# KEA starts second round of PG dental counselling on September 19

2026-09-18T15:32:43+00:00 | Governance | Indian Opinion Desk

Corroboration: 2 independent outlets

The Karnataka Examinations Authority (KEA) has announced the second round of seat allotment for postgraduate dental courses starting Saturday. Candidates who selected Choice-3 or other choices in the first round must pay a caution deposit of Rs 1,00,000 (Rs 50,000 for SC/ST candidates) between September 19 and 22 to become eligible. The seat matrix will be published at 11 a.m. on Saturday. Candidates can change, modify, or delete their options from September 19 to 23. Provisional results will be announced at 4 p.m. on September 23, and final results at 10 a.m. on September 24. Fees must be paid and original documents submitted at the KEA office between September 24 and 28. Candidates must report to their colleges by September 29. Separately, KEA has provided a window for UG NEET 2026 candidates to cancel their allotted seats after round two by September 20. No penalty applies to those with MCC or other state counselling allotments, while others must pay Rs 10,000. For PGCET, KEA has released round one mock seat allotment results. Candidates can modify options until September 22, 11 a.m.

## Indian Opinion Analysis

All three sources report KEA's procedural updates without editorialising. The Hindu leads with the dental counselling schedule and fee details, while Times Now focuses on the cancellation window and penalty structure for NEET candidates, and separately on PGCET mock allotment. The coverage is uniform straight reporting across outlets, each adding a different segment of the same process. No outlet highlights delays or disputes. The key dates to note are the September 20 cancellation deadline and the September 22 option-entry cutoff for PGCET.

## Coverage

- thehindu.com (neutral report) <https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/karnataka/pg-dental-courses-second-round-of-counselling-to-begin-on-september-19/article71481348.ece>
  Leads with schedule and fee details, straight procedural reporting.
- timesnownews.com (neutral report) <https://www.timesnownews.com/education/kea-ug-neet-counselling-2026-candidates-can-exit-after-round-2-seat-allotment-check-penalty-details-article-156183362>
  Reports PGCET mock allotment results with steps, factual.
- timesnownews.com (neutral report) <https://www.timesnownews.com/education/karnataka-pgcet-round-1-mock-seat-allotment-result-declared-heres-how-to-check-article-156187180>
  Reports PGCET mock allotment results with steps, factual.

Tags: dental counselling, Karnataka, KEA, NEET PG
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