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KCET Exam Dates: Detailed Schedule

To be able to have your admissions in any engineering, medical, and agricultural courses in Karnataka, this will require you to appear for the Karnataka Common Entrance Test (KCET). 

It is important to be knowledgeable with regard to the right KCET exam dates and deadlines so that you do not end up rushing at the last minute, thereby making last-minute errors. 

This guide has provided a comprehensive schedule of the KCET 2025—the examination schedule, enrollment, admission tickets, response sheet, and the results and counseling so as not to miss out on any of the information.

KCET 2025 Exam Overview

  • Conducting Body: Karnataka Examinations Authority (KEA)
  • Mode: Paper (offline)
  • Length: 80 min. each
  • Main Subjects: PCMB (Physics, Chemistry, Mathematics and Biology)
  • Language Test: Kannada language test is to be done by those candidates who are eligible

KCET 2025 Important Dates

Event

Date

Details

Official notification release

January 16, 2025

Key guidelines and exam protocol announced

Application form availability

January 23, 2025

Form opens online for registration

Last date for registration

February 24, 2025

Must complete registration by this day

Fee payment deadline

February 25, 2025

Pay examination fees before closure

Admit card availability

April 6, 2025

Hall ticket released on KEA official website

Kannada language test

April 15, 2025

For Gadinadu/Horanadu candidates

Main KCET 2025 Exam (PCMB)

April 16 & 17, 2025

Two-day subject-wise examination

Provisional answer key

April 18, 2025

Released for student objections

Answer key objection window

April 18–22, 2025

Submit discrepancies or errors

Final answer key release

April 25, 2025

Available after evaluation of objections

Kannada test result

April 25, 2025

Declared post evaluation

Offline document verification

May 5–15, 2025

For all qualified candidates

Marks entry start

May 7, 2025

Enter qualifying exam marks online

KCET result declaration

May 24, 2025 (2:00 PM)

Access the candidate portal for scores and rank

Mock seat allotment

July 25, 2025

To help candidates gauge seat allocation chances

Option entry (Round 1) ends

July 29, 2025

Last date to lock choices for Round 1

Provisional seat allotment

August 1, 2025

Seats provisionally allocated

Final seat allotment (Round 1)

August 2, 2025

Round 1 seat confirmation declared

Option entry (Round 2) begins

August 4–7, 2025

Edit, add, delete, or rearrange preferences

Counselling rounds (Round 2)

August 8–21, 2025

Multiple rounds for vacant seat filling

Reporting to college (Round 2)

September 2025

Last date as per allotment guidelines

Note: All dates are strictly followed by KEA. Schedule changes are rarely permitted.

KCET 2025 Application Process & Deadlines

The process of the application starts in January and shuts down in February.

It comprises registration, filling the form, document uploads, and payment.

Review and make correct in detail and ensure timely submission.

Any corrections that need to be done should be allowed within the corrected window in May.

Application Steps

  • Online registration by KEA portal
  • Included the documents (photograph, academic evidence).
  • Online payment of the fee should be made before the last date.
  • Download the confirmation page

Keep watch of official notifications of corrections that need to be done.

KCET 2025 Admit Card and Exam Day Instructions

  • The admit cards are available in the beginning of April through the candidate portal.
  • Check the the name, exam date, session, venue, and instructions on the examination.
  • Bring the admit card, identity proof, and allowed stationery.
  • Stick to following reporting and session time.

KCET Exam Day Timings (PCMB)

Session

Entry

Distribution

Writing Start

End Time

Morning

10:20 AM

10:30 AM

10:40 AM

11:50 AM

Afternoon

2:20 PM

2:30 PM

2:40 PM

3:50 PM

  • Bells indicate crucial moments: half-time, 20 minutes left, and finish.
  • No extensions or re-examination requests allowed.

KCET Answer Keys and Result Announcement

  • Transparency is carried out by publishing provisional answer keys after the exam.
  • Clarification window of disputes.
  • The objection review resulted in the finalization of the answer key
  • Late in May results were announced with scores and ranks.
  • Result access is by candidates using their portal log-in.

Post-exam Process

  • Check and review your scorecard.
  • The mark obtained is check-sub-wise, total marks, and the rank.
  • Take part in document verification.

KCET Counselling & Seat Allotment Schedule

  • Online round 1 and 2 option entries, seat allotment and reporting.
  • Students would have opportunities to change preferences, to accept proposed seats or to wait till future rounds.
  • Final awarding on a basis of merit, preference, and category, but openly.
  • The provision of editing the entry on option availability is possible after four days during the period of August.
  • Provision of reporting results within the designated college and before the deadline is compulsory.

KCET Answer Key Counselling Dates

Counselling Process

Date Range

Option entry Round 1

Till July 29, 2025

Option entry Round 2

August 4–7, 2025

Counselling rounds

August 8–21, 2025

Final seat allotment

First week of September 2025

Reporting to college

September 2025

What Happens After KCET Counselling?

  • Students allotted seats receive joining instructions.
  • Mandatory reporting to colleges ensures seat confirmation.
  • Further rounds may occur for vacant seats.
  • Keep backup options ready; management quota rounds may follow.

Conclusion

Keeping track of KCET 2025 important dates makes sure that you never have to miss a deadline—be it registration or final seat allotment. Bookmark this page to get the fastest updates and in-depth instructions. All the best!

FAQs

Q1. When was the KCET 2025 exam conducted?
Answer: KCET 2025 was conducted over three days, i.e., April 15, 16, and 17, 2025.

Q2. What is the KCET application period for 2025?
Answer: The applications to KCET 2025 started on January 23 and ended on February 24, 2025.

Q3. When was the KCET 2025 result declared?
Answer: KCET 2025 results have been released on May 24, 2025.

Q4. When did KCET 2025 counselling start?
Answer: KCET 2025 counseling started in August 2025.

Q5. How can I download my KCET 2025 admit card?
Answer: You can download your KCET 2025 admit card through the KEA official site using your login details.

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