KCET Cutoff – Expected & Previous Years’ Cutoffs, Qualifying Marks

Karnataka Examinations Authority (KEA) will release the KCET cut off 2021 on its web portal after the completion of the exam. Candidates can download the same online in PDF format. The authority releases the cut off after each round of counselling. The cut off mentions the closing rank that candidates must secure to qualify for further admission rounds at various KCET participating institutions.  

While deciding the KCET cut off 2021, the authority considers multiple parameters like number of test takers, number of available seats, difficulty level of the exam, past years’ cut off trends, etc. For every course, college and counselling round, KCET cut off varies. Those who attain a rank equal to or more than the KCET cut off will get the chance to participate in KCET counselling and seat allotment process.

To get a complete idea of KCET cut off 2021, read the article below. 

KCET Cutoff – Determining Parameters 

KCET cut off depicts the closing rank that applicants must possess to get selected for the counselling process. To decide the cut off, KEA considers an array of factors that also vary for every course and college. While preparing the KCET cut off list, the following factors are considered: 

• Total number of applicants registered for KCET 2021
• Total candidates appearing for the exam
• Difficulty level of the exam
• Performance of examinees in KCET
• Number of available seats in the participating institute
• Previous years’ cutoff trends

Steps To Check KCET Cut Off 2021

To fetch the complete list of KCET 2021 cut off as per the course, college and category, follow the below given steps:

1. Go to the official web portal of KEA, i.e. kea.kar.nic.in
2. Tap on the link for KCET cut off 2021
3. Once the link is clicked on, candidates can see the cut off in PDF form
4. Course, college and category-wise KCET cut off details will display on the screen 
5. The General category candidates and those who belong to Hyderabad-Karnataka will find separate cut off lists
6. Take the print out of the relevant cut off list for reference

Read More :- KCET Exam Dates – Revised Dates, Important Events

KCET Cut Off – Minimum Qualifying Marks 

KEA releases the percentage of minimum qualifying marks for various categories as shown in the table below:  

Category-wise KCET Qualifying Marks

Category	Minimum Qualifying Marks or Cut Off
General	50%
OBC	40%
SC	40%
ST	40%

KCET Cut Off 2020

Round 1	General KCET 2020 Cut Off
	KCET 2020 Cut Off for Hyderabad and Karnataka
Round 2	General KCET 2020 Cut Off
	KCET 2020 Cut Off for Hyderabad and Karnataka

KCET Cut Off 2019 – Closing Rank of Top Engineering Colleges 

The last year’s KCET cut off trends of various engineering institutes are mentioned below:

Institute-wise KCET Closing Rank for Engineering Disciplines

Institutes	CIVIL	CSE	ECE	EE	ME
BMS College of Engineering, Basavanagudi, Bangalore	8193	–	1601	5143	2304
Bangalore Institute of Technology, Bangalore	16493	5555	5797	8811	10846
Dayananda Sagar College of Engineering, Bangalore	17578	5396	6799	15598	11208
Dr. Ambedkar Institute Of Technology, Bangalore	24047	10372	14023	22837	19764
M S Ramaiah Institute of Technology, Bangalore	10175	3042	2432	5949	3639
P E S Institute of Technology, Bangalore	8866	2387	2827	3227	4187
R. V. College of Engineering, Bangalore	3354	573	798	622	584
S K S J T Institute of Engineering, Bangalore	24140	17112	19509	–	–
Sir M.Visveswaraya Institute of Technology, Bangalore	19758	6230	4319	19078	17092
University Visveswariah College of Engineering, Bangalore	19343	5652	5848	7216	11674

KCET Cutoff 2018 

Candidates can download the KCET 2018 cutoff PDFs with the help of below table:

General Candidates	Hyd- Kar Candidates
Round 1	Round 1
Round 2	Round 2

KCET Cutoff 2017

Check out the round-wise KCET 2017 cutoff for General and Hyderabad-Karnataka candidates:

General Candidates	Hyd-Kar Candidates
Round 1	Round 1
Round 2	Round 2

KCET Cutoff –  Expected Closing Rank of Top Three Private Colleges

RV College of Engineering, Bangalore, BMS College of Engineering, Bangalore and MS Ramaiah Institute of Technology, Bangalore are the three top-notch private colleges of Karnataka. The table given below contains the course and category wise expected KCET 2020 cut off of these institutes:

