Latest updates: KCET, PGCET & DCET
Every application, admit card, answer key, result and counselling milestone across all three KEA exams, in one reverse-chronological feed, instead of three separate pages. For the full explanation behind any entry, follow its link through to the relevant exam page.
This feed covers the 2026 cycle, the most recently completed one at the time of writing. It's updated as new milestones happen; 2027 notifications will appear here as soon as KEA publishes them. For a side-by-side view of how the three exams' calendars line up rather than a single mixed feed, see the exam calendar.
This cycle (2026)
PGCET 2026 Round 1 Mock Allotment published · PGCET
Mock allotment results released on candidate portal after 6:00 PM. Option editing and priority rearrangement enabled until Sept 19, 11:59 PM.
KEA NEET UG Round 2 revised final allotment published · NEET UG
Revised allotment for MBBS/BDS state quota. Fee payment deadline Sept 19; college reporting deadline Sept 21, 2026.
KCET 2026 Round 3 reporting concluded · KCET
Final centralised admission round concluded for 2026 engineering & agricultural admissions. First-year sessions commencing across VTU colleges.
PGCET Round 1 option entry opened · PGCET
Eligible MBA, MCA, and M.Tech candidates began entering college and branch priorities following document verification.
KCET Round 3 final seat allotment declared · KCET
KEA published round 3 allotments for engineering candidates upgrading from round 2 or entering final vacancy round.
Official 2026-27 provisional fee structure released · KCET
Government engineering seats fixed at ₹47,100 (₹29,985 for Civil/Mech); unaided at ₹1,20,320–₹1,30,320; SNQ fees at ₹17,910–₹32,320.
KCET Round 2 final seat allotment declared · KCET
Candidates selected Choice 1, 2, 3, or 4 with online fee challan generation and reporting deadline of Aug 28.
DCET Round 2 seat allotment announced · DCET
Second and final centralized allotment for diploma-to-degree lateral entry engineering seats.
Karnataka PGCET 2026 results & rank cards declared · PGCET
Scorecards and category rank lists released across MBA, MCA, and M.Tech streams.
KCET round 2 option entry closed · KCET
Candidates upgrading from round 1 or entering counselling for the first time submitted choices ahead of round 2 allotment.
DCET round 1 seat allotment announced · DCET
First-round lateral-entry allotment out of 17,000+ seats statewide.
KCET round 1 final seat allotment released · KCET
Drawn from the 86,000+ KCET-quota seats on offer this cycle, after a mock allotment and option-modification window July 6–9.
DCET counselling registration and document verification opened · DCET
Followed by college/branch choice filling ahead of round 1 allotment.
PGCET provisional answer key released · PGCET
Released the day after the MBA/MCA exam; objection window followed.
PGCET MBA/MCA exam held · PGCET
Rescheduled from the original May 24 date.
DCET 2026 result expected/released · DCET
Rank list calculated against the revised answer key.
PGCET admit card released · PGCET
Ahead of the June 14 MBA/MCA exam.
KCET 2026 result declared: 2,92,782 valid ranks issued · KCET
Out of roughly 3.09 lakh candidates who appeared, across 745 centres statewide.
DCET revised answer key released · DCET
Incorporated accepted objections from the provisional key.
PGCET M.Tech/M.E./M.Arch exam held · PGCET
The engineering/architecture postgraduate stream sat before MBA/MCA this cycle.
DCET 2026 exam held · DCET
Common 100-mark paper for all diploma branches.
PGCET fee payment deadline closed · PGCET
Extra window after the April 30 registration close.
KCET answer key objection window closed · KCET
No objection fee charged this cycle; final key later included grace marks on two questions.
KCET provisional answer key released · KCET
Covered all 16 question paper versions across Physics, Chemistry, Mathematics and Biology.
KCET 2026 exam conducted · KCET
Two-day, four-subject paper across 745 centres statewide.
KCET admit card released · KCET
About twelve days ahead of the exam.
DCET application window closed (extended) · DCET
Deadline pushed back from the original close date.
PGCET registration opened · PGCET
Following the March 18 notification and March 26 information bulletin.
DCET application window opened · DCET
Later extended to April 10.
KCET notification released, registration opened · KCET
Start of the 2026 cycle.
Previous cycle: KCET 2025, for historical reference
Comparing this year's timeline against last year's is one of the most useful things you can do while waiting on an undated stage — it won't predict the exact date, but it shows the realistic shape and gaps between stages.
KCET 2025 round 3 provisional results declared
KCET 2025 round 2 mock seat allotment published
KCET 2025 round 1 college reporting deadline (extended)
KCET 2025 round 1 final seat allotment released
KCET 2025 round 1 provisional seat allotment results
KCET 2025 round 1 first mock allotment
KCET 2025 round 1 option entry closed (deadline extended from an earlier date)
KCET 2025 round 1 option entry opened
KCET 2025 document verification at KEA Bengaluru
KCET 2025 result declared
KCET 2025 exam conducted
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This page is a fast-scan timeline. For deeper how-it-works guides (reservation categories, counselling rounds, choice-filling strategy, and more), see the blog.