UGCET Seat Allotment Ends With Thousands of Seats Remaining

The Karnataka Examinations Authority has completed the third and final round of UGCET seat allotment for engineering and other undergraduate professional courses in the state. Following the completion of counselling, the seats that remained vacant have been handed over to the respective college managements as per the agreed arrangement.

Students who received seats through the final round have been asked to complete their admission process at the allotted colleges by September 11. Admission is important for students who have secured a seat, as simply receiving an allotment does not complete the process.

Engineering continues to account for a large share of the seats left vacant after the counselling rounds. A total of 24,283 engineering seats were not allotted. Another 252 seats remained vacant in architecture courses.

The nursing sector has also recorded a significant number of unfilled seats. Out of 36,238 nursing seats available, 13,407 were allotted, leaving 22,832 seats vacant. According to KEA Executive Director H Prasanna, nursing has the highest number of vacant seats after engineering.

The figures indicate that demand has varied considerably across different professional courses. While some programmes have attracted enough candidates to fill the available seats, others have continued to have vacancies even after the final UGCET allotment round.

Veterinary science was among the courses where all available seats were filled. All 366 seats in the veterinary course were allotted during the process, leaving no seats vacant in that category.

Pharmacy, physiotherapy and agriculture related courses, however, still have some seats available. The remaining vacancies include 489 pharmacy seats, 22 physiotherapy seats and 20 seats across agriculture and related courses.

The Bachelor of Science in Allied Health Sciences category has 2,465 seats remaining, according to the details released by the authority. Yoga and naturopathy courses have also recorded vacancies, with 214 seats left unallotted out of the available seats.

The completion of the third round marks the end of the regular UGCET seat allotment process for these courses. With the remaining seats now handed over to college managements, students who secured admission through the counselling process need to ensure that they report to their respective institutions within the specified deadline.

KEA has also reminded students that joining the allotted college is necessary after receiving a seat. Completing the admission formalities within the given period will help students secure their place in the selected course.

Meanwhile, the admission process for medical and dental courses is following a separate schedule. The second round of seat allotment for medical and dental programmes is currently underway, meaning students seeking admission in these fields will have to follow the updates issued for that counselling process.

The large number of vacant seats in engineering and nursing is likely to remain a point of interest for colleges and students as institutions prepare to handle admissions for the remaining seats. The distribution also shows how student preferences differ across professional education streams in Karnataka.

For students who have already received a UGCET allotment, the immediate priority is to complete the college admission process before the deadline. Those looking at other professional courses will need to monitor the respective admission procedures and announcements from the authorities.