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KEA UGCET 2026 second round seat allotment out, admit by August 28
The Karnataka Examinations Authority released the second-round seat allotment results for UGCET 2026 on August 24. Candidates can check their status on kea.kar.nic.in. Those allotted seats in Engineering, Architecture, Nursing, Pharmacy, Physiotherapy…
The Karnataka Examinations Authority released the second-round seat allotment results for UGCET 2026 on August 24. Candidates can check their status on kea.kar.nic.in. Those allotted seats in Engineering, Architecture, Nursing, Pharmacy, Physiotherapy and other courses must complete admission between August 25 and 28 by selecting a choice, paying the fee and reporting to the college.
Allotted candidates have two options. Choice-1 requires accepting the seat and completing admission, but keeps them eligible for a third round. Choice-4 cancels the seat with a Rs 5,000 penalty, and candidates can then register afresh for the third round separately. KEA has also said first-round UGNEET 2026 medical and dental seat allotment is out, candidates who got an MCC seat can exit KEA counselling on August 25 and 26 without a penalty.
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Spots in Karnataka's government and aided colleges fill in rounds because the common entrance test rank list is fixed. Each round is a fresh chance for candidates to revise preferences and claim or release a seat, and the system is designed to minimise empty seats by letting exit options open later choices. The third round, announced by KEA after this one closes, is the final shot for general merit candidates before mop-up counselling starts. Those exiting second-round seats with a Rs 5,000 penalty clear a slot for someone else, so the number of seats available in round three depends on how many choose that exit route. The UGNEET parallel process for medical seats is separate, run by MCC, but KEA's exit facility there frees state-quota seats for unfilled demand. KEA publishes the seat matrix and vacancy lists on its website, and that data after August 28 will show how many seats remain.
Source: freepressjournal.in
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