Karnataka NEET Counselling 2021 Dates, Eligibility & Application Process
BAMS/BUMS/BSMS/BHMS Admission in Govt. and Private Colleges
Table of Contents
- Important Dates for Karnataka NEET Counselling 2021
- Karnataka NEET Counselling 2021: Eligibility Criteria
- Karnataka NEET Counselling 2021 Process
- Karnataka NEET counselling 2021: Seat intake
- Karnataka NEET 2021 Counselling Fee Structure
- Karnataka NEET 2021 Counselling: Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs)
KEA – Karnataka Examination Authorities have released the Karnataka NEET 2021 counselling notification on 10 December 2021. Qualified candidates can now apply and register for the admission process for MBBS, BDS and AYUSH courses.
National Medical Commission’s (NMCs) data shows that as many as 9,495 MBBS and 3,445 BDS seats will be filled through the Karnataka NEET 2021 counselling process.
This page has the detailed information about the official notification released by the KEA on Karnataka NEET Counselling 2021.
Karnataka NEET Counselling Latest Updates
December 15, 2021: Application deadline extended for Karnataka MBBS/BDS admission 2021
December 13, 2021: Registration for Karnataka MBBS admission 2021 starts today.
December 10, 2021: KEA releases notification, announces application dates
Karnataka NEET 2021 counselling application date has been extended by KEA. As per the KEA’s latest notification, the revised deadline for to submit Karanataka NEET counselling online applications and fee is extended till December 22 till 5 pm. The application deadline for Karnataka MBBS/BDS admission 2021 was originally set on December 17. On December 13, the Karnataka Examination Authority (KEA), the recognised authority to conduct Karnataka NEET counselling 2021, began accepting applications. Candidates who meet the minimum cutoff marks in NEET 2021 will be able to fill out an application form on the official website, kea.kar.nic.in. On this page, you will get a direct link to apply for Karnataka NEET counselling for MBBS and BDS admission in 2021. Candidates can register for the counselling procedure by completing the instructions outlined below.
The Karnataka Education Authority (KEA) will conduct online counselling for admission to different MBBS and BDS programmes at government and private medical schools across the state. The KEA’s responsibilities are limited to administering Karnataka NEET 2021 centralised counselling, which includes online registration, document verification, counselling, allotment of seats, and to issue the admission orders. On December 13, the Karnataka Examination Authority (KEA) issued the Karnataka NEET 2021 counselling calendar, which includes schedules for key events associated to admission to professional degrees.
Direct link to register for Karnataka NEET 2021 counselling
There are two rounds of Karnataka NEET counselling in 2021, as well as a mop-up round if any seats remain unfilled after the 2nd round. Karnataka NEET 2021 counselling will be conducted by KEA for 85 percent state quota seats and 100 percent private college seats. Karnataka NEET counselling will be held in 2021 by the Medical Counselling Committee (MCC) for 15% All India Quota seats. Admission to 9,345 MBBS and 3,445 BDS seats available in medical institutions across the Karnataka state will be confirmed through counselling.
Karnataka UG NEET 2021 Schedule | Karnataka NEET 2021 Information Brochure
Important Dates for Karnataka NEET Counselling 2021
| Events | Dates |
|---|---|
| Information Brochure released | 13-Dec-21 |
| Registration started | 13-Dec-21 |
| Last date to submit the application form | 22-Dec-2021 up to 5:00 pm |
| Last date to pay the registration fee | 22-Dec-2021 up to 5:00 pm |
| Submission of special category certificates (NCC, Sports, etc.) at KEA, Bangalore | 17-Dec-2021 to 18-Dec-2021 |
| Medical examination of physically disabled candidates | 17-Dec-2021 to 18-Dec-2021 |
| Document Verification | 20-12-2021 to 23-12-2021 |
| Rank-wise schedule released | 17-Dec-21 |
| Downloading of verification slip | 28-Dec-2021 to 30-Dec-2021 till 8 pmt |
| Dates for the following events are to be announced | |
|---|---|
| List of verified candidates | NA |
| Option Entry (Choice filling) | NA |
| Revised Seat Matrix | NA |
| Fee Structure for MBBS and BDS courses | NA |
| Publication of mock round result | NA |
| Change the option entry | NA |
| Publication of round one result | NA |
| Withdrawal and acceptance | NA |
| Fee payment (Choice 1 and Choice 2 candidates) and downloading admission order | NA |
| Last date for reporting at the college which is allotted for choice 1 candidates | NA |
Eligibility Criteria For Karnataka NEET Counselling 2021
Candidates interested to participate in Karnataka NEET counselling 2021 must fulfill eligibility requirements as per the norms of Karnataka Examination Authorities (KEA).
