Karnataka PGCET 2026 Seat Allotment - Result, Direct Link, How to Check, Fee, Documents Required

Karnataka PGCET 2026 Seat Allotment

Karnataka PGCET 2026 seat allotment is expected to be released in October 2026. The allotment results will be announced separately for each counselling round, and candidates can check their status by logging in with their CET number. Seat allotment for the Karnataka PGCET 2026 exam will be based on the options submitted, seat availability across participating colleges, and the reservation guidelines followed by KEA. The Karnataka PGCET 2026 allotment process is likely to begin with M.Arch/ME/M.Tech candidates, followed by MCA (Lateral and 1st year) and MBA allotments. More updates on Karnataka PGCET 2026 seat allotment will be shared here as announced.

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Karnataka PGCET 2026 Seat Allotment Dates

The dates related to Karnataka PGCET 2026 seat allotment are yet to be announced by the authorities. Until the official schedule is released, you can take a look at the tentative schedule mentioned below:-

Karnataka PGCET 2026 Mock Seat Allotment

The Karnataka Examinations Authority (KEA) will release the mock seat allotment result on its official website. You can modify your choices until the specified deadline. The mock seat allotment is similar to the real seat allotment result, the only difference is that after the publication of the mock allotment result, students are allowed to change their preferences and choices; in other words, mock seat allotment is a simulation of the actual seat allotment result.

What after Karnataka PGCET Mock Allotment 2026

Following the announcement of the Karnataka PGCET mock allotment 2026, the students are given a few more days to make changes to their choices to secure seats in the top Karnataka PGCET 2026 participating colleges. You can modify your option entries during a specified duration. Further, after the announcement of the second round of the Karnataka PGCET seat allotment 2026, you can not make any modifications to the option entries.

Order of Karnataka PGCET 2026 Seat Allotment Process

The Karnataka PGCET seat allotment 2026 will be carried out in the following order.

1. M.Arch/ME/M.Tech Courses Seat Allotment Process: First preference for allotment of seats will be given to those students who have a valid GATE score irrespective of non-Karnataka or Karnataka students. The reservation policy will only be applicable for Karnataka students and the non-Karnataka students will be treated as General category students. 90% of the total remaining seats (in the General category) after allotment of seats to the GATE-qualified students will be reserved for Karnataka students while the remaining percentage of seats will be for non-Karnataka students who have appeared in the Karnataka PGCET exam. Karnataka PGCET 2026 eligible students will be allocated seats after the conclusion of the seat allotment process for GATE-qualified students. 

2. MCA Lateral Entry and 1st Year Courses Seat Allotment Process: Both the general category students and reserved category students who will qualify the Karnataka PGCET 2026 exam will be allocated seats under the seat allotment process. Other than the MCA lateral entry rank holders, ME/M. Tech students along with PwD category students will be eligible for the seat allotment process as per their Karnataka PGCET 2026 entrance exam rank. 

3. MBA Course Seat Allotment Process: Both the general category students and reserved category students who qualify the Karnataka PGCET 2026 exam will be allocated seats under the seat allotment process. Other than the MBA rank holders, ME/M. Tech/MCA students along with PwD category students will be eligible for seat allotment process as per their Karnataka PGCET 2026 entrance exam rank.

Detailed Karnataka PGCET 2026 Seat Allotment Process

You must carefully go through the Karnataka PGCET seat allotment process 2026 in detail as discussed below. The Karnataka PGCET 2026 seat allotment process will take place across two rounds and each round will comprise three phases and each phase will involve a number of iterations.

First Round of Karnataka PGCET 2026 Seat Allotment Process

• The first round of the Karnataka PGCET 2026 seat allotment process will commence after the last date for entering options is over

• The seat allotment process will begin with the allocation of seats to the students belonging to the special category (Ex-Servicemen or PwD students) according to their ranks and priority of options

• In case a student is allocated a seat in the subsequent discipline, the previously allocated seat will be cancelled which will be available for allotment in the subsequent iteration

• The first phase of the seat allotment process will comprise multiple iterations

• If a student from a reserved category is given admission in the general category seat, the reserved category seat will be vacant for the next round of the Karnataka PGCET 2026 seat allotment process. Such seat/s will only be available for students belonging to the reserved categories 

Second Round of Karnataka PGCET 2026 Seat Allotment Process

• Seats vacant after the conclusion of the first phase of the seat allotment process will be up for grab during the second round

• The second round seat allotment process will remain the same as the first round of the Karnataka PGCET seat allotment process 2026

How to Check Karnataka PGCET Seat Allotment 2026 Result?

In order to check the Karnataka PGCET 2026 seat allotment result, students must follow the steps mentioned below:-

Step 1: Go to the official website of Karnataka PGCET 2026 - cetonline.karnataka.gov.in/kea/

Step 2: Once you are on the homepage of Karnataka PGCET 2026, click on the “Admission” tab close to the Search Engine bar

Step 3: Click on the link stating “PGCET 2026 MBA, MCA, M.Tech”

Step 4: Click on the  link available for “Seat Allotment” on this page

Step 5: Provide your Karnataka PGCET 2026 application/ hall ticket number and click on the “Submit” button

Step 6: View the seat allotment result and decide upon your further action

Post-Karnataka PGCET 2026 Seat Allotment Process

After the conclusion of a round of the Karnataka PGCET 2026 seat allotment process, the yu will be given four options to choose from, which are as follows:

Choice 1: Students Satisfied with the Allotment of Seats

• Such students cannot participate in the upcoming phases or rounds of the Karnataka PGCET 2026 seat allotment process

• The satisfied students have to visit the KEA official website to download the challan 

• The students have to deposit the requisite amount, followed by downloading the admission order which they will find on the official KEA website

• After downloading the admission order, the students have to visit the college where they have been allocated a seat before the last date

• The students have to report to the KEA officials regarding their joining the college through the official KEA website

• The college authorities will also upload the details of the student/s joining their Institution on the official KEA website

• The admission of those students will stand a chance of getting cancelled who do not report at the college within the last date after payment of fee and downloading the admission order. In such cases, the fee deposited by the students will be seized and the seat will be treated as vacant and will be available for the subsequent iterations or seat allotment rounds

Choice 2: students Satisfied with the Allotment of Seats yet Willing to Participate in the Subsequent Rounds

• Such students have to deposit the requisite fee first followed by downloading the challan and allotment order from the KEA official website

• Choice 2 will allow the students to opt for a better option and if the students choose to go for the better option in the next round, their previous seat/s will be cancelled automatically 

• If the students do not get a better option, their previous seat/s will remain as it is

Choice 3: Students not satisfied with the Allotment of Seats and wish to Participate in the Subsequent Seat Allotment Rounds

• The students, in this case, have to surrender the seat allocated to them

• The students have to reapply for the options they had already chosen during the option entry process

Choice 4: Students not Satisfied with the Allotment of Seats and want to Quit from the Seat Allotment Process

• Such students will not be able to participate in the subsequent rounds of the seat allotment process

• The seat/s allocated to such students during the earlier phases of the seat allotment process will also be cancelled