This year, 1,59,151 engineering seats available in State’s engineering colleges
The Higher Education Department has announced a total of 1,59,151 engineering seats available in the State for the academic year 2026-27. This marks an increase of 5,235 seats and 10 engineering colleges compared to the previous year. The Karnataka Examination Authority has set restrictions on seat intake for new colleges and specific courses following recent guidelines.
- ▪There are 1,59,151 seats available from 227 engineering colleges for the academic year 2026-27.
- ▪The draft matrix shows an increase of 5,235 seats and 10 colleges compared to last year.
- ▪The government has restricted maximum intake to 60 seats for new colleges unless they submit a National Board of Accreditation certificate.
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:The Higher Education Department (Technical Education) has released the draft seat matrix for engineering and architecture courses in the State, with 1,59,151 seats from 227 engineering colleges for the academic year 2026-27.Among these, 75,041 seats come under the government quota (KEA), 32,769 seats under the COMED-K quota, and 51,294 seats were management quota seats.This year, a total of 5,235 seats and 10 engineering colleges have been increased in the draft matrix compared to last year.
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