General Eligibility:
- Candidates must be a citizen of India
- Must have qualified in NEET 2021
UG NEET 2021 qualified candidates are allowed to participate in the allotment of Medical / Dental seats as per the eligibility & reservation criteria for the respective types of seats which is explained in the below section.
These seats are classified into four categories:
- G –Government Seats
- P-Private Seats
- N-NRI Seats
- Q-Others Seats
Eligibility for Government Seats
Government seats means and includes 100% seats in Government colleges and the Government share of seats in Private colleges. (40% Seats in MBBS and 35% seats in BDS course in Private Non-Minority colleges, 25% in both medical & dental Private Minority (Religious & Linguistic) colleges).
These shares of Govt. seats are reserved for the candidates who fulfill the eligibility criteria in accordance with the Karnataka Selection of Candidates as notified in the information bulletin of UG NEET uploaded by KEA (Refer Page 20-29).
The candidates who do not satisfy any of the Clauses / Eligibility Criteria detailed below and the candidates who do not produce the prescribed documents in original will not be eligible for admission to professional courses under Government quota seats.
To download a detailed PDF of the Karnataka NEET eligibility criteria, click here.
Eligibility for Private Seats
(GMP, OPN &MK, MA, ME, MU, MC, MM seats)
- Candidate should fulfill academic eligibility criteria and should be qualified in the UG NEET 2021 (National Eligibility cum Entrance Test).
- Karnataka Candidates and those who are claiming eligibility for Government seats under clauses (a), (b), (f), (h), (j), (k), (l), and (o) as mentioned in KEA UG NEET 2021 information bulletin are only eligible for GMP seats.
- Candidate should fulfill the eligibility criteria to claim seats under Religious Minority, Linguistic Minority.
Karnataka NEET Counselling 2021 Process
Counselling process of Registration, choice filling, seat allotment, and reporting will be conducted in four rounds in Karnataka NEET counselling for MBBS and BDS course admissions. For those applying for MBBS admission in Karnataka through NEET 2021 counselling, should note that all 4 steps are equally important. Each of these steps are described in detail below:
Registration
A candidate must register on the KEA’s official website in order to participate in Karnataka NEET 2021 counselling. To register, follow the steps below:
Step 1: Select ‘UGET-2021 online registration’ Tab in after opening the official website. Enter all details such as the name of the candidate, contact address details, category, PwD status, educational qualification details, date of birth, etc. After completion of entry of all the details, you will receive an application ID and Password to your registered mobile phone number and to email address.
Step 2: Upload a scanned copy of your recent passport-sized photograph, thumb impression (left hand), and signature in JPG or JPEG format separately.
Step 3: Pay the registration fee online using a credit card / debit card or net banking.
Karnataka NEET Counselling Registration fee
| Category | Fee (in Rs) |
|---|---|
| NRI/OCI/PIO/Foreign nationals | 2,000 |
| General/2A/2B/3A/3B | 1,000 |
| SC/ST/Cat-I/PWD | 500 |
Step 4: Save the pdf and take a print of the application form for future use.
