Karnataka Medical Counselling 2023

Karnataka Medical counselling 2023 is been conducted by Karnataka Examination Authority (KEA), Bangalore. This will be done based on the candidate’s NEET exam scores. The Karnataka Medical counselling is conducted to fill 85% of state seats (6577 MBBS seats and 2674 BDS seats) over three counselling procedures. All the eligible candidates can apply for the Karnataka medical counselling 2023 as the window is open till Jul 27, 2023, till 6pm.

Karnataka Medical Counselling 2023 Important Dates 

Counselling rounds are an essential part of the admission process. Any candidate missing these sessions will not be admitted even if they clear the entrance exam. Candidates can check the Karnataka Medical counselling important dates below.

Karnataka Medical Counselling 2023 Important Tentative Dates 

Events	Dates
Round 1 Counselling
Registration Start Date	Jul 14, 2023
Registration End Date	Jul 27, 2023 (6pm)
Provisional Merit List	Jul, 2023
Seat Matrix	Jul, 2023
Choice Filling	Jul, 2023
Seat Allotment List	Jul, 2023
Document verification	Jul, 2023
Last day to report to the college	Jul, 2023
Round 2 Counselling
Seat matrix	To be announced
Rearrangement of options	To be announced
Seat allotment result	To be announced
Fee deposit	To be announced
Last day to report to the college	To be announced
Mop-up Round Counselling
Registration and payment (only for Karnataka candidates)	To be announced
Document verification (only for Karnataka candidates)	To be announced

Karnataka Medical Counselling Process 2023 

Candidates selected for Karnataka Medical counselling have to register themselves for it. The candidates who fail to register themselves will not be allowed for the counselling session. Candidates are advised to take part in the mock-up sessions to clear any doubts they may have regarding the counselling sessions. Then, candidates have to log in and fill up their preferences for colleges. After the candidates are allotted the seats, they have to report to the specific college for registration on the notified time and date. The seat allotment during the Karnataka Medical counselling is done based on the following.

• Merit score of the candidates
• Seat availability 
• Reservation 
• Other criteria

Candidates can check the below-mentioned steps to know the counselling process.

1. Candidates have to visit the official website of the Karnataka Examination Authority (KEA) and log in with the unique security code provided during the document verification.
2. After the candidate has logged in, the colleges affiliated with counselling will be displayed. Candidates have to select and fill in the options (Colleges, Category, Course, Discipline).
3. After selecting their preferences, candidates have to lock in the choices. They can choose as many preferences. 
4. The seat allotment will be done based on the choice preferences of the candidates and the availability of seats.
5. The list of the seat-allotment will be displayed, and the candidate can proceed forward with the admission after Karnataka Medical Counselling is done.
6. The candidates have to report to the allotted college and complete the admission in the given time.

Karnataka Medical Counselling 2023 Colleges 

There are some private and government colleges that are affiliated with Karnataka Medical counselling. Candidates can check below some of the government and private medical colleges for MBBS and BDS offered in the counselling.

Karnataka Medical College

Government Colleges	Private Colleges
Bangalore Medical College and Research Institute, Bangalore. (MBBS)	Dr. B.R. Ambedkar Medical College, Bangalore. (MBBS)
Government Dental College, Bangalore. (BDS)	College of Dental Sciences, Davangere (BDS)
Karnataka Institute of Medical Sciences, Hubli (MBBS)	Kempegowda Institute of Medical Sciences, Bangalore. (MBBS)
Mysore Medical College, Mysore. (MBBS)	Coorg Institute of Dental Sciences, Virajpat. (BDS)
Government Dental College and Research Institute, Bellary (BDS)	A.J. Institute of Medical Sciences and Research Center, Mangalore. (MBBS)
ESIC Dental College, Gulbarga. (BDS)	A.J Institute of Dental Sciences, Mangalore. (BDS)

Karnataka Medical Counselling 2023 Eligibility Criteria

Candidates appearing for the Karnataka Medical counselling have to qualify the eligibility criteria for the same, failing to not be allowed admission. The candidates can check the eligibility criteria below.

• General category candidates who get 50 percentile are eligible for the counselling.
• The percentile for the reserved category (SC/ST/OBC) is 40.
• Candidates who are general-physically handicapped should have a percentile of 45.
• Candidates should have qualified for the NEET examination.
• Candidates must belong to Karnataka or have a domicile.
• Candidates should register themselves on the official website of the medical counsel to appear for the Karnataka Medical counselling.
• Valid documents for individual verification.

Karnataka Medical Counselling 2023 Important Documents

It is extremely important to bring in the important documents required at the time of Karnataka Medical Counselling. The documents will be verified based on which the candidate will move forward with the counselling process. At any given point, if the documents are found to be false, the candidate cannot proceed with the counselling and admission. The documents required at the time of Karnataka Medical counselling are mentioned below.

• A printout of the MBBS/BDS application form
• Payment receipt
• Candidate’s NEET admit card
• Candidate’s SSC (class 10th) marksheet
• Candidate’s 2nd PUC and HSC (class 12th) marksheet
• Two recent passport-size photographs of the candidate
• Scorecard of the NEET examination
• Domicile certificate of the candidate (if applicable)
• Candidates belonging to the reserved category must bring certificates
• A properly declared certificate for the mother tongue of the candidate