Archive · 23 Aug 2026
KCET DCET 2026 Choice Filling Deadline Ends August 24
Students who received a seat in the first round of DCET 2026 counselling must finish several steps soon.
They need to choose their preferred option online by 1:00 PM on August 24.
Students selecting Choice 1 or Choice 2 must download a challan and pay the fee by 2:00 PM.
They must then download a confirmation slip by 6:00 PM.
Students should keep the slip for their records.
They must report to their allotted college by 5:30 PM on August 25.
The Karnataka Examinations Authority said these deadlines will not be extended again.
Missing the steps could result in losing the allotted seat.
The first-round DCET 2026 counselling deadline is August 24, 2026.
Choice entry must be completed by 1:00 PM on August 24.
Candidates choosing Choice 1 or 2 must pay fees by 2:00 PM.
The confirmation slip must be downloaded by 6:00 PM.
Joining or reporting at the allotted college ends August 25 at 5:30 PM.
- Who
- Candidates allotted seats in the first round of DCET 2026 counselling.
- What
- They must complete choice entry, fee payment, confirmation-slip download, and college reporting.
- When
- Choice entry, fee payment, and confirmation-slip deadlines are August 24, 2026; college reporting ends August 25, 2026.
- Where
- Choice entry and related formalities are completed through the Karnataka Examinations Authority admission portal; reporting is at the allotted college.
- Why
- To complete admission formalities for lateral-entry engineering seats and avoid losing the allotted seats.
- Choice entry deadline
- August 24, 2026, by 1:00 PM
- Fee payment deadline
- August 24, 2026, by 2:00 PM for Choice 1 and Choice 2
- Confirmation slip deadline
- August 24, 2026, by 6:00 PM
- College reporting deadline
- August 25, 2026, by 5:30 PM
- Applicable candidates
- Candidates allotted seats in the first-round DCET 2026 allotment
- Further extension
- The Karnataka Examinations Authority said no further extension will be given.