No clarity on CET counselling yet; COMED-K to go ahead with counselling as per schedule

The hold successful the commencement of the Common Entrance Test (CET-2026) counselling process by the Karnataka Examination Authority (KEA) has forced the Consortium of Medical Engineering and Dental Colleges of Karnataka (COMED-K) to spell up with its docket of counselling to engineering courses for the twelvemonth 2026-27.

As mentioned successful the consensual statement signed betwixt the State authorities and the Karnataka Unaided Private Engineering Colleges Association (KUPECA), some parties person agreed to COMED-K going up with its counselling docket if KEA fails to implicit the archetypal circular of counselling by July 10, 2026.

A COMED-K authorization said that they had started the counselling process and adjacent enactment introduction is nether way. “But arsenic per the agreement, we volition hold till July 10, 2026, to denote the results of the spot allotment. If KEA fails to implicit the archetypal circular of spot allotment by then, we volition denote our results,” helium said.

However, adjacent connected June 13, 2026, KEA did not person the last spot matrix of the engineering courses, and determination is nary clarity astir the counselling docket yet.

Sharan Prakash Patil, Minister for Medical Education and co-chairman, KEA, promised that helium volition sermon the contented with the Chief Minister soon. “I volition conscionable and sermon the contented with the Chief Minister. As the higher acquisition portfolio is with the Chief Minister now, helium has to springiness support for the last spot matrix for engineering courses,” helium said.