Karnataka NEET PG 2025 counselling registration deadline extended till October 15

The Karnataka Examination Authority (KEA) has extended the registration deadline for the National Eligibility Entrance Test - Postgraduate (NEET PG) counselling 2025. Eligible candidates can now register for the Karnataka NEET PG 2025 counselling through the official website at cetonline.karnataka.gov.in.

“The last date has been extended to 15-10-2025 at 11.00 AM for submitting online applications and paying the application fee for the eligible candidates who have qualified in NEET-PG-2025 for the PG Medical Degree/Diploma courses in the State of Karnataka for the year 2025-26,” the official notice said.

Earlier, the last date to complete the registration process for Karnataka NEET PG 2025 was October 9. The online allotment of seats will be conducted in multiple iterations, including the first round, second round, mop-up round (subject to seat availability), and stray vacancy round (also subject to seat availability).

Karnataka NEET PG 2025 Counselling: Registration fee

To fill out the counselling application form, candidates from Scheduled Caste (SC), Scheduled Tribe (ST), Category-1 (Cat-1), and Persons with Disabilities (PwD) are required to pay Rs 750. Rs 1,500 for General, 2A, 2B, 3A, and 3B candidates.

For non-Karnataka candidates, the fee is Rs 4,000, and for Non-Resident Indian (NRI), Overseas Citizen of India (OCI), Person of Indian Origin (PIO), and foreign nationals, it is Rs 7,000.

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Karnataka NEET PG Counselling 2025: Seat allotment logic

Based on the seat matrix issued by the Government, seats will be allotted to candidates according to their eligibility, reservation criteria, and merit. The options entered by candidates will determine allotment, and the computer system will check seat availability for each option based on its priority.

The order of allotment and reservation for each category is outlined for candidates’ reference. Seat allotment will follow these steps:

• The allotment for a candidate is based on their rank and priority options entered.
• For any category, the system first searches for available seats in the General Merit (GM) category.
• If no GM seat is available, the system checks the Hyderabad Karnataka General Merit (GMH) quota.
• If seats are unavailable in both GM and GMH, the system follows the prescribed priority order for other categories.
• This process allows for improvement of the category of the seat allotted according to the roster.
• Reservation categories are considered in a similar manner, improving allotment as per the roster for candidates claiming a reservation.