Karnataka DCET 2026 Seat Allocation Process
Karnataka DCET (Diploma Common Entrance Test) manages lateral entry seats for 2nd year B.E./B.Tech programs for diploma holders. The seats distribution process takes place after the result through counselling. The candidates will register for counselling and participate in seat allotment according to college and course
Which college has which course that you want to pursue and number of seats in that college has been given here in PDF form, you can download it and check the availability of the course in the particular college
The seats are available in popular courses as mentioned below
Expected Seat Matrix (Based on Previous Trends):
- Total seats: ~5,000-7,000 across 200+ engineering colleges
- Popular branches: CSE (~1,500 seats), Mechanical (~1,200), Civil (~1,000), ECE (~800)
- Government colleges: 30% seats; Private: 70% seats
Key Seat Allotment Stages (Tentative July-August 2026):
- Round 1: Provisional allotment (July 2nd week)
- Round 2: Final allotment (July last week)
- Round 3: Mop-up/Casual vacancy (August 1st week)
Allotment Process:
- Option Entry: Fill college/course preferences online (unlimited choices)
- Mock Allotment: Preview results, modify choices
- Seat Allotment: Based on DCET rank + choices + seat availability
- Fee Payment: Choice-1 (full fees), Choice-2 (caution deposit only)
- Reporting: Download confirmation slip, report to college
Check Allotment (cetonline.karnataka.gov.in):
Courses available in Karnataka
| COMPUTER SCIENCE AND ENGINEERING |
| COMPUTER SCIENCE AND ENGINEERING (AIML) |
| ELECTRICAL & ELECTRONICS ENGINEERING |
| ELECTRONICS AND COMMUNICATION ENGG |
| ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE AND MACHINE LEARNING |
| AUTOMOBILE ENGINEERING |
| CIVIL ENGINEERING |
| Mechanical Engineering |
| ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE AND MACHINE LEARNING |
| SILK TECHNOLOGY |
| Texteile Technology |
| ELECTRONICS AND INSTRUMENTATION ENGINEERING |
| ROBOTICS AND ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE |
| B TECH IN ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE AND DATA SCIENCE |
| ELECTRONICS & COMPUTER ENGINEERING |
| BTECH IN ELECTRONICS ENGINEERING (VLSI DESIGN & TECHNOLOGY) |
| Mechanical and Smart Manufacturing |
| INDUSTRIAL ENGINEERING & MANAGEMENT |
| INDUSTRIAL & PRODUCTION ENGINEERING |
| Environmental Engineering |
| Polymer Science and Technology |
| AERO SPACE ENGINEERING |
| BIO-MEDICAL ENGINEERING |
| COMPUTER SCIENCE AND ENGG (INTERNET OF THINGS) |
| COMPUTER SCIENCE AND ENGINEERING (CYBER SECURITY) |
| COMPUTER SCIENCE AND ENGINEERING (DATA SCIENCE) |
| DATA SCIENCES |
| INFORMATION SCIENCE AND ENGINEERING |
| AGRICULTURE ENGINEERING |
| INTELLIGENCE AND MACHINE LEARNING |
| COMPUTER SCIENCE AND DESIGN |
| COMPUTER SCIENCE AND ENGG (INTERNET OF THINGS & CYBER SECURITY INCLUDING BLOCK CHAIN TECH) |
| ELECTRONICS & COMPUTER ENGINEERING |
| CHEMICAL ENGINEERING |
| BIO-TECHNOLOGY |
| ELECTRONICS ENGINEERING(VLSI DESIGN & TECHNOLOGY) |
| ELECTRONICS AND INSTRUMENTATION ENGINEERING |
| ELECTRONICS AND TELECOMMUNICATION ENGINEERING |
| ROBOTICS AND ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE |
| COMPUTER SCIENCE AND BUSINESS SYSTEMS |
| TELECOMMUNICATION ENGINEERING INFORMATION SCIENCE AND ENGINEERING |
| MINING ENGINEERING |
| ELECTRONICS AND TELECOMMUNICATION ENGINEERING |
| MEDICAL ELECTRONICS ENGINEERING |
| MECHANICAL ENGINEERING (KANNADA MEDIUM) |
| SCIENCE AND ENGG (ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE AND MACHINE LEARNING) |
| Design |
| Planning |
| CERAMICS & CEMENT ENGINEERING |
| MARINE ENGINEERING |
| DATA SCIENCES |
| SCIENCE AND ENGG (ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE AND MACHINE LEARNING) |
| INDUSTRIAL IOT |
| B TECH IN AERO SPACE ENGINEERING |
| BTECH IN INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY AUGMENTED REALITY AND VIRUTAL REALITY(AR/VR) |
| BTECH IN INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY DATA ANALYTICS |
| B.TECH IN COMPUTER SICENCE AND ENGG (DATA ANALYTICS) |
| ELECTRICAL & COMPUTER ENGINEERING |
| B TECH IN COMPUTER SCIENCE (CLOUD COMPUTING) |
| B Tech in Computer Science (Information Security) |
| ENGINEERING DESIGN |
| CONSTRUCTION TECHNOLOGY AND MGMT |
| BTECH IN PHARMACEUTICAL ENGINEERING |
| AUTOMATION AND ROBOTICS |
| B TECH IN COMPUTER SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY(DEV OPS) |
| B TECH IN PETROLEUM ENGINEERING |
Karnataka DCET 2026 Seats college-wise
FAQs Karnataka DCET 2026
Though no date is out by KEA regarding this but it will open in February or March 2026
The seats are allotted through counselling for this the candidate will get rank
Karnataka DCET 2026 is an entrance test for Lateral entry to BTEC courses in the state
Yes the admission opporunity is available for the candidates provided they meet the eligibility criteria
