Christopher J. Fynn · CC BY-SA 4.0Karnataka · KEA · checked 1 October 2026
Karnataka NEET PG state counselling
KEA runs one online counselling for state-quota government seats and private, NRI and other seats in Karnataka, using your NEET PG rank. The usual mistake is treating option entry casually: one priority list, entered once, carries through every round.
- ~1,047 government state-quota seats
- 25 government colleges
- Official documents, cited
Where 2026 counselling stands
No 2026 schedule published as of 1 October 2026. KEA's site still carries the PGET-2025 medical page and has no PGET-2026 medical page yet.
How many government seats the state fills
No state publishes this number, so here is how it is built. NMC’s register records the sanctioned PG intake of each government college; MCC’s results record how many of those seats went through the All India Quota. What is left is the state quota — what KEA itself allots.
- 25
- government colleges matched
- 2,074
- sanctioned PG intake
- 1,048
- All India Quota, 2025
- 1,047
- left as state quota
Who can apply
- Government (G) seats: Indian citizens who did MBBS in Karnataka (clause a/b), or did 10 years of schooling in Karnataka and MBBS elsewhere (clause c). Clauses d to g cover AIS, central-employee, MP and defence wards.
- Private GMP seats need Karnataka eligibility (clause b/c). Private OPN seats are open to any Indian citizen with a recognised MBBS.
- NRI seats are for NRI, NRI-ward, PIO, OCI and foreign-national candidates. Other (Q) seats are open to all NEET PG qualifiers except NRI, PIO, OCI and foreign nationals.
- SC/ST/OBC qualifying relaxations and reservation apply only to Karnataka candidates. Non-Karnataka candidates must reach the General (50th percentile) qualifying mark.
- The 2025 bulletin we read still lists the 10-year Karnataka schooling route (clause c) for government seats. We found no KEA statement on how it applied Tanvi Behl v. Shrey Goel (2025).
| Seat type | How it works |
|---|---|
| Government seats (G) | 50% of seats in government colleges (the other 50% go to All India Quota through MCC), 33% in private non-minority colleges, 20% in minority colleges and 40% in private-university colleges. |
| Private seats (P) in KPCF colleges | 42% of seats. Half are GMP (Karnataka-eligible candidates) and half are OPN (any Indian citizen, on NEET PG merit). |
| Private seats in minority colleges (KRLMPCA, AMPCK) | 55% of seats. 66% of these go to the relevant religious or linguistic minority; the remaining 34% are split equally between GMP and OPN. |
| NRI seats (N) | 15% of seats in KPCF, KRLMPCA and AMPCK colleges and in private universities. |
| Other seats (Q) | 10% of seats in KPCF, KRLMPCA and AMPCK colleges and 5% in private universities. |
Reservation, service and fees
- Reservation
- Seats are reserved for Karnataka candidates under Category-1, 2A, 2B, 3A, 3B, SC and ST, plus Kalyana Karnataka (Article 371(j)) and PwD quotas. The 2025 bulletin does not list the percentages.
- In-service candidates
- In-service candidates were counselled in separate rounds in 2025, and subject restrictions apply. They sign a bond to serve the government for at least ten years. The detailed rules come from the Government and DME, not from the bulletin.
- Service bond
- All PG admits owe one year of compulsory government service. Government-seat holders, including AIQ, also undertake three years' service: penalty Rs 50 lakh (degree) or Rs 25 lakh (diploma). Leaving mid-course: Rs 10 lakh (degree), Rs 4 lakh (diploma).
- Fees
- Provisional 2025-26 annual fees, government colleges: Rs 1,23,400 clinical, Rs 68,400 para-clinical, Rs 40,900 pre-clinical. At Kempegowda Institute, Bangalore, a clinical course costs Rs 7,83,108 (government seat) or Rs 13,87,994 (private seat).
How the process runs
- Register online at the KEA PG medical portal with your NEET PG roll number and pay the fee: Rs 750 (SC/ST/Cat-1/PwD), Rs 1,500 (other Karnataka), Rs 4,000 (non-Karnataka), Rs 7,000 (NRI/OCI/PIO/foreign).
- Book a slot and attend offline document verification at KEA, Malleswaram, if you claim clause b to g or z. Clause a and y candidates are exempt unless they claim NRI-ward or minority status.
- Check the provisional verified list and seat matrix, then enter college and course options in priority order. KEA publishes mock allotments before the real one.
- Round 1: after the result, choose Choice 1 (accept and join), 2 (keep the seat and try to upgrade), 3 (surrender it and stay in) or 4 (quit). Choose one, or you lose the seat.
- Round 2, then mop-up and stray-vacancy rounds, run as seats come up. Pay the fee online, download the admission order and report to the college by the deadline.
How the 2025 session actually ran, for a sense of the pace:
| Round | Event | Date |
|---|---|---|
| Registration | Online application opens | 4 October 2025 |
| Registration | Extended last date (11:00 AM) | 23 October 2025 |
| Round 1 | Provisional allotment (non-in-service) | 28 November 2025 |
| Round 1 | Final allotment (non-in-service) | 29 November 2025 |
| Round 1 | Final allotment (in-service) | 12 December 2025 |
| Round 2 | Final allotment (in-service) | 23 December 2025 |
| Round 2 | Final allotment (non-in-service) | 24 December 2025 |
| Mop-up (Round 3) | Final allotment lists | 26 February 2026 |
| Stray vacancy | Final allotment (non-in-service) | 7 March 2026 |
| Stray vacancy (extended) | Final allotment | 11 March 2026 |
Keep ready: Printout of the KEA online application; NEET PG admit card and score card; Photo ID and address proof; SSLC/10th and 2nd PUC/12th marks cards; MBBS marks cards for all phases, degree or provisional certificate, internship completion certificate; Medical council registration certificate (permanent, unless you passed MBBS in 2025); Study certificate countersigned by the BEO/DDPI (10-year Karnataka study claims); Caste/income certificate from the Tahsildar, and 371(j) certificate if claimed; Undertaking on Rs 20 e-stamp paper; rural-service and three-year service bonds at admission.
