The Karnataka NEET UG Counselling is conducted by the Karnataka Examination Authority (KEA). It conducts the counselling for the Government medical colleges in state as well as for private medical colleges in state. The counselling is for 85% of seats from Government medical colleges and 100% seats of private medical colleges.
The counselling is conducted in 4 stages. 1st round, 2nd round, Mop up round and Stray round. The mop up round is a physical round and the Stray round is of college’s round.
Karnataka is the prestigious state for getting the medical degree. It is also an open state where students from other states can also take admission for medical colleges. This resulted in the huge competition for the medical seats in Karnataka, particularly among the other states’ students.
This competition can be seen in these numbers:
In 2019 KEA has recorded 31087 Karnataka domicile students applied for 3979 seats. And 50545 non Karnataka students had applied for 595 seats for non Karnataka students. This indicates the level of increased competition. It shows the ratio of 8 Karnataka students for 1 seat, and around 85 non Karnataka students for 1 seat.
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Highlights – Karnataka Counselling (KEA)
| Particular | Details |
| Name Of The Organization | Karnataka Examination Authority (KEA) |
| Exam Name | NEET (National Eligibility & Entrance Test) |
| Official Website | www.kea.nic.in |
| No Of Participating Colleges | Government : 19 Private: 38 |
| Domicile Status | For 85% Govt Seats – Only Karnataka Students can Apply For 100% Private – Karnataka + Open States + NRI |
| Cut-off For Government Colleges | Round 1: 57109 Round 2: 65762 Mop Up: 57491 |
| Cut-off For Private Colleges | Round 1: 47611 Round 2: 20510 Mop Up: 27216 |
| Categories For Karnataka Students | 1G, MA, 1H, MC, 2AG, 2AH, ME, 2BG, MEH, 2BH, MK, 3AG, MM. 3AH, MMH, 3BG, MU, OBC, OPN, SCH, STH, GMH, GMPH |
| Number Of Seats | Karnataka Students: Govt – 2380, Pvt. – 1636 Non Karnataka Students: 596 NRI – 595 |
| Average Fee Per Year Range | Private: 798600 Government: 110000 |
Karnataka MBBS Important Dates 2024
| Events | Dates |
| Online Application Release Date | Current schedule delayed due to covid19 lockdown 2024-25 schedule Will be updated soon |
| Last Date To Submit The Application Form | |
| Last Date To Submit Application Fee | |
| Display Of Schedule For Offline Verification | |
| Document Verification | |
| Merit List | |
| Option Entry (choice Filling) | |
| Mock Allotment | |
| Editing Entered Options | |
| Seat Allotment List (round 1) | |
| Fee Payment (choice 1 And Choice 2 Candidates) | |
| To Download The Admission Order (only By Choice 1 Candidates) | |
| Last Date To Report At The Allotted College For Choice 1 Candidates | |
| ROUND- 2 | |
| Publishing Of Seat Matrix | |
| Display Of Seat Matrix (all India Quota Seats) | |
| Option Entry (choice Filling) | |
| Publication Of Mock Result | |
| Change The Option Entry | |
| Publication Of Round Two Result | |
| Fee Payment | |
| Last Date To Report At The Allotted College For Choice 2 Candidates | |
| MOP UP ROUND | |
| Publishing Of Seat Matrix | |
| Option Entry (choice Filling) | |
| Publication Of Mop Up Round Result | |
| Last Date To Report At The Allotted College For Mop Up Round Candidates | |
| STRAY VACANCY ROUND | |
| Return of Vacant seats to Respective Private College | |
| Release of List of Verified student for Stray Vacancy | |
| Last Date of reporting to colleges |
Counselling Process (KEA UG Counselling)
For going through a smooth counselling process without any problems, students are advised to follow the simple steps of the counselling process:
- Candidates should first register to the KEA.
- After registration, visit the document verification center for claiming their eligibility.
- Once the eligibility is proven then candidates get their secret key to activate their NEET UG Counselling account for Karnataka state seats.
- With this secret key candidates can log in to their accounts to check the seat matrix.
- There will be a mock allotment for the students before they fill the choices as per their preference. Students can fill their choices after the mock allotment.
- After the mock seat allotment, the modifying choices’ window will be enabled. Candidates can change their choices for round 1.
