KCET Results 2026 Declared: Tanisha Karthik Tops Engineering Stream– Check Direct Link

KEA has officially released the KCET 2026 result today. The scores are available online on the official websites cetonline.karnataka.gov.in and karresults.nic.in.

👉 Direct Link - KCET Result 2026 (Result Link Activation for all the Candidates at 2 PM)

Result for KCET was officially declared by State Higher Education Minister, Dr MC Sudhakar, from the KEA office. For more information regarding top ranks and merit list, candidates can visit the IE Education Portal.

Approximately 3,30,479 candidates registered for the examination this year. Out of this total, around 3,09,014 candidates took the test at various centers spread across 745 centers in the state.

Distribution of candidates in each subject was quite even. There were 3,09,014 candidates for Physics, 3,08,946 candidates for Chemistry, 3,02,384 candidates for Mathematics and 2,31,023 candidates for Biology.

Total number of eligible candidates for this year's test is 2,92,782. This number is distributed as below:

Stream	Eligible Candidates
B.Pharm	2,86,609
Pharma-D	2,86,965
Engineering (ENGG)	2,82,603
B.Sc. Nursing	2,18,785
B.V.Sc (Veterinary Science)	2,12,909
BNYS (Yoga & Naturopathy)	2,12,730
B.Sc. (Agriculture, Sericulture, Forestry, Food Science)	2,09,220

In addition, 21,775 candidates took the Agriculture Practical Test, and 21,838 candidates appeared for the BVSc Practical Test.

KCET 2026 Results: Top 5 Engineering Rank Holders

Rank	Name	College
1	Tanisha Karthik	RV PU College, Jayanagar, Bangalore
2	Srajan B S	KMWA PU College, Bangalore
3	Ninaad Vasisht	RV PU College, Jayanagar, Bangalore
4	Ira Jain	The Learning Centre PU College, Mangalore
5	Rishon Fernandes	The Learning Centre PU College, Mangalore

How to Check KCET 2026 Results

Go to the official website of the authority.
Click on the link for UGCET Results 2026.
Enter your login details and click Submit.
Your result will appear on the screen.
Download and save it for future use.

Institutional & Special Category

A total of 8,414 students from Government PU Colleges applied for UGCET 2026, and 7,620 of them appeared for the exam. Here's how they performed in the top ranks:

Rank Bracket	Engineering	BNYS	B.Sc. (Agri)
Top 1,000	12	15	13
Top 5,000	53	45	48
Top 10,000	108	85	101

KCET 2026 Exam Timeline

The exam was held between April 22 and April 24. KEA released the provisional answer key soon after, on April 27, and kept the correction window open till April 30. The final answer key came out on May 10, and the results are based on it. KEA will also release the merit list shortly.

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