Karnataka NEET UG 2025 round 3 option entry deadline extended till October 15 amid new medical seat additions
Vikas Kumar Pandit | October 13, 2025 | 07:45 PM IST | 2 mins read
Karnataka NEET UG Counselling 2025: Candidates already admitted in earlier rounds can apply for the newly added 50 seats from 11 am on October 15 to 8 am on October 16. Allotted candidates will lose their previous seats.
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Register NowThe Karnataka Examinations Authority (KEA) has extended the option entry deadline for the National Eligibility cum Entrance Test Undergraduate (NEET-UG) round 3counselling 2025. Eligible students can now complete their Karnataka NEET UG 2025 round 3 option entry till October 15 through the official website at cetonline.karnataka.gov.in.
The extension follows the Medical Counselling Committee’s (MCC) decision to allow candidates to fill choices for the All India Quota (AIQ). Earlier, the deadline for Karnataka NEET UG 2025 round 3 option entry was today, October 13.
The Department of Medical Education has added 50 new medical seats each in the following four colleges: Subbaiah Institute of Medical Science, Shimoga; BGS Medical College and Hospital, Bangalore North; Shridevi Institute of Medical Sciences and Research Hospital, Tumkur; and AJ Institute of Medical Sciences, Mangalore.
The updated Karnataka NEET UG 2025 seat matrix will be published on the KEA website. KEA has asked candidates to enter options for the colleges of their interest, even if seats are not currently shown in the matrix, as cancelled or newly available seats may be considered during allotment.
Also read MCC NEET UG 2025 choice filling deadline extended again after addition of 200 new MBBS seats
KEA issues option entry advisory
“Even if the availability of seats is not shown in the seat matrix, candidates are already advised to enter their options of the colleges to which they are interested in joining, because the seats which may get cancelled or seats that may arise in the seat allotment process are also considered for allotment,” the official notice said.
The notice further states that candidates who have already joined medical colleges through earlier rounds can participate in the allotment of the newly added 50 seats from 11 am on October 15 to 8 am on October 16.
If a seat is allotted in any of the above four colleges, candidates will forfeit their previously allotted seats. KEA has advised such candidates to consult their parents before entering options.
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