If you registered for Karnataka's state quota NEET UG counselling this year, the Round 1 provisional seat allotment for MBBS and BDS is now up on the KEA portal. This is a preliminary list, not your final seat — it exists precisely so that errors in rank, category or college matching can be caught and corrected before the allotment becomes binding. Candidates who spot a discrepancy have only until 4 PM on the day the list is released to file an objection through the portal, so speed matters here. This concerns only Karnataka state quota seats handled by the Karnataka Examinations Authority (KEA); All India Quota seats allotted separately by the Medical Counselling Committee (MCC) are not part of this list.
Check your Round 1 provisional allotment on cetonline.karnataka.gov.in immediately and file any objection before the 4 PM deadline — after that, the allotment becomes final and errors cannot be fixed for this round.
What KEA has actually released
KEA published two separate PDF lists on its counselling portal — one for MBBS seats and one for BDS seats — under the Round 1 provisional allotment for NEET UG 2026. Both lists are for candidates who registered for KEA's state counselling, completed document verification, and submitted their choice of colleges and courses (called option entry) within the earlier deadlines.
This allotment comes after KEA finalised its state merit list, which ranks candidates within Karnataka based on their NEET UG score and applicable reservation category. The seat you see against your name is a direct outcome of your rank, your category, the preferences you entered, and how many seats were available in each college and category combination.
Who will find their name on this list
Not every NEET UG qualified candidate from Karnataka appears here. Only those who went through the entire KEA process — registration, verification of documents, and submission of college/course preferences — are considered for Round 1 allotment. If any of these steps was missed or left incomplete, no seat could have been allotted, and the candidate's name will simply not show up in the PDF.
The seats covered are state quota MBBS and BDS seats across government, private and minority colleges that participate in KEA counselling. Deemed university seats and All India Quota seats are outside this list — those follow MCC's separate counselling schedule and are not affected by anything KEA does in this round.
How the allotment algorithm actually works
KEA's system processes candidates strictly in order of state merit rank, one by one. For each candidate, it tries to fill the highest-ranked preference on their option-entry list first, checking if a seat is still available in that college-course-category combination. If not, it moves to the candidate's next preference, and so on, until either a seat is found or the list of preferences is exhausted.
This means two things worth understanding: first, your final allotment reflects the best available seat given your rank at the moment your turn came up in processing — not necessarily your top choice if that filled up earlier. Second, if you did not get any seat in Round 1, you are not out of the process; unallotted candidates typically carry forward into later rounds of counselling.
Key dates and how to check your allotment
Here is a quick reference for the Round 1 timeline that matters to you right now.
- MBBS provisional allotment released: August 23, 2026
- BDS provisional allotment released: August 23, 2026
- Deadline to raise objections: August 24, 2026, 4 PM
- Final Round 1 allotment result: to be announced by KEA after objections are reviewed
How to raise an objection if something looks wrong
If your allotted college, course, or category does not match what you expected based on your rank and choices, you can flag it directly through the KEA portal — but only within the stated window. Objections submitted after the deadline are not entertained, so don't wait to double-check.
To raise an objection: log in to the portal with your CET number and password, go to the grievance or objection section on your dashboard, describe the issue clearly, attach any supporting document the portal asks for (such as category or income certificates), and submit. Keep the acknowledgement copy safely — you may need to refer to it later. KEA reviews these objections and will reject ones that aren't backed by valid proof, so vague complaints without documentation are unlikely to change your outcome.
If you get confirmed in the final Round 1 result
Once KEA reviews objections and publishes the final Round 1 allotment, allotted candidates must report to their assigned college within the window specified by KEA. Missing this reporting deadline can lead to your seat being cancelled — a costly mistake after coming this far, so mark the reporting dates the moment they're announced.
Keep the following ready well before reporting day so you aren't scrambling at the last minute:
- NEET UG 2026 admit card and scorecard
- Printout of KEA's final Round 1 allotment order
- Class 10 and Class 12 marksheets and certificates
- A government photo ID such as Aadhaar or PAN
- Category, income or reservation certificate, where applicable
- Proof of fee payment as required by the allotted college
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See My CollegesFrequently asked questions
Is the Round 1 provisional allotment my final seat?
No. It is a preliminary list meant to let you verify details and raise objections. The final Round 1 result will be published separately after KEA reviews all objections.
What if I don't see my name in the provisional list at all?
This usually means you missed a required step in the KEA process — registration, document verification, or option entry. Only candidates who completed all these steps are included.
Does this affect my All India Quota (AIQ) counselling?
No. This is purely Karnataka's state quota allotment run by KEA. AIQ seats are handled separately by MCC under its own schedule.
Can I change my seat if I'm unhappy with the allotment but there's no factual error?
Not through the objection process, which is meant for correcting mistakes (like wrong category or rank mismatch), not for expressing dissatisfaction with the seat you got. If you want a different seat entirely, you would typically wait for later rounds or evaluate whether to freeze, upgrade, or withdraw as per KEA's rules for that stage.
What happens if I miss the reporting deadline after final allotment?
Your allotted seat can be cancelled. Reporting with original documents and fee proof within the specified window is mandatory to secure the admission.
What happens to candidates who got no seat in Round 1?
They are generally carried forward to subsequent rounds of KEA counselling, where seats vacated or unfilled from Round 1 become available again.
If you're in Karnataka's state quota counselling, don't treat this provisional list casually — a few minutes spent verifying your rank, category and allotted seat now can save you from a much harder correction process later. Keep tracking cetonline.karnataka.gov.in for the final Round 1 result, reporting dates, and the Round 2 schedule.
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