. The official website will be updated with a list of candidates whose details do not match those on the KCET application form.

Steps to Make Corrections to KCET Application Form

KCET 2025 application correction facility will made available on the official website by the second week of February 2025. Candidates can follow the given steps to access the correction facility of the KCET 2025 application form:

• Step 1: Candidates must visit the KEA official website at cetonline.karnataka.gov.in/kea
• Step 2: They must click the 'UGCET 2025 Edit Option Final Opportunity' tab.
• Step 3: They must provide their Login ID/Reg No and password.
• Step 4: Applicants must click on 'Login'.
• Step 5: Candidates can now make corrections to the KCET 2025 application form. The correction has to be made and submitted before Jul 1, 2025.
• Step 6: They must click on Submit
• Step 7: Applicants must download the confirmation page and print it.

KCET Application Form Status 2025

To check the KCET application status, candidates will have to follow the steps given below:

• Step 1: Applicants must visit the official website of KCET at cetonline.karnataka.gov.in/kea
• Step 2: They must go to the candidate login page.
• Step 3: Candidates must enter the application number and password created at the time of registration.

NOTE: If the 'Download Acknowledgement Page' appears on the screen, the KCET 2025 application form is accepted.

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KCET 2025 Instructions for Submission of Special Category Certificates

After the KCET exam in 2025, other dates and locations will be notified at kea.kar.nic.in. The deadline for submitting special category certificates will also be provided. Here is a set of instructions that the candidates need to follow:

• Candidates must request a special category reservation in the KCET application form 2025 online. Those not claiming their special category certificates will be ineligible to submit them.
• Applicants claiming benefits under various special categories must bring two sets of photocopies and the application form, according to the timetable.
• Candidates claiming NCC and sports eligibility must bring a study certificate from a qualifying board/institution in Karnataka.
• The special category certificates will be provided for verification in compliance with CET-2006 rules. A list of qualified and ineligible candidates will be compiled and posted on the KEA website after verification.

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