- The seats then get allocated to candidates according to the marks, ranks, and cutoff.
- Candidates need to report the respective college if they accept the allocated seats.
- If not accepted the seats, candidates can follow the next rounds.
Seat Matrix – Karnataka KEA UG Counselling
Document Verification Karnataka KEA UG Counselling
Candidates are required to bring the requisite documents in original and submit the Xerox copies of the same during the verification process of KEA 2024.
- Xth standard Mark Sheet
- XIIth Class Mark Sheet
- KEA Application form 2024 hard copy
- Copy of Challan Original (As a proof of fee payment)
- Caste Certificate
- Recent 2 Passport size Photographs
- Medical Certificate (In case of Physically Handicapped Candidates)
- Study Certificate signed by the concerned BEO/DDPI
- Residence Certificate
- Study Certificates from 6th Standard to Intermediate
- Aadhar Card
- Domicile Certificate
- Income Certificate
- NCC/CAP/Sports/Minority Certificate if applicable
If claiming Kannada Medium quota: Kannada Medium Study Certificate from 1st to 10th std for Ten Complete.
Caste / Caste Income Certificate issued by Concerned Tahsildar- For SC / ST in Form-D, Category-I in form E and 2A, 2B, 3A and 3B in Form F.
If claiming Rural quota: Rural Study Certificate from 1st to 10th std for Ten Complete Year.
What To Do After the 1st Round Of Counselling?
When the first round is finished, the candidates who have allocated seats, need to confirm their choice if they want to accept the seat or not. If they want to accept the seats allocated to them then candidates have to pay the fee and deposit in particular college. After that they will not be allowed to go for further rounds. Failing to report in the particular college and not paying fee will result in cancelling the admission.
When the candidate wants to go for further rounds even after getting seat allocation in the first round, they can pay the fee and go for the second round. Here if the candidate gets a higher option then students can go for the higher option. If there is no higher option allocated to students then the earlier allocated seat still remains in student’s favor.
If any candidate is not satisfied with the allotted seat, and is willing to participate in the next round of Karnataka MBBS counselling, they are required to cancel the allotment and reorder the options entered.
Seat Matrix in Karnataka Counselling
| Category | MBBS Seats |
| Govt. Quota (G) – General | 2950 |
| Govt. Quota (G) – Hyd-Kar | 739 |
| Govt. Quota (G) – Special Category | 261 |
| NRI Quota (N) | 596 |
| Private Quota (P) | 1845 |
| Open Quota (Non Karnataka) | 595 |
| Other Quota (Q) | 186 |
| Total | 7172 |
Categories Abbreviations in Karnataka Counselling
| Abbreviation | Category / Type |
| 1G | Category 1 – General |
| MA | Minority Linguistic Tamil |
| 1H | Category – 1 under Hyd-Kar quota |
| MC | Minority Religious Christian |
| 2AG | Category – 2A – General |
| 2AH | Category – 2A under Hyd-Kar quota |
| ME | Minority Linguistic Telugu |
| 2BG | Category – 2B – General |
| MEH | Minority Linguistic Telugu under Hyd-Kar quota |
| 2BH | Category – 2B under Hyd-Kar quota |
| MK | Minority Linguistic Kodava |
| 3AG | Category – 3A – General |
| MM | Minority Religious Muslim |
| 3AH | Category – 3A under Hyd-Kar quota |
| MMH | Minority Religious Muslim under Hyd-Kar quota |
| 3BG | Category – 3B – General |
| MU | Minority Linguistic Tulu |
| 3BH | Category – 3B under Hyd-Kar quota |
| OBC | Other Backward Class |
| OPN | Open to All |
| SCH | Scheduled Caste under Hyd-Kar quota |
| SCH | Scheduled Caste |
| ST | Scheduled Tribe |
| STH | Scheduled Tribe under Hyd-Kar quota |
| GM | General Merit |
| GMH | General Merit under Hyd-Kar quota |
| GMP | General Merit Private (Karnataka Candidates) |
| GMPH | General Merit Private under Hyd-Kar quota |
| PWD | Person with specified disabilities under the Rights of Persons with Disabilities Act, 2016 and in accordance with the provisions of Graduate Medical Education Regulation, 1997 of MCI. |