No clarity on CET counselling yet; COMEDK to go ahead with counselling as per schedule

The delay in the commencement of the Common Entrance Test (CET-2026) counselling process by the Karnataka Examination Authority (KEA) has forced the Consortium of Medical Engineering and Dental Colleges of Karnataka (COMEDK) to go ahead with its schedule of counselling to engineering courses for the year 2026-27.

As mentioned in the consensual agreement signed between the State government and the Karnataka Unaided Private Engineering Colleges Association (KUPECA), both parties have agreed to COMEDK going ahead with its counselling schedule if KEA fails to complete the first round of counselling by July 10, 2026.

A COMEDK authority said that they had started the counselling process and even option entry is under way. “But as per the agreement, we will wait till July 10, 2026, to announce the results of the seat allotment. If KEA fails to complete the first round of seat allotment by then, we will announce our results,” he said.

However, even on June 13, 2026, KEA did not receive the final seat matrix of the engineering courses, and there is no clarity about the counselling schedule yet.

Sharan Prakash Patil, Minister for Medical Education and co-chairman, KEA, promised that he will discuss the issue with the Chief Minister soon. “I will meet and discuss the issue with the Chief Minister. As the higher education portfolio is with the Chief Minister now, he has to give approval for the final seat matrix for engineering courses,” he said.