List of Registered Candidates:
The Karnataka Examination Authority (KEA) will issue a list of all applicants who have enrolled for Karnataka NEET 2021 counselling. All candidates must complete the verification procedure in order to continue for the NEET counselling process.
Verification of documents:
The candidates’ documents will be verified in the order in which they have received the NEET rank. Therefore, all applicants should validate the rank range, date, and time of verification before reporting to the centre for verification. Candidates must bring all original certificates as well as a self-attested copy.
Candidates must re-register and give all required information at the verification centre. All original papers will be checked by officials at the verification counter, and self-attested copies will be preserved. Candidates who successfully complete the verification procedure will be given an acknowledgement slip.
Documents that one should carry for the verification process:
Copy of the Karnataka NEET counselling 2021 application form (final copy post submission)
- Proof of payment of the counselling fee
- NEET 2021 admit card
- NEET 2021 result/scorecard
- Class 10 mark sheet
- Class 12 mark sheet
- Candidate’s study certificate
- Valid photo Id proof
- Recent passport-sized photograph (two in number)
- Caste/caste income certificate (if applicable)
- Rural study certificate (if claiming rural quota)
- Kannada medium study certificate (if claiming Kannada medium quota)
- Hyderabad-Karnataka Region Reservation Certificate (if applicable)
- Parent’s certificate / hometown certificate / domicile certificate / employment certificate / cumulative record (if applicable)
Secret Key and Choice Filling
In addition to the recognition slip, qualifying candidates will get a secret key. This key is required to fill out the options on the ‘Option-entry portal.’ Candidates are urged to keep the secret key to themselves at all times and to ensure confidentiality.
There is no restriction on the number of option entry in Karnataka NEET counselling 2021. Options recorded on the final day of the announced schedule will be frozen and considered for seat allocation. Candidates should keep in mind that this is a one-time process only. If you have entered the options of the colleges in the first round, then you will not be permitted to enter the options again in the second round. However, you can change the preferences to the higher order.
Seat Allotment List
The Karnataka Examination Authority (KEA) will publish a list of applicants who have been allotted a medical or dental seat through the Karnataka NEET 2021 counselling. These seat allotment lists will be generated based on a candidate’s merit and the option entry choices filled out by him/her.
Post-allotment Process
If the candidates have been allotted a seat in the Karnataka NEET 2021 counselling 2021 and he/she prefer to keep the same seat, they candidate must confirm their choice on the KEA’s official website. He or she must pay the fees and report to the medical college with the admission order to finish the admission process.
Karnataka NEET counselling 2021: Seat intake
Medical Colleges under Karnataka NEET Counselling
| Name of the College | Total Seats | Hyd/Kar Quota | General |
| Bangalore Medical College and Research Institute, Bangalore | 250 | 16 | 183 |
| Mandya Institute of Medical Sciences, Mandya | 150 | 10 | 111 |
| Hassan Institute of Medical Sciences, Hassan | 150 | 9 | 111 |
| Karnataka Institute of Medical Sciences, Hubli | 200 | 13 | 146 |
