Karnataka PGCET 2026 Extended Round Schedule Announced: Check Dates and Eligibility

The Karnataka Examination Authority (KEA) has released the Karnataka PGCET 2026 extended round counselling timetable for admission into MBA, MCA, and MTech courses. The extended round comes following the recent Supreme Court judgement on the Parshavanath Charitable Trust v. All India Council for Technical Education case.

All those seats which are not allotted or marked 'not reported' following the allocation of seats carried out between October 13 and 15, 2026 shall be considered under the extended round.

Those candidates who have been allotted seats and have not reported in their respective colleges should make the necessary payment and report before October 31, 2026, by 6 pm, otherwise the seats shall be considered under the extended round.

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Karnataka PGCET 2026 Extended Round Schedule

Candidates participating in the extended round must enter fresh options in their preferred order. Options entered during the previous counselling round won't be considered for this allotment.

Candidates should follow the schedule carefully and complete each step within the specified deadline.

Who Is Eligible for the Karnataka PGCET Extended Round?

As per the official notification, the following candidates will be eligible to apply for the extended seat allotment round:

• Those who did not get any seat allocation during the previous counselling round can apply if they want to.
• The candidates who have already reported at their allotted colleges can also apply for seat upgradation.
• Those who had paid the required penalty fee for cancelling their allotted seats will also be able to apply.

But those who were allotted seats from October 13 to October 15, 2026, but have not paid the fees or have not reported to the allotted college will not directly be eligible for this round.

These candidates can make themselves eligible by reporting to the allotted college by October 31, 2026, for upgradation. They can also pay the Rs 10,000 penalty fee, cancel the allotted seat online and apply for the extended round.

The candidates who have paid the course fee but have cancelled their seats will get back the balance after deducting the Rs 10,000 penalty fee.

Karnataka PGCET 2026 Extended Round Caution Deposit

Candidates must pay the prescribed caution deposit to participate in the extended round. If a seat is allotted, the deposit will be adjusted against the applicable fee.

Candidates that have already registered themselves in their allotted colleges do not have to pay the caution fee.

A candidate may forfeit his caution fee if he gets admitted to a seat but does not make the balance payment or register at the college. In such a case, he has to make the total payment as well.

Karnataka PGCET 2026 Extended Round: Important Points

Students are advised to keep the following points in mind prior to participating:

• New options should be entered for the extended round.
• Options applied for in the previous round will not be accepted.
• Students are expected to pay the caution deposit fee within the specified dates.
• Those students who have not joined their allocated colleges should fulfill the necessary formalities by October 31.
• Students should refer to the KEA notification for detailed guidelines on this regard.

KEA notification: Students are expected to refer to the KEA notification for the detailed schedule, eligibility criteria, fees and other guidelines.

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