The test comprised multiple-choice questions carrying one mark each, with no negative marking. This year, around 3.3 lakh candidates registered for the KCET 2026.The Karnataka Examinations Authority (KEA) is likely to announce the KCET 2026 results after June 1 at its official website, cetonline.karnataka.gov.in. Students will be able to access their scores by logging in with the required credentials. The exams were conducted from April 22 to 24, beginning with the Kannada language paper, followed by Physics and Chemistry on April 23, and concluding with Mathematics and Biology on April 24.
KEA has said that the UGCET 2026 results will be announced only after the Agriculture and Veterinary practical examination at the Hiriyur centre is conducted on June 1. The delay follows the rescheduling of the agriculture practical exam by the University of Agricultural Sciences, with KEA awaiting marks of over 24,250 candidates before declaring the results.
Typically, the counselling process for the Common Entrance Test (CET) is conducted simultaneously with the NEET admissions. However, following the leak of the NEET question paper, KEA has decided to proceed with the KCET results and counselling process independently. Karnataka Higher Education Minister MC Sudhakar made this announcement after a meeting with representatives from private colleges and officials from the higher education and medical education departments.
The test comprised multiple-choice questions carrying one mark each, with no negative marking. This year, around 3.3 lakh candidates registered for the KCET 2026.
On May 19, the Karnataka Examinations Authority (KEA) requested that students who have completed Class 12 from CBSE, CISCE, and other state boards upload their marks on the KEA portal for the result processing. Students were required to provide access to their DigiLocker accounts so that their marks could be retrieved automatically.
KEA on May 19 directed CBSE, CISCE, and other state board students to upload the Class 12th marks obtained by them. The portal integrated with DigiLocker, allowed the system to automatically fetch the Class 12 marks to streamline the final result calculation process.
KEA has said that the results of the UGCET 2026 will be announced only after the Agriculture and Veterinary practical examination is conducted at the Hiriyur centre on June 1. The delay comes after the University of Agricultural Sciences rescheduled the agriculture practical examination for candidates appearing at the Hiriyur centre.
According to KEA Executive Director H Prasanna, a total of 24,250 candidates had registered for the agriculture practical examination, and the CET-2026 results can be declared only after the university submits the practical examination marks to KEA. In the meantime, candidates and parents have been advised to familiarise themselves with the counselling and option-entry process. KEA has also encouraged students to take part in the CET mock seat allotment rounds being organised in government engineering and medical colleges till May 30 to better understand the admission procedure.
A student who secures an engineering seat in CET counselling and later qualifies for a medical programme through NEET can switch without any penalty. The vacated engineering seat will flow back into the pool and remain accessible to other candidates seeking an upgrade.
Full fee refunds have been assured for students moving from engineering to medical programmes, and private colleges have committed to reimbursing students who take over seats freed up by those who moved the other way.
The KCET result download link will be made available at the official KEA website - cetonline.karnataka.gov.in. Once the result is out, students can visit the portal to download their scorecard.
Amid uncertainty following the NEET question paper leak, the Karnataka government has decided to begin the UGCET counselling process ahead of NEET-based admissions, departing from its longstanding practice of conducting both simultaneously.
The announcement was made by Karnataka Higher Education Minister MC Sudhakar after a meeting with private college representatives and officials from the higher and medical education departments.
Under the revised plan, counselling for eight CET-linked programmes — led by engineering courses — will proceed independently. Admissions to medical, dental, and AYUSH courses will be taken up separately after the NEET admission process is completed, Sudhakar said.
Last year, the results were declared on May 24. Around 3,30,787 candidates had applied for the exam, out of which 3,11,991 had appeared for the exam. As many as 2,75,677 candidates cleared the exam. KCET was conducted between April 15 and April 17 last year.
KCET 2026 was held between April 22 to April 24. The provisional answer key for the KCET exam was released on April 27. The council also opened the objection window for students who were willing to raise objections against the provisional answer key. The objection window was open till April 30. The final answer key was later released on May 10.
KCET result timelines have varied significantly over the past five years, with the gap between the examination and result declaration ranging from 22 to 44 days.
In 2021, the results were announced just 22 days after the exams held between August 28 and 30. The longest wait was recorded in 2024, when students waited 44 days after the April 18–19 exams for the results on June 1.
Similarly, in 2022, the Karnataka Examinations Authority (KEA) took 43 days to announce the results after the June 16–18 exams.
In comparison, the 2023 results were declared within 25 days, while the 2025 KCET results were announced on May 24, 38 days after the exams conducted from April 15 to 17.
The exams were conducted from April 22 to 24, beginning with the Kannada language paper, followed by Physics and Chemistry on April 23, and concluding with Mathematics and Biology on April 24.
Candidates who appeared for the exam will be able to check and download KCET results from the official website--cetonline.karnataka.gov.in
KEA will likely release KCET results in the first week of June
Karnataka KCET 2026 Result Date, Time Live Updates: The provisional answer key was made available in late April for all the 16 paper sets for Physics, Biology, Mathematics and Chemistry. Students were also allowed to raise objections till April 30, 2026. There was no fee for challenging the answer key, students were only required to fill out the objection form on the website. The final rank list will be prepared according to the performance of students in KCET 2026 and in the qualfiying examination. 50-50 weightabe will be given to marks scored in Physics, Chemistry and Mathematics in both the exams while calculating the result
