NEET 2023: KEA Invites Online Applications For MBBS, BDS, AYUSH Admissions, register now

Detailed schedule –

Instructions issued -

Registration of the application form for appearing in the UGNEET 2023 is online only at the website http://kea.kar.nic.in Application forms CANNOT be submitted in offline / printed copy by post. No request for a change of details in the online application will be entertained.

The prescribed registration fee of Rs. 500 (for Karnataka SC/ST/Cat-1/PWD/ GM/2A/2B/3A/3B candidates), Rs. 2500 for Non-Karnataka candidates, and Rs. 5500 (for NRI Ward/NRI/OCI/PIO/Foreign Nationals candidates) should be remitted through payment gateway provided using a Credit Card or a Debit Card issued by banks in India or through Internet banking or by downloading bank challan.

Registered but unverified/unregistered candidates will not be allowed for any admission either through KEA or by the College as after the mop-up round, the list of registered and verified but un-allotted candidates will be sent by KEA to colleges to fill up vacant seats if any. (As per GOI instructions).

A candidate may have the option to select Medical / Engineering etc; seat in other boards like JEE, MCC, KPCF and KEA etc. In case such a candidate wishes to confirm the seat selected from other boards, then such candidate who has also been allotted a seat through KEA has to surrender the seat allotted by KEA before the last date fixed for modifying of options of the Second Round of seat allotment, failing which it may amount to blocking of the seat and KEA may initiate action/proceedings against such candidates.

If a candidate decides to surrender the seat, he/she has to surrender the seat only to KEA in writing. Merely not reporting to the selected/allotted college should not be presumed by the candidate that he/she has surrendered the seat to KEA.

A candidate who had obtained a Medical / Dental seat in any of the previous years and not surrendered the seat before the last date fixed for entry of options for the final round of seat allotment and candidates already studying Medical / Dental and selected Medical / Dental seat from other boards will not be eligible for allotment of a Medical / Dental seat during 2023.

Candidates who do not pass all the subjects in the qualifying examination and candidates, who do not possess the required academic eligibility, will not be eligible to be considered for verification of documents and allotment of Medical and Dental seats.

A candidate who passes all the subjects in the qualifying examination in 2023 and later withdraws from one or more subjects for reappearing in the qualifying examination for improving his performance will not be considered for allotment of seats.

The SC / ST/Category-I / 2A, 2B, 3A, and 3B and other eligibility criteria is applicable to Karnataka candidates who are eligible to claim eligibility for Government seats under clauses (a), (b), (f), (h), (j), (k) (l) and (o) and the same is not applicable to eligibility clauses (c), (d), (e), (g), (i), (m) and (n) to claim Government Seats and Government quota seats. Reservation of seats in certain categories such as Rural, Kannada etc and in Special Categories such as NCC, Sports etc, is applicable only to Karnataka candidates who are eligible for Government seats and Government Quota seats.

Further, as per the letter dated 13-07-2023 of Karnataka AYUSH Department, the seat matrix for 85% of seats available for admission in Government and Government Aided Institutions (except 15% All India Quota) and in Private Institutions all seats (including State Quota, All India Quota and Management / NRI quota) available for UG courses in Private Ayurveda, Unani and Homeopathy Colleges of Karnataka state shall be allotted through KEA. UGNEET-2023 eligible candidates can also register online for Ayurveda, Unani and Homeopathy seats. However, non-Karnataka candidates are eligible only for the notified seats.

The options entered by the candidate for the first round will remain the same for the subsequent round of seat allotment. The candidates will not be allowed to enter options again. Entry of options by the candidates will begin only after the seat matrix is notified by the Government.

After the entry of options is completed, based on the options entered by the candidates in the order of merit and by following the Roster System, MOCK ALLOTMENT will be carried out as per the procedures explained in this Information Bulletin. This Mock Seat Allotment is only an INDICATIVE seat status which the candidate may or may not get in the real allotment. It will help the candidate to revise, update, add or delete already the entered options.

The seat matrix notified by the Government for each discipline will be adopted for allotment seats, course-wise, college wise and category wise seat matrix notified by Government will be hosted on the KEA Website for the information of the candidates and parents.

The allotment of seats will be conducted in two rounds, and each round consists of three phases, and each phase consists of a number of iterations.

The candidates have to be present personally for the counselling process; no one can represent the candidate under any circumstances. Only one person (Parent / nearest relative) can accompany the candidate. The entry pass for mop-up round should necessarily have the details of the accompanying person.

The candidates have to compulsorily pay the prescribed fees in the form of a demand draft drawn in favour of “The Executive Director, KEA” payable at Bangalore. Candidates can bring multiple demand drafts for different denominations. Online payment or Cheques or Cash is not allowed. Candidates will not be allowed to select the seats without the demand drafts for the required fees. Candidates are advised to visit KEA Website for seat availability / vacant seats for mop-up round allotment before participating.

Detailed information about the schedule for the first round, second round and mop-up round etc., and other counseling-related procedures/guidelines will be published later on the KEA Website.

Academic Eligibility for all seats

Eligibility clauses have also been released. The detail related to each clause is enclosed in the notice below.

Candidates must retain the following documents with them as reference for future correspondence -

1. At least two printouts of the finally submitted Online Application.

2. UGNEET-2023 Admit Card and UGNEET-2023 Score Card.

3. 2 passport-size identical photograph which is uploaded in the Online Application.

Classification of seats –

These seats are classified into four categories, namely -

1. G - Government Seats

2. P - Private Seats

3. N - NRI Seats

4. Q - Others Seats

The details related to each seat are enclosed in the notice below.

Compulsory rural service for one year –

1. All candidates who take admitted to Medical course shall under go one year of compulsory rural service in a Government hospital as per Karnataka Compulsory Service Training by Candidates Completed Medical Courses, Act 2012 as amended in 27/09/2017 and Karnataka Compulsory Service by Candidates Completed Medical courses (Counseling, Allotment and Certification) (Amendment) Rules, 2017.

2. The candidates will be entitled to only temporary registration till completion of such service. Until they complete the same, they will not be entitled to permanent registration.

3. All the candidates who will be allotted Medical Seats through KEA, both in Government and Private Medical colleges, should compulsorily submit sworn affidavit to the Principal of the respective college at the time of admission (on a hundred Rupees e-stamp paper signed by the candidate and the parent as per the format hosted on the KEA Website) regarding one-year rural service after completion of the course.

To view the notices, click on the links -

https://medicaldialogues.in/pdf_upload/eligibility-clauseskannada-214291.pdf

https://medicaldialogues.in/pdf_upload/e-brochure-ugneet-2023-14-07-2023kannada-214290.pdf