Karnataka High Court directs KEA not to finalise third round allotment of seats to medical and dental courses for now

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The High Court of Karnataka connected Wednesday directed the Karnataka Examinations Authority (KEA) not to finalise till October 30 the allotment of seats for aesculapian and dental courses successful the 3rd circular of counselling based connected the provisional allotment database published connected October 24.

A Division Bench comprising Justice Jayant Banerji and Justice K.V. Aravind passed the interim bid connected petitions filed by Chandana M. Chavan and respective different students.

Primary grievance

The superior grievance of the petitioners is that little meritorious students, based connected their NEET rank, were allotted seats successful the provisional database announced for the 3rd circular owing to the process and the criteria adopted for allotment of seats successful the 3rd circular of counselling.

The process adopted by the KEA, the petitioners person contended, was contrary to that adopted for allotment of each India quota seats successful each authorities colleges crossed the state and the process followed successful galore States for admittance to aesculapian courses, the petitioners person said.

Compelling the students to articulation the colleges successful which they were allotted seats successful the 2nd circular and not allowing them to enactment successful the 3rd circular against the consequential vacant seats successful a fewer colleges, has resulted successful allotment of seats nether authorities quota seats for little meritorious students, who were not allotted immoderate aesculapian seats successful the archetypal 2 rounds.

Students denied chance

The KEA’s process besides denied a accidental for immoderate students, who got a spot with higher interest successful backstage colleges successful the 2nd round, to opt for a authorities quota spot successful the 3rd circular contempt the availability of a spot for their fertile arsenic they were not allowed to enactment successful the 3rd round, the petitioners person contended.

Published - October 29, 2025 10:50 p.m. IST

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