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The Karnataka Examination Authority (KEA), Bangalore conducts the Karnataka NEET counselling at cetonline.karnataka.gov.in for 85% state quota and 100% private colleges seats based on the NEET 2025 scores. As per the latest update, the authority has announced mop up round Karnataka NEET 2025 counselling seat allotment result. Candidates who have been granted seats in mop up round counselling need to pay remaining fee on or before October 30, 2025. Links to download mop up round result are provided below.
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Candidates who qualify for the NEET examination, fill out the Karnataka MBBS application form and fulfil the eligibility criteria are eligible to participate in the counselling process. The authority releases the Karnataka NEET merit list, mentioning the names of the eligible candidates. Such candidates need to register, and enter their courses and college preferences. The seat allotment for the Karnataka MBBS 2025 is done based on the NEET scores, state merit rank, choices filled, reservation, and availability of seats.
Through the counselling process, admissions are granted to 10,995 MBBS seats and 3,445 BDS seats in various medical and dental colleges of the state. Candidates who wish to get admission to the best medical colleges in Karnataka and the best BDS colleges in Karnataka must be aware of the counselling process. To know more about Karnataka NEET counselling 2025, admission process, seat matrix, and merit list read the article below.
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Candidates can check the Karnataka MBBS/BDS counselling 2025 dates from the table below.
| Events | Dates |
|---|---|
Release of notification | January 23, 2025 |
Commencement of online registration for Karnataka MBBS admission 2025 | January 23, 2025 |
Last date of NEET Karnataka registration | February 18, 2025 |
Last date to submit Karnataka NEET application form fee | February 20, 2025 |
| Reopening of application form | July 5, 2025 |
| Last date to fill application form | July 8, 2025 |
| Registrations for candidates who have not applied for UGCET | July 7, 2025 to July 10, 2025 |
| Document verification | July 18, 2025 and July 19, 2025 |
| Reopening of application form window | July 14, 2025 to July 17, 2025 |
Round 1 counselling | |
Display of seat matrix | July 19, 2025 |
Option entry | July 19, 2025 to July 22, 2025 |
KEA NEET UG mock allotment result | July 25, 2025 |
Provision to change option entry | July 26, 2025 to July 29, 2025 |
Round 1 provisional seat allotment result | August 1, 2025 |
Round 1 final allotment result | August 2, 2025 |
Exercising choices by the seat allotted candidates | August 9, 2025 |
Payment of fees by the choice 1 candidates | August 9, 2025 to August 15, 2025 |
| Reporting by choice 1 candidates | Up to August 16, 2025 |
| Selection of choices and fee payment | Till August 19, 2025 (3 PM) extended |
| Reporting | Till August 19, 2025 (5:30 PM) extended |
Round 2 counselling | |
Display of seat matrix | August 21, 2025 |
Rearrangement of options | August 21, 2025 to August 26, 2025 |
Payment of caution deposit | August 21, 2025 to August 26, 2025 |
| Display of provisional seat allotment | August 29, 2025 |
| Objections against provisional result | August 30, 2025 (12 PM) |
| Round 2 allotment resumed- option entry link activated again | September 6, 2025 to September 8, 2025 |
| Provisional seat allotment result | September 10, 2025 |
| Objections against provisional result | Till September 11, 2025 (11 AM) |
| Round 2 allotments again | |
| Re-ordering of options | September 17, 2025 to September 20, 2025 |
| Allotment result | September 21, 2025 |
| Final allotments | September 23, 2025 |
| Payment of fee (allotted candidates only) | September 23, 2025 to September 26, 2025 |
Last date of reporting | September 28, 2025 |
Mop-up round counselling | |
| Registrations | September 25, 2025 to September 29, 2025 |
Display of seat matrix | October 4, 2025 |
Caution Deposit | October 7, 2025 to October 13, 2025 |
Entry of new options | October 7, 2025 to October 15, 2025 |
| Entry of choices by round 1 and 2 allotted candidates | October 15, 2025 to October 18, 2025 |
Seat allotment result | October 24, 2025 |
| Payment of the fee by the allotted candidates | Till October 27, 2025 |
Document verification | To be announced |
Downloading of admission order | To be announced |
Last date of reporting | To be announced |
| Stray round counselling | |
| Display of seat matrix | To be announced |
| Choice filling | To be announced |
| Seat allotment result | To be announced |
| Downloading admission order and payment of fees | To be announced |
| Last date of reporting | To be announced |
The authority conducts MBBS counselling for Karnataka state for 85% state quota. Candidates can check the criteria of Karnataka NEET counselling 2025 from the table below.
| Type of seats | Counsellig body | Name of counselling |
|---|---|---|
15% All India Quota seats | MCC | |
Central/deemed universities seats | MCC | MCC NEET counselling |
85% state quota seats | KEA, Bangalore | Karnataka NEET 2025 counselling |
Private colleges seats | KEA, Bangalore | Karnataka MBBS/BDS counselling |
Given below is the step-by-step process of Karnataka NEET 2025 counselling.
Step 1: Login to the portal
Candidates have to login at the official website: kea.kar.nic.in entering the security key and password.
Note: In case candidates do not remember the security key, they can find it from the acknowledgement slip released after successful document verification.
