The Karnataka Examinations Authority (KEA) will be conducting the KCET 2018 in both online and offline mode. For the counselling session, KCET 2018 qualified candidates will have to complete their document verification, followed by the registration, option entry and seat allotment process to secure admission into the participating institutes. For KCET counselling 2018, candidates will be called according to their merit and preference of course and the college chosen by them.

Below mentioned is the procedure for KCET counselling 2018. The candidates who wish to appear for the exam must go through them to get a better understanding of KCET 2018 counselling process.

During the counselling process of KCET 2018, candidates have to carry their original documents along with their photocopies for the verification process. Mentioned below are the documents that every candidate must carry along with him/her for the KCET counselling 2018.

• KCET Application Form 2018
• KCET Admit Card 2018
• 2 passport size photographs
• Study Certificate which is counter signed by the Concerned BEO/DDPI

Document Verification and Registration:

• For document verification the qualified candidate must report to the counselling centre as per the schedule allotted to him/her.
• After the verification of documents, a verification slip will be issued to the candidate, after which he/she can participate in the option entry round.
• The candidates who complete the verification process will be given a unique user ID and Password.

Choice Filling and Locking:

• After the document verification is complete the next step is to fill and lock the choices of the colleges and courses. In case of online counselling, the candidate will have to log in with his/her CET number. The admission authority will upload the category wise and college wise seat matrix and the link of the same will be shared with the candidates.

Key points of filling and locking the choices in the KCET Counselling 2018:

• You must select the preferred colleges and courses as per the eligibility in the order of preference. (Please note that there is no limit to the number of options which you enter)
• The candidates must remember that the options entered by them for the first round will remain constant for all the remaining rounds of seat allotments.
• Once the final submissions are done candidates will not be allowed to change their options.
• The priority of options entered by the candidates will be shown on the option entry module. Candidates can review the same by logging in through their credentials.
• In case, a new college or courses is added in the seat matrix, candidates will be allowed to add new options after the first round.

The participating institutes of KCET 2018 will be the colleges which would be offering seats to various B.Tech programmes, candidates are required to fill the names of the participating institutes of KCET 2018 in the other of their preference for the counselling process. The list of a few institutes participating in the KCET 2018 is given below.