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

The delay within the graduation of the Widespread Entrance Check (CET-2026) counselling course of by the Karnataka Examination Authority (KEA) has compelled the Consortium of Medical Engineering and Dental Schools of Karnataka (COMEDK) to go ahead with its schedule of counselling to engineering programs for the yr 2026-27.

As talked about within the consensual settlement signed between the State authorities and the Karnataka Unaided Personal Engineering Schools Affiliation (KUPECA), each events have agreed to COMEDK going ahead with its counselling schedule if KEA fails to full the primary spherical of counselling by July 10, 2026.

A COMEDK authority mentioned that they’d began the counselling course of and even choice entry is beneath means. “However as per the settlement, we are going to wait until July 10, 2026, to announce the outcomes of the seat allotment. If KEA fails to full the primary spherical of seat allotment by then, we are going to announce our outcomes,” he mentioned.

Nevertheless, even on June 13, 2026, KEA didn’t obtain the ultimate seat matrix of the engineering programs, and there’s no clarity concerning the counselling schedule but.

Sharan Prakash Patil, Minister for Medical Training and co-chairman, KEA, promised that he’ll talk about the problem with the Chief Minister quickly. “I’ll meet and talk about the problem with the Chief Minister. As the upper training portfolio is with the Chief Minister now, he has to give approval for the ultimate seat matrix for engineering programs,” he mentioned.