What costs candidates seats here
State quota closing ranks
KEA publishes round-wise allotment lists with each candidate's NEET PG All India Rank, seat, course and category. We found no separate 2025 cutoff file. Each example is the last AIR allotted in the Round 1 final (non-in-service) list.
| College | Course | Category | Round | Closing |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bangalore Medical College and Research Institute, Bangalore | MD General Medicine | GM, government seat | Round 1 2025 | 74NEET PG AIR |
| Bangalore Medical College and Research Institute, Bangalore | MD Radio Diagnosis | GM, government seat | Round 1 2025 | 134NEET PG AIR |
| Bangalore Medical College and Research Institute, Bangalore | MD Paediatrics | GM, government seat | Round 1 2025 | 1,657NEET PG AIR |
| Bangalore Medical College and Research Institute, Bangalore | MS General Surgery | GM, government seat | Round 1 2025 | 1,218NEET PG AIR |
| Bangalore Medical College and Research Institute, Bangalore | MS Obstetrics and Gynaecology | GM, government seat | Round 1 2025 | 1,142NEET PG AIR |
| Bangalore Medical College and Research Institute, Bangalore | MS Orthopaedics | GM, government seat | Round 1 2025 | 1,860NEET PG AIR |
| Mysore Medical College and Research Institute, Mysore | MD General Medicine | GM, government seat | Round 1 2025 | 327NEET PG AIR |
| Mysore Medical College and Research Institute, Mysore | MD Radio Diagnosis | GM, government seat | Round 1 2025 | 156NEET PG AIR |
| Mysore Medical College and Research Institute, Mysore | MD Paediatrics | GM, government seat | Round 1 2025 | 1,700NEET PG AIR |
| Karnataka Institute of Medical Sciences, Hubballi | MD General Medicine | GM, government seat | Round 1 2025 | 319NEET PG AIR |
| Karnataka Institute of Medical Sciences, Hubballi | MD Paediatrics | GM, government seat | Round 1 2025 | 1,906NEET PG AIR |
| Karnataka Institute of Medical Sciences, Hubballi | MS Obstetrics and Gynaecology | GM, government seat | Round 1 2025 | 2,368NEET PG AIR |
Karnataka's government colleges, seat by seat
Each college’s sanctioned PG intake, the share the All India Quota took, and what that leaves the state. The last column is the most competitive All India Quota Open closing rank in the college — a measure of how sought-after it is nationally, not a state cutoff.
The hardest All India Quota seats in Karnataka last year: MD Dermatology, Venereology & Leprosy at Bangalore Medical College and Research Institute (275); MD General Medicine at Bangalore Medical College and Research Institute (316); MD General Medicine at MYSORE MEDICAL COLLEGE AND RESEARCH INSTITUTE (512); MD Radiodiagnosis at MYSORE MEDICAL COLLEGE AND RESEARCH INSTITUTE (531); MD Radiodiagnosis at Bangalore Medical College and Research Institute (571).
Frequently asked questions
Who conducts NEET PG state counselling in Karnataka?
Karnataka Examinations Authority (KEA), Bengaluru, for the Directorate of Medical Education, Government of Karnataka runs the state quota counselling for MD, MS and diploma seats, on cetonline.karnataka.gov.in/kea/pgetmed2025. All India Quota seats in the same colleges are counselled separately by MCC.
How many government state quota PG seats are there in Karnataka?
About 1,047 across 25 government colleges. NMC records 2,074 sanctioned PG seats in them, and MCC allotted 1,048 through the All India Quota in 2025; the rest is the state quota. KEA does not publish this figure itself.
What is the status of Karnataka NEET PG counselling 2026?
No 2026 schedule published as of 1 October 2026. KEA's site still carries the PGET-2025 medical page and has no PGET-2026 medical page yet.
Does Karnataka publish NEET PG state quota closing ranks?
KEA publishes round-wise allotment lists with each candidate's NEET PG All India Rank, seat, course and category. We found no separate 2025 cutoff file. Each example is the last AIR allotted in the Round 1 final (non-in-service) list.
Is there a service bond for PG in Karnataka?
All PG admits owe one year of compulsory government service. Government-seat holders, including AIQ, also undertake three years' service: penalty Rs 50 lakh (degree) or Rs 25 lakh (diploma). Leaving mid-course: Rs 10 lakh (degree), Rs 4 lakh (diploma).
Sources
- KEA PGET-2025 PG Medical/DNB page (notices, lists, dates) — 2026-10-01
- KEA e-Information Bulletin-1, PG Medical/Dental 2025 — 2025-06-24
- KEA counselling procedure, PG Medical and Dental 2025 — 2025-07-15
- KEA PG NEET-2025 MD/MS Round 1 final seat allotment list — 2025-11-29
- KEA college-wise provisional PG MD/MS fee structure 2025-26 — 2025-11-18
- KEA PGET-2025 medical admission notification — 2025-10-03
- Medical Dialogues: Karnataka NEET PG 2025 registration begins — 2025-10-04
Rules are summarised from those documents in our own words; where a document did not settle a point, this page leaves it out rather than guessing. Seat figures are derived from NMC’s College and Course Search and MCC’s allotment reports — see the methodology. Spotted something out of date? The official notice always wins.