Step 2: Institutes participating in Karnataka NEET 2025 admission appear
Once logged in, candidates have to choose a discipline (medical/dental).
On choosing a medical discipline, the list of MBBS colleges in the state appears on the screen.
If dental discipline is chosen, the list of BDS colleges participating in the admission process is displayed on the screen.
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Step 3: Karnataka NEET UG counselling: Choice filling
Candidates need to follow the steps mentioned below for Karnataka choice filling NEET 2025.
To choose a college, medical aspirants have to enter the priority number in front of that choice.
Candidates can fill as many choices for Karnataka MBBS/BDS counselling.
It must be noted that the choices filled before the round one counselling of Karnataka MBBS 2025 are final and used for subsequent counselling rounds.
Candidates who have registered but not filled the choices are not considered for Karnataka MBBS admission.
Once the application form is submitted, candidates need to upload their documents for verification. Aspirants can check the steps of document verification given below.
Steps for document verification
Login by entering the application ID and password.
Upload the documents required for Karnataka MBBS/BDS admission in PDF format.
Verify the uploaded documents and make changes if required
An OTP is received on the registered mobile and email ID. Enter the OTP to submit the declaration.
After successful submission of documents, an acknowledgement slip is generated. Save and take multiple printouts of the acknowledgement slip for future use.
Candidates must note that the verification acknowledgement slip is an important document for Karnataka MBBS admission 2025. In the verification slip the details of the candidate, the list of documents verified for Karnataka MBBS/BDS admission, category details, merit rank, and the security key are mentioned.
The authority conducts the Karnataka MBBS seat allotment based on the choices filled by candidates, reservation criteria, seat matrix, and NEET 2025 rank and score. The list mentions the details of candidate, NEET score, and the allotted college and course. Once the seat is allotted, candidates have to choose any of the following options based on their status.
Choice 1: Candidates satisfied with allotted seats and not willing to participate in further rounds of counselling.
Choice 2: Candidates satisfied with the allotted MBBS/BDS seat but willing to participate in the next round of Karnataka NEET 2025 counselling.
Choice 3: Candidates not satisfied with the seat allotted in Karnataka MBBS counselling 2025 and willing to participate in the next round of seat allotment.
Choice 4: Candidates not satisfied with the seat allotted and also not willing to participate further in the Karnataka MBBS/BDS 2025 counselling.
Fee payment and admission order
Candidates opting for choice 1 have to pay the tuition fee via e-challan/NEFT/IMPS/RTGS challan/credit/debit card/net banking.
After the successful fee payment candidates have to submit their original documents to the state authority and download the admission order from the official website for Karnataka MBBS 2025 admission.
Candidates opting for choice 2 have to pay the tuition fee using any of the above-mentioned modes however, are not able to download the admission order.
Medical aspirants opting for choice 3 do not have to pay the admission fee or submit documents. They can directly participate in the next round of Karnataka MBBS 2025 counselling.
Students who are allotted MBBS/BDS seats in the Karnataka MBBS seat allotment process and choose option 1 have to report to the allotted institute within the time duration. Such candidates have to pay the tuition fee and download the admission order from the KEA website. While reporting candidates must carry the admission order and other important documents to avoid any inconvenience.
After the conclusion of round 1, authorities conduct the Karnataka MBBS/BDS counselling for the second round. The process of counselling for Karnataka NEET 2025 round 2 is the same as the previous round. The candidates who are eligible for round 2 counselling of Karnataka NEET 2025 are given below.
Candidates opting for choice 2 are eligible for the second round of Karnataka NEET 2025 counselling
Medical aspirants opting for choice 3 can participate in round two of Karnataka MBBS counselling 2025
Students not allotted any seat during round one of Karnataka MBBS/BDS counselling are eligible to participate in the second round of admission.
Candidates can check the seat matrix of Karnataka NEET 2025 counselling as per NMC and DCI below.
| Colleges | Number of seats |
|---|---|
60 | |
100 | |
100 | |
60 | |
M.C.D.S., Bangalore | 100 |
60 | |
O.D.C., Bangalore | 100 |
100 | |
100 | |
60 | |
60 | |
60 | |
50 | |
40 | |
60 | |
40 | |
40 | |
50 | |
100 | |
100 | |
H.K.E.D.C., Gulbarga | 100 |
100 | |
40 | |
100 | |
63 | |
100 | |
100 | |
100 | |
100 | |
100 | |
C.D.S., Davangere | 100 |
100 | |
60 | |
100 | |
62 |
There are a total of 10,995 MBBS seats and 3,445 BDS seats in Karnataka. The seats in the medical and dental colleges in the state are offered through the KEA NEET counselling 2025. The seats are classified into four categories, which are as under:
Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs)
Karnataka Examinations Authority, Bangalore conducts the counselling of Karnataka MBBS 2025.
The Karnataka MBBS/BDS counselling 2025 is conducted in an online mode at kea.kar.nic.in.
The authority conducts two rounds of Karnataka MBBS 2025 counselling followed by a mop-up round.
Candidates who have qualified the NTA NEET exam and apply for Karnataka MBBS admission are eligible for counselling.
A total of 3,445 BDS seats are in the state.
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