The KEA UGCET 2025 registration process window was available from January 23, 2025 to February 18, 2025. The online application form was available at cetonline.karnataka.gov.in/kea/ugcet2025. The Karnataka NEET UG counselling has begun after the declaration of the NEET result 2025, which was out on June 14, 2025. It was mandatory to register for the UGCET 2025 to be eligible to participate in the KEA NEET UG counselling. Candidates who appeared for the NEET UG exam on May 4, 2025, but failed to apply through the UGCET 2025, can still participate in the KEA NEET UG counselling 2025 by registering last till July 10, 2025. The complete process to register for the KEA NEET UGCET 2025 is mentioned below in the PDF document. Download the detailed steps to apply for KEA NEET UGCET 2025. 

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The KEA NEET UGCET 2025 application process has closed for the academic year 2025-26 by the Karnataka Examination Authority (KEA). KEA NEET UG counselling process includes choice filling and option locking, provisional seat allotment result declaration, final seat allotment declaration, document verification, and reporting at the allotted institute. The Karnataka NEET seat allotment will inform the candidates about their All India Rank, course code, college name, course name, allotted category, course fee, and status.

Karnataka NEET UG Counselling 2025 will be conducted for admission to various MBBS, BDS, AYUSH, Unani, Homeopathy, and Ayurveda courses across government and private medical colleges across Karnataka. The counselling generally comprises two rounds and a mop-up round, which is conducted if any seats remain vacant. KEA conducts Karnataka NEET 2025 counselling for 85% state quota and 100% of private college seats.

The Medical Counselling Committee (MCC) will conduct Karnataka NEET counselling 2025 for 15% of All India Quota seats. The Karnataka NEET UG Counselling 2025 will enable the admission of approximately 43,451 seats. Under the MBBS programme, there are 33,829 seats and 9,622 seats in medical and dental colleges across the state.

Karnataka NEET UG Counselling 2025: Eligibility Criteria

Candidates applying for Karnataka NEET UG Counselling 2025 must fulfil the eligibility criteria laid down by KEA:

• Candidates must be citizens of India

• He/she must have qualified for NEET 2025

• He/she must have filled out the UGCET 2025 application form

Eligibility for Government Seats:

• He/she must have passed Class 10 and Class 12 from an institute located in Karnataka. Also, he/she must have studied for seven years at a government school located in Karnataka, or

• He/she must have passed Class 11 and Class 12 from an institute located in Karnataka. Also, either of the candidate’s parents must have studied for seven years at an institute located in Karnataka, or

• Candidate and either of his/her parents’ mother tongue is Kannada/Tulu/Kodava. Also, this parent must be a domicile of Karnataka state.

Karnataka NEET Exam Dates & Schedule 2025

Take a look at the table below for the complete schedule of Karnataka NEET 2025 exam

Karnataka NEET Counselling Process 2025

The Karnataka NEET UG counselling 2025 for MBBS admissions will be conducted in four stages, namely Registration, Choice filling, Seat allotment and Reporting. All these stages are equally important for those applying for Karnataka NEET counselling. Karnataka NEET counselling registration last date was February 18, 2025. Each of these stages has been elaborated below:

KEA Registration Process 2025

To participate in the Karnataka NEET UG counselling 2025, a candidate must register for UGCET on the official website of KEA. Follow the steps given below to register:

Step 1: Go to the official website or click on this link 'cetonline.karnataka.gov.in/kea/ugcet2025'

Step 2: Select ‘UGCET-2025 Online Registration’. Enter details such as the name of the candidate, contact address details, category, PwD status, educational qualification details, date of birth, etc. Application ID and password will be sent to the registered mobile number of the candidate.

Step 2: Upload images of a recent passport-sized photograph, signature and thumb impression (left hand)

Step 3: Pay the registration/counselling fee. The registration fee can be paid online using a credit card/debit card/net banking. Candidates can also pay the fee offline by downloading the bank challan.

Karnataka NEET UG Counselling 2025 Application Fee

KEA NEET UG 2025 Document Verification 

Here is a list of documents that one must carry for the purpose of verification at KEA Bangalore: 

1. Copy of the Karnataka NEET counselling 2025 application form (final copy post submission)

2. Proof of payment of the counselling fee

3. NEET 2025 admit card

4. NEET 2025 result/scorecard

5. Class 10 & Class 12 mark sheet

6. Candidate’s study certificate

7. Valid photo ID proof

8. Recent passport-sized photograph (two in number)

9. Caste/caste income certificate (if applicable)

10. Rural study certificate (if claiming rural quota)

11. Kannada medium study certificate (if claiming Kannada medium quota)

12. Hyderabad-Karnataka Region Reservation Certificate (if applicable)

13. Parent’s study certificate/ hometown certificate/domicile certificate/employment certificate/cumulative record/marks card (if applicable)