Expected KCET Cut Off 2020 – BMS College of Engineering, Bangalore

Course name	Category	Cut off
Civil Engineering	1G	15428
	2AG	12481
	2AH	15553
	2AR	10858
	2BG	16190
	2BK	20414
	2BR	19260
	3AG	9500
	3AH	15953
	3AR	11143
	3BG	8756
	GM	8682
	GMH	9229
	GMK	15130
	GMR	11445
	GMRH	16879
	SCG	22082
	SCH	25854
	SCR	22885
	STG	10744
	STR	39714
Computer Science Engineering	1G	1099
	1R	13177
	2AG	2234
	2AR	3253
	2BG	2555
	2BH	3476
	3AG	1813
	3BG	900
	3BR	4202
	3BRH	7084
	GM	809
	GMH	1476
	GMK	1506
	GMR	2097
	SCG	8794
	SCR	12589
	STG	5083
	STK	11537
Electrical and Electronics Engineering	1G	5797
	2AG	6735
	2AK	12659
	2AR	6974
	2ARH	17749
	2BG	9526
	3AG	3343
	3AR	6993
	3BG	4126
	3BR	7023
	GM	2686
	GMH	2920
	GMK	4831
	GMR	6561
	SCG	22962
	SCK	27524
	SCR	40030
	STG	7053
	STH	7214
Electronics and Communication Engineering	1G	1601
	1H	5290
	2AG	2982
	2AH	8455
	2AR	6268
	2BG	2764
	2BR	12790
	3AG	1525
	3BG	1394
	3BK	2576
	GM	1167
	GMH	1470
	GMK	2552
	GMR	2201
	GMRH	3630
	SCG	12038
	SCH	23142
	SCR	22238
	STG	4303
Mechanical Engineering	1G	9580
	1R	43091
	2AG	4255
	2AH	20352
	2AK	22080
	2AR	12475
	2BG	4708
	3AG	5543
	3BG	5675
	3BR	6479
	GM	2662
	GMH	5020
	GMK	5037
	GMR	6882
	GMRH	8157
	SCG	18638
	SCH	14219
	SCK	30798
	SCR	42594
	SCRH	17618
	STG	8309

Expected KCET Cut Off 2020 – MS Ramaiah Institute of Technology

Course name	Category	Cut off
Civil Engineering	1G	16465
	2AG	12967
	2AH	16134
	2AR	17562
	2BG	10580
	2BK	27034
	2BR	44250
	3AG	9078
	Category	Cut off
	3BR	13554
	GM	8326
	GMH	8493
	GMK	10798
	GMR	10270
	GMRH	11088
	SCG	18203
	SCH	21493
	SCR	25823
	STG	12825
Computer Science Engineering	1G	3639
	1K	5453
	2AG	3517
	2AH	4707
	2AR	5368
	2ARH	18071
	2BG	1744
	3AG	1617
	3AR	4062
	3BG	1721
	GM	868
	GMH	2472
	GMK	3569
	GMR	4044
	SCG	7066
	SCH	11534
	SCR	34506
	STG	7238
Electrical and Electronics Engineering	1G	6171
	1H	23010
	2AG	8061
	2AK	12500
	2BG	5273
	3AG	4021
	3BG	7030
	GM	3245
	GMKH	7244
	GMR	6328
	SCG	14956
	STR	8987
Electronics and Communication Engineering	1G	4319
	1R	10951
	2AG	3819
	2AR	5618
	2BG	3121
	2BH	4200
	3AG	1638
	3BG	2629
	3BK	3400
	3BR	5123
	GM	1249
	GMH	2506
	GMK	2367
	GMR	2945
	GMRH	3129
	SCG	12387
	SCR	14207
	STG	10082
Mechanical Engineering	1G	5464
	1R	14917
	2AG	8070
	2AH	8312
	2AK	21893
	2AR	15417
	2BG	5205
	2BR	22294
	3AG	4643
	3BG	5157
	3BR	8579
	GM	3462
	GMH	4342
	GMK	8120
	GMR	7458
	GMRH	15824
	SCG	19493
	SCH	20476
	SCK	27030
	SCR	29572
	STG	13230

