KCET 2026 Round 3 Final Allotment: KEA Releases Remaining Engineering Seats, Check Details

List of vacant engineering seats in the state has been announced by KEA following the release of KCET 2026 Round 3 Final Seat Allotment Result. As per the seat matrix announced on 8th September 2026, there are 19,509 seats that have not yet been allotted in 161 professional colleges in Karnataka.

This includes vacancy details in terms of institutes wise and branch wise vacant seats in the final KCET 2026 counselling.

Vacancy of a considerable number of seats suggests less participation of students in many colleges including a few engineering branches and regional colleges.

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KCET 2026 Vacant Seats After Round 3 Final Allotment

Candidates can check the overall vacancy details below:

Particulars	Details
Total Colleges Listed	161 Institutions
Total Vacant Engineering Seats	19,509 Seats
Vacancy Status	Seats Remaining After Round 3 Final Allotment

The complete vacancy list includes details of colleges, branches, and available seats after the completion of the final allotment process.

Top 5 Colleges With Highest Vacant Seats After KCET Round 3

The colleges with the highest number of vacant engineering seats are listed below:

College Code	Institution Name	Location	Vacant Seats
E172	R.R. Institute of Technology	Bengaluru	420 Seats
E177	Rajeev Institute of Technology	Hassan	387 Seats
E127	M S Engineering College	Bengaluru	386 Seats
E045	Rao Bahadur Y. Mahabaleswarappa Engineering College	Ballari	380 Seats
E087	Vivekananda Institute of Technology	Bengaluru	313 Seats

What After KCET 2026 Round 3 Vacant Seat Release?

The opening up of vacancies can help those candidates who were unable to get their seats in the previous rounds of counselling through KCET.

Details about the next process of admissions will be disclosed by KEA, which may include casual vacancy rounds and spot admissions, depending upon the availability of seats.

Students who want to apply for such vacant seats must keep checking the KEA official website for updates related to:

Vacant seats in colleges
Vacant seats in branches
Counselling rounds
Admission schedule
Reporting guidelines

How to Check KCET 2026 Vacant Seat List?

The candidates can see all the details regarding vacancies on an institute wise basis or branch wise basis via the official KEA website.

Steps to view the vacancy list:

Go to the official KEA counselling website.
Click on the admission of KCET 2026 link.
Now click on the link of vacant seat matrix.
The vacancy detail PDF will be downloaded.

KCET 2026 Engineering Admission: Important Points

Total vacant seats of engineering in Round 3 final allotment stand at 19,509.
There is information on vacancies at 161 professional colleges.
Students can make use of the list to look out for more admission chances.
Further rounds of counselling, if any, will be based on vacancy and decisions by KEA.

This list of vacant seats of KCET 2026 Round 3 allows students to check out other possibilities for admission into engineering. It is important for students to regularly check for further announcements from KEA.

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