| Vijaynagar Institute of Medical Sciences, Bellary | 150 | 84 | 36 |
| Raichur Institute of Medical Sciences, Raichur | 150 | 84 | 36 |
| Employees State Insurance Corporation (ESIC) Medical College, Gulbarga | 100 | 23 | 10 |
| Gulbarga Institute of Medical Sciences, Gulbarga | 150 | 84 | 36 |
| Employees State Insurance Corporation (ESIC) Medical College, Bangalore | 100 | 3 | 30 |
| Mysore Medical College, Mysore | 150 | 9 | 11 |
| Belgaum Institute of Medical Sciences, Belagavi | 150 | 10 | 111 |
| Gadag Institute of Medical Sciences, Gadag | 150 | 10 | 110 |
| Chamrajanagar Institute of Medical Sciences, Karnataka | 150 | 10 | 110 |
| Karwar Institute of Medical Sciences, Karwar | 150 | 9 | 109 |
| Kodagu Institute of Medical Sciences, Madikeri | 150 | 9 | 111 |
| Dr BR Ambedkar Medical College, Bangalore | 100 | 3 | 34 |
| Kempegowda Institute of Medical Sciences, Bangalore | 150 | 4 | 52 |
| MS Ramaiah Medical College, Bangalore | 150 | 5 | 52 |
| Khaja Banda Nawaz Institute of Medical Sciences, Gulbarga | 100 | 16 | 7 |
| MVJ Medical College and Research Hospital, Bangalore | 150 | 3 | 33 |
| Vydehi Institute Of Medical Sciences & Research Centre, Bangalore | 150 | 3 | 31 |
| A J Institute of Medical Sciences & Research Centre, Mangalore | 150 | 3 | 32 |
| Rajarajeswari Medical College & Hospital, Bangalore | 250 | 4 | 55 |
| Basaveswara Medical College and Hospital, Chitradurga | 100 | 3 | 34 |
| Adichunchanagiri Institute of Medical Sciences Bellur | 150 | 5 | 52 |
| Al-Ameen Medical College, Bijapur | 100 | 2 | 21 |
| S Nijalingappa Medical College & HSK Hospital & Research Centre, Bagalkot | 150 | 4 | 52 |
| S D M College of Medical Sciences & Hospital, Sattur, Dharwad | 100 | 2 | 21 |
| Mahadevappa Rampure Medical College, Gulbarga | 150 | 40 | 17 |
| Navodaya Medical College, Raichur | 150 | 25 | 10 |
| Father Mullers Institue of Medical Education and Research, Mangalore | 150 | 3 | 33 |
| KVG Medical College, Sullia | 100 | 3 | 34 |
| JJM Medical College, Davangere | 245 | 7 | 86 |
| Sapthagiri Institute of Medical Sciences & Research Centre, Bangalore | 150 | 3 | 32 |
| Subbaiah Institute of Medical Sciences, Shimoga, Karnataka | 150 | 2 | 32 |
| BGS Global Institute of Medical Sciences, Bangalore | 150 | 4 | 52 |
| East Point College of Medical Sciences & Research Centre, Bangalore | 150 | 4 | 52 |
| St. Johns Medical College, Bangalore | 150 | – | – |
| Jawaharlal Nehru Medical College, Belgaum | 200 | 1 | 9 |
Dental Colleges Under Karnataka NEET Counselling 2021:
| Name of the College | Total Seats | Hyd/Kar Quota | General |
| ESIC Dental College, Gulbarga | 50 | – | – |
| Government Dental College & Research Institute, Bellary | 50 | – | – |
| Government Dental College, Bangalore | 60 | – | – |
| AJ Institute of Dental Sciences, Mangalore | 100 | 1 | 22 |
| Al Ameen Dental College & Hospital, Bijapur | 40 | 1 | 9 |
| Al-Badar Rural Dental College & Hospital, Gulbarga | 100 | 17 | 7 |
| AME’s Dental College & Hospital, Raichur | 40 | 9 | 3 |
| Bangalore Institute of Dental Sciences & Hospital, Bangalore | 60 | 1 | 12 |
| Bapuji Dental College & Hospital, Davangere | 100 | 3 | 30 |
| College of Dental Sciences, Davangere | 100 | 2 | 31 |
| Coorg Institute of Dental Sciences, Virajpat | 40 | 1 | 8 |
| Dayanand Sagar College of Dental Sciences, Bangalore | 60 | 1 | 18 |
| HKE Society’s, S. Nijalingappa Institute of Dental Sciences & Research | 100 | 22 | 10 |
| KGF College of Dental Sciences & Hospital, KGF | 40 | 1 | 7 |
| KVG Dental College & Hospital, Sullia | 100 | 3 | 30 |
