KEA (Karnataka Education Authority) will be inviting applications from NEET 2018 rank holders seeking admission in MBBS/BDS programs offered by various medical colleges of Karnataka. All the desirous applicants need to participate in the Karnataka CET 2018 counselling process.

  • From 2017-18 academic session onwards, KEA will not hold separate entrance examination for admission to MBBS and BDS courses following supreme court’s historic judgment on single common entrance test (NEET UG) for medical courses.
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  • However, KCET will be conducted for all other courses as usual such as Engineering, ISMH, Farm Science, BV.Sc and B.Pharm.
  • Candidates who qualify in NEET 2018 and have a domicile of Karnataka state are eligible to obtain admission in MBBS and BDS courses based on their NEET score.
  • For the academic year 2018, NEET has been successfully conducted on May 6, 2018 and the result was declared on June 4, 2018

KCET 2018 Exam Schedule (Medical)

The table given below represents complete scheduled of KCET 2018 counselling process.

Event (Tentative)  Date
Date of Notification for Counselling July 5, 2018
Online Registration July 5-7, 2018
Last date to pay the registration fee July 10, 2018
Display of Schedule for Verification July 10, 2018 after 5 PM
Verification of Documents July 11-19, 2018
Display of Seat Matrix and Fee Structure July 18, 2018
Choice filling by eligible candidates July 19-22, 2018
Publication of Mock Allotment Result July 23, 2018
Provision to change choice if any by candidates July 23-24, 2018
Publication of First Round Allotment Result July 26, 2018
Confirmation of Choice on Allotment, Payment of Fees and Downloading of Admission Order July 26, 2018 to August 4, 2018
Last date of reporting the colleges August 5, 2018

Note: Candidates registered with KCET 2018 and who have also appeared for NEET 2018, are required to enter their roll number and registration number of NEET 2018 on the official website of KEA. Such candidates don’t have to register or pay the fee again.

KCET 2018 Counselling Eligibility (Medical)

Before filling the KCET 2018 Application Form candidates must fulfill the following KCET 2018 Eligibility Criteria set up by the conducting body:

  • The admission to medical and dental courses depends on your NEET 2018 score. So, all those who attempted NEET exam are invited to register themselves on KCET’s official portal (kea.kar.nic.in) for admission.
  • Candidates must have scored atleast 50% in 10+2 or equivalent exam. Reserved category candidates are given a relaxation of 10% in this aggregate score.
  • Candidates must have obtained at least 50 percentile in NEET (40 percentile for SC/ST/OBC category)

KCET 2018 Counselling Application Process (Medical)

To apply for KCET Medical Counselling, candidates need to follow these steps:

  1. Visit the official website kea.kar.nic.in and choose “Online Registration for NEET Appeared Candidates”
  2. Click on “New User? Click Here to Register” displayed on the home page of your online application form. Fill in all the required information.
  3. Then click on “submit” option
  4. After the Login Prompt is shown, you are required to enter the User ID and Password 
  5. You will be logged in successfully. Look for “Student information” and add the details.
  6. Save the information provided
  7. The applicants have to enter their study details and choose “Save and Next” button.
  8. Now, you will be asked to upload your scanned passport size photograph, signature, left hand thumb impression and your parent’s signature. Then select “Save and Next” button.
  9. Then take a printout of the challan copy which is in triplicate.
  10. Applicants of Karnataka origin have to pay an amount of INR 650 for General and OBC (INR 500/- for SC / ST). The fees have to be paid the in any of the branch of specified Banks / e-Post Office.
  11. The bank / e-Post Office will keep their copy of the challan and return the remaining two copies of the challan back to the applicants.
  12. Take the printout of the application form on A-4 Size sheet of paper.
  13. Attach your latest passport size photograph, signature, left hand thumb impression in the space provided.
  14.  Candidates have to get the principal seal and signature from the college where they have studied 10+2 or equivalent exam

Piece of advice here is to precisely confirm your selections and if any alterations are required, you can do so by logging into your account any number of times before the final declaration.