MBBS Admissions in Karnataka: KEA releases instructions for option entry

INSTRUCTIONS ON Entry of Options

Entry of options by the candidates will begin only after seat matrix notified by the Government. The details of the College wise, Course wise and Category wise seats available for allotment will be published on the KEA website http://kea.kar.nic.in/ugneet2020.htmwhich can be downloaded and printed.

The candidate who becomes eligible after verification will only be considered for entry of options. The candidate may enter the course / college of his choice from among the seats available which is displayed at the time of entry of options i.e., college wise, category wise and course wise. The candidate will be allowed to enter all the options only if he/she is eligible after document verification. Candidate shall enter the options for both the discipline (Medical and Dental) at once. Upon entry of preliminary information by the candidate on the internet at the specified URL, the option entry form will be displayed. (Candidate has to enter his secret key and valid Password.)

The candidate has to first select the discipline in the option entry form. Upon selection of a Medical discipline, the entry form displays the list of Medical colleges and Dental colleges in case of selection of Dental discipline. The candidate has to enter the priority number in front of the displayed college to which they are eligible and interested. That means, first option may be Medical, second option may also be Medical, third option may be Dental, fourth one may be again Medical, fifth option can be Dental, the sixth may be Medical again and so on.

There is no limit for entry of options. A candidate can enter any number of options as he / she wishes to exercise on his / her own priority. Candidates are advised to enter more number of options to avoid the disappointment of not securing a seat. Any candidate has to enter the option in the priority as he / she desires. Candidates are advised to do thorough home assignment regarding the choices which they want to exercise, the college which they prefer, the course which they are interested to join etc. It is better to write the order of options on a sheet of white paper and discuss the same with your parents / guardians / mentors etc before actually entering same in the system. Your interest in the discipline, college infrastructure, course, distance from your place, availability of hostel etc may be some of the issues to guide your choices of options and advice of your parents. As it will save your time and minimize your chance of making mistake in option entry on the online option entry form. A candidate can enter any number of options online after login, of his choice of College / Colleges and courses in the order of the choice he / she desires. The allotment will not proceed to the next rank candidate till the list of your options is completely searched for availability of a seat. The candidate may change the options as many times as he / she desires before the last date and time notified for entry of options. After entry of options candidate submit and logout.

Options recorded in the server on the last day and time of the notified schedule in that round will be frozen and only the frozen options will be considered for allotment of seats. The candidates are advised to take a print out of the option entered by them in each round after the last date and time for entry of options is over. The options entered by the candidate for the first round will remain same for the subsequent round of seat allotment. The candidates will not be allowed to enter options again. Option Entry done before the first round will be the final list of options.

Please enter URL or Website address http://kea.kar.nic.in or as indicated in the notification. Upon entry of URL you will find link like "UG NEET-2020–OPTION ENTRY" and select the links regarding the information on many items.

The options entered by the candidate for the first round will remain same for the subsequent round of seat allotment. The candidates will not be allowed to enter options again. Option Entry done before the first round will be the final list of options. The priority of options entered by the candidate will be shown on the option entry module by obtaining the candidate credentials in the subsequent round. Candidate may delete or alter order of higher options. The candidate will be allowed to add new options for any colleges and course that is added to the seat matrix after the first round.

Note: Candidates should compulsorily register using User ID and Secret Key and execute the option entry. If the candidate has either not registered or registered but not executed option entry he/she will not be considered in further process of online seat allotment rounds.

Allotment of seats depends entirely on the priority of options given by the candidates as per the merit / rank. Hence it is of utmost importance to familiarize oneself with the operation of the computer, the locking of seats so that the correct choice and options are entered. Practice of entering of options has to be undertaken as even an expert in computers would require a minimum of half an hour for entry of about 100 options. Familiarity with the computer, prior knowledge of the college, course is essential to fill up options. Even a small mistake in entering the options may deprive a valuable seat in the desired college / course even though he / she is eligible for that seat as per his / her rank. Therefore, KEA suggests that the student should familiarize themselves in entering the options in the online option entry form. A home work of about an hour everyday is necessary for the students to familiarize themselves with the allotment. The following steps may be taken by the candidates before entering their options in the online option entry form.

 The candidate should note the name of the college, the course offered in a separate sheet of paper.

 Preparatory work should be commenced only after asserting their merit / rank order.

 The priority of options among the colleges/courses selected should be noted down.

 A mock allotment on real time data given by the candidates will also be done before the actual commencement of the First-Round allotment, so that the candidate can know the college and course allotted as per his options. The candidate can also change his options after seeing the mock allotment. This will help him to find out his standing as per his merit and as per options. The mock test is only to help the candidates familiarize and show them the course and college allotted to them and it should be in no way presumed that the same seat and college will be allotted to them in the actual allotment of seats. Because, the candidates have the option of changing the priority of the options entered by them after the mock allotment.

 The verification Acknowledgement issued to the candidates indicates the category which he / she belongs, rank number he / she eligible, special category if any etc. It will help in choosing the college or course or place of the college.

The entire process of allotment is controlled by sophisticated software and high-end computers which examines minutely the options given by the candidates for allotment of the best possible seat to the candidate as per the rank and options given. Therefore, it is very important that the candidate should be very clear about the choice of the course, college and subject which he is interested in. For example, if a candidate is interested only in Medical seats then he can give all the options in all the colleges for allotment of Medical seats only. There may be about 38 Medical colleges and the candidates can give 38 options in all colleges if interested. The computer will decide the best seat available for allotment as per the rank and order of options of the candidate. Similarly, a candidate may be interested only in Dental and he may opt for Dental College as per his choice. The computer will pick up the best options available as per merit and order of options. In other words, the candidate is free to give as many options in as many courses in as many colleges as he deems fit. The more number of options the better it is for the candidate to secure a seat of his choice.

NOTE: Candidates are advised not to start entering the options directly on the online option form on the internet without preparatory work at home on choice of options, as it leads to commission of mistakes / wrong entries / wrong order of preferences.

NOTE: Please ensure that whether you are entering the options for Medical or Dental course in the college of your choice before entering options. Confirm and then submit / save the entries.

The candidates are advised to gather information about the colleges, the courses offered, infrastructure available, teaching faculty, laboratory facilities, hostel facilities and any other information which would help him / her in narrowing his options. The distance from his / her house, the mode of transport, the hostel facilities and the environment etc are also prime factors in deciding priority of options.

The complete process of seat allotment hinges on the priority of options entered by the candidate. If option entry is faulty then the candidate stands a chance of losing best available seat as per his rank and category. The candidate is advised to take utmost care while entering priorities for college and course.