| KLE Society’s Institute of Dental Sciences,Bangalore | 50 | 1 | 15 |
| Krishnadevaraya College of Dental Sciences & Hospital, Bangalore | 60 | 2 | 18 |
| MRA Dental College & Hospital, Bangalore | 100 | 3 | 30 |
| MS Ramaiah Dental College, Bangalore | 60 | 2 | 21 |
| Maaruti College of Dental Sciences & Research Centre, Bangalore | 100 | 2 | 22 |
| Maratha Mandal’s Dental College & Research Centre, Belgaum | 50 | 1 | 16 |
| Navodaya Dental College, Raichur | 100 | 17 | 7 |
| PMNM Dental College & Hospital, Bagalkot | 100 | 2 | 29 |
| Rajarajeswari Dental College & Hospital, Bangalore | 100 | 2 | 22 |
| SB Patil Dental College & Hospital, Bidar | 40 | 9 | 4 |
| SJM Dental College & Hospital, Chitradurga | 60 | 2 | 18 |
| SDM College of Dental Sciences & Hospital, Dharwad | 100 | 2 | 22 |
| Sharavathi Dental College & Hospital, Shimoga | 100 | 2 | 31 |
| Sri Hasanamba Dental College & Hospital, Hassan | 40 | 1 | 11 |
| Sri Rajiv Gandhi College of Dental Sciences & Hospital, Bangalore | 100 | 3 | 29 |
| Sri Venkateshwara Dental College & Hospital, Bangalore | 40 | 1 | 12 |
| Srinivas Institute of Dental Sciences, Mangalore | 100 | 2 | 22 |
| Subbaiah Institute of Dental Sciences, Purale, Shimoga | 100 | 2 | 22 |
| The Oxford Dental College, Bangalore | 100 | 2 | 21 |
| VS Dental College, Bangalore | 100 | 2 | 31 |
| Vydehi Institute of Dental Sciences & Research, Bangalore | 60 | 1 | 13 |
Karnataka NEET Counselling 2021 Fee Structure
The fees structure of medical colleges under Karnataka NEET Counselling 2021 is not announced yet. However, we have added the fees structure of the previous year for your reference.
Karnataka NEET 2021 Counselling: Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs)
Q. Who will conduct Karnataka NEET counselling 2021?
A. Karnataka Examinations Authority, Bangalore will conduct counselling for Karnataka NEET 2021.
Q. Is it mandatory to qualify NEET 2021 to participate in Karnataka MBBS counselling?
A. Yes, only those candidates who have qualified NEET 2021 will be eligible to participate in the Karnataka MBBS counselling.
Q. What is the fee for studying MBBS from a government medical college in Karnataka?
A. The average annual fee for MBBS courses in government medical colleges of Karnataka is around Rs 59,000.
Q. Do I have to register separately for Karnataka NEET 2021 counselling and MCC counselling?
A. Yes. Candidates who wish to participate in Karnataka NEET counselling 2021 will have to register on the website of KEA. Those who wish to participate in the AIQ NEET counselling will have to register on the official website of MCC.
Q. What is the fee for studying BDS from a government dental college in Karnataka?
A. The average annual fee for BDS courses in government dental colleges of Karnataka is around Rs 50,000.
Q. What is the Karnataka NEET 2021 registration fee for reserved category students?
A. Reserved category students will have to pay Rs 500 as counselling fee during the registration process of Karnataka NEET counselling.
Q. Will Karnataka NEET counselling 2021 online or offline?
A. Karnataka Examinations Authority, Bangalore will conduct counselling for Karnataka MBBS/BDS admission in online mode. Candidates will have to register and fill application form on the official website.
Q. When will KEA start registration for Karnataka MBBS/BDS admision 2021?
A. The registration for Karnataka NEET counselling 2021 will commence on December 13, 2 pm onwards. The last date to submit application form is December 17.
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