The Karnataka Examinations Authority (KEA) released the Round 1 mock seat allotment result for Karnataka NEET UG Counselling 2026 on August 17, 2026, after 4 PM, on the official website kea.kar.nic.in. The mock result covers candidates who entered their college and course options up to 9 AM on August 13, 2026, for MBBS and BDS admissions under the state's medical and dental counselling process. This trial allotment gives candidates an early, non-final indication of where their current options and NEET UG 2026 rank could place them, and KEA has opened a window for candidates to review it and revise their options before the actual Round 1 result is published.

Karnataka NEET UG Counselling 2026 Mock Seat Allotment Result Released

KEA conducts Karnataka NEET UG Counselling 2026 for admission to 85% State Quota seats in government medical and dental colleges and 100% state quota seats in private medical and dental colleges, while the remaining 15% All India Quota seats are handled separately by the Medical Counselling Committee (MCC). The mock allotment published on August 17 was issued alongside the Round 2 mock allotment for UGCET (engineering and other CET) courses, under a combined option-entry system, but the two counselling streams are being processed and reported separately for medical and dental candidates.

According to the official update, KEA has also published college-wise, course-wise, and category-wise cut-off ranks along with the mock allotment, giving candidates a clearer reference point while reviewing their trial result. Candidates who had not entered any options for medical or dental courses by the earlier deadline can still add fresh preferences during the ongoing modification window, subject to eligibility.

What Is Karnataka NEET UG Mock Seat Allotment?

Mock seat allotment is a trial run, not an actual admission offer. KEA runs the allotment algorithm on the options candidates have entered so far, purely to show each candidate a preview of the college and course they could be placed in in the real Round 1 allotment, based on their entered choices, category, and NEET UG 2026 merit position.

Because other candidates will also add, remove, or reorder their own options during the modification window, the pool of choices feeding the real allotment will change after the mock result is generated. This means a candidate's actual Round 1 seat can end up different from what the mock result shows, even without that candidate changing anything themselves. KEA has explicitly stated that the mock result should be treated only as a guide for adjusting preferences, not as a confirmed outcome.

Karnataka NEET UG 2026 Mock Seat Allotment: Important Dates

EventDateStatus
Round 1 option/choice entry windowAugust 7 to August 13, 2026 (9 AM)Completed
Mock seat allotment result releasedAugust 17, 2026 (after 4 PM)Released
Clause-A / Clause-Y candidate registration or roll number linkingTill August 18, 2026, 6 PMOngoing
Option modification window (add/remove/reorder choices)Till August 20, 2026, 9 AMOngoing
Actual Round 1 seat allotment result (UGNEET medical/dental)Not officially confirmed at time of publishingAwaited

KEA's counselling schedule notice, issued on August 7, 2026, had earlier listed August 19 as the provisional Round 1 result date for a combined UGCET–UGNEET counselling window. However, since the medical and dental option modification window has since been extended to 9 AM on August 20, the exact date for the actual UGNEET Round 1 seat allotment result has not been separately reconfirmed by KEA as of this report. KEA has not yet officially confirmed this specific date for medical and dental candidates; candidates should keep checking kea.kar.nic.in directly for the confirmed result date rather than relying on the earlier provisional estimate.

How to Check Karnataka NEET UG Mock Seat Allotment Result 2026

  1. Visit the official KEA website, kea.kar.nic.in
  2. Open the UG NEET 2026 (UGNEET) counselling section on the portal
  3. Click on the mock seat allotment result link for the Round 1 medical and dental counselling
  4. Log in using your candidate application number and password
  5. Check the allotted college and course shown against your current options
  6. Download or save the mock allotment result for your reference before making any changes to your option list

What Details Are Mentioned in the Mock Allotment Result?

  • Candidate details, including application number and NEET UG 2026 roll number
  • Rank and merit position used for the allotment run
  • College allotted based on current options, if any
  • Course allotted, such as MBBS or BDS
  • Category and quota under which the seat has been shown, where applicable
  • The specific option number, out of the candidate's submitted preference list, against which the seat has been shown

Karnataka NEET UG 2026 Round 1: What Candidates Should Do Next

Candidates can add, remove, or reorder their college and course options through the KEA candidate login until 9 AM on August 20, 2026. This is the primary purpose of reviewing the mock result: to identify whether the current preference order realistically reflects what a candidate wants, based on the trial allotment and the newly published cut-off ranks.

Before the modification window closes, candidates should compare their mock-allotted college and course against the full seat matrix and the college-wise cut-off ranks KEA has published, check whether higher-preference colleges are realistically within reach based on their rank, and confirm that lower-preference options are still ones they would genuinely accept if allotted. Once the modification window closes, KEA will run the actual Round 1 allotment on the final set of submitted options.

Karnataka NEET UG 2026 Final Seat Allotment

The mock seat allotment released on August 17 is not the final seat allotment. It is a preview based on the options submitted by candidates as of August 13, run purely so candidates can adjust their preferences with better information. The actual Round 1 seat allotment result will be generated only after the option modification window closes on August 20, and it can differ from the mock result because other candidates' option changes will also feed into that final run.

Once the real Round 1 result is declared, candidates allotted a seat will need to follow KEA's admission instructions, which typically involve confirming the seat, paying the applicable fee, and reporting to the allotted institute within the notified timeline. Candidates should treat only that later, official Round 1 result as the basis for any admission action, not the mock allotment.

Karnataka NEET UG 2026 MBBS College-Wise Fee Structure

KEA has not officially confirmed a release of a college-wise MBBS fee structure on August 17, 2026, alongside the mock seat allotment result. Candidates should refer directly to the official KEA UG NEET counselling page and the seat matrix notification for any fee-related details, and should not rely on unofficial estimates until KEA publishes fee figures through its own notification.

Documents Required After Seat Allotment

KEA's mock allotment notice does not itself specify a document checklist, since document requirements typically apply at the reporting stage after the actual seat allotment. Candidates should refer to the official admission instructions that KEA issues alongside the real Round 1 result for the exact list of documents needed at that stage, rather than assuming a generic list applies.

Karnataka NEET UG Counselling 2026: Key Points

  • KEA released the Round 1 mock seat allotment for Karnataka NEET UG Counselling 2026 on August 17, 2026, after 4 PM
  • The mock result is based on options entered by candidates up to 9 AM on August 13, 2026
  • Candidates can modify their options till 9 AM on August 20, 2026
  • Clause-A and Clause-Y candidates can register or link their roll number till 6 PM on August 18, 2026
  • College-wise, course-wise, and category-wise cut-off ranks have been published alongside the mock result
  • The mock allotment is not the final seat allotment; the actual Round 1 result will be announced separately
  • No official college-wise MBBS fee structure release has been confirmed for August 17, 2026

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