Expected KCET Cut Off 2020 – RV College of Engineering, Bangalore

Course Name	Category	Cut off
Civil Engineering	1G	4429
	1R	8101
	2AG	7650
	2AH	11052
	2AR	9538
	2BG	4583
	2BK	8735
	3AG	4518
	3BG	4822
	3BR	10918
	GM	4010
	GMH	4274
	GMK	5815
	GMR	5247
	GMRH	8648
	SCG	14173
	SCH	14494
	SCR	24700
	STG	9470
Computer Science & Engineering	1G	798
	1R	2672
	2AG	1137
	2AH	1380
	2AR	2491
	2ARH	13763
	2BG	2299
	2BR	5554
	3AG	527
	3BG	532
	3BH	559
	3BK	3916
	3BR	701
	GM	239
	GMH	350
	GMK	1555
	GMR	476
	SCG	8915
	SCH	10299
	SCR	16524
	STG	2470
Electrical & Electronics Engineering	1G	3227
	2AG	3714
	2AK	6224
	2BG	3687
	2BH	4667
	3AG	2012
	3BG	2516
	GM	651
	GMR	4336
	SCG	11923
	SCRH	23691
	STR	19269
Electronics & Communication Engineering	1G	901
	1R	7490
	2AG	1862
	2AH	4725
	2AK	1915
	2AR	5423
	2BG	1285
	3AG	721
	3BG	594
	3BR	3803
	GM	478
	GMH	628
	GMK	1765
	GMR	1179
	GMRH	1609
	SCG	6905
	SCH	8584
	SCK	34297
	SCR	14086
	STG	6038
Mechanical Engineering	1G	3065
	2AG	3268
	2AH	6833
	2AK	15719
	2AR	3862
	2BG	3083
	2BR	4484
	3AG	1298
	3BG	1771
	GM	816
	GMH	1368
	GMK	1920
	GMR	2163
	GMRH	2224
	SCG	12629
	SCK	26499
	SCR	16370
	STG	3026

KCET Cutoff – Reservation of Seats

In order to comply with the government reservation policies, Kerala Examination Authority reserves some seats. Candidates can have a look at the seat reservations mentioned below:

Category-wise Seat Reservation in KCET 2020

Category	Reservation of seats
Rural Candidates	15% (Government Seats)
Kannada medium	5% (Government Seats)
Migrants of J & K	One seat ( in each institute or college)
OBC/ ST/ SC- 1, 2A, 2B, 3A, 3B	–
Defence Personnel of Karnataka Region	10% (reservation in engineering institutes)
Special Sports Category	–
Scouts and Guides	–
Physically Disabled	–
NCC	–
Supernumerary	5 % (reservation in engineering institutes)

KCET Counselling 2021

KEA will notify the schedule of KCET 2021 counselling on its website. The notification will include information like the date, time, venue, procedure and necessary documents needed for KCET counselling through online mode. The primary step of counselling is document verification since only the eligible candidates can proceed further for the online choice filling process.

The authority will publish the KCET 2021 cut off after every counselling round. As per the rank of candidates in KCET 2021, the seat allotment is done. After that, the admission letter is updated online. The selected candidates need to report to the allotted college for admission procedure.

For document verification process, candidates need to bring the below-mentioned certificates in original and photocopies at the designated venue:

• Print out of KCET Application Form 2021 (completely filled)
• KCET Scorecard 2021
• KCET Admit Card 2021
• Mark Sheet and Certificate of class 10th and 12th 
• Domicile Certificate
• Caste Certificate 
• Study Certificate (duly authorized by the concerned authority)
• One photo identity proof
• Passport size colored photograph (four)

KCET Cut Off – FAQs

✔️ When will KEA release the KCET 2021 cut off?

Karnataka Examinations Authority publishes KCET cut off 2021 after every counselling round. The KCET counselling schedule is yet to be announced by the authority.

✔️ How can I get the category, course and college wise KCET cut off list?

You need to visit the official website of KEA to download KCET cut off 2021. Once you click on ‘KCET 2021 Cut Off’, it will appear on the screen in the pdf format. You can download the same and also take its printout.

✔️ What if I don’t qualify as per the closing rank of the KCET cut off?

The rank of candidates must lie between the opening and closing rank of KCET, else they cannot be considered eligible for admission.

✔️ Does KCET cut off depend upon the category and seat availability?

Yes, KCET cut off depends upon various factors like seats availability, category, number of candidates appearing for exam, difficulty level of the KCET entrance test, etc.

✔️ Who belongs to the supernumerary quota in KCET? How many seats under this category are reserved in KCET 2021?

As per KEA, candidates with a family income of less than Rs 6 lakhs per year are entitled to avail benefits under Supernumerary Quota (SNQ) in KCET. A total of 5% of seats are reserved under SNQ in KCET 2021. A separate KCET cut off lists shall be released for the candidates under SNQ after each round of counselling.