KS DAT special allotment 2026 declared at lbsapplications.kerala.gov.in; report to the college by August 11

Lal Bahadur Shastri (LBS) Centre for Science and Technology has announced the Kerala State Design Aptitude Test (KS DAT) special allotment result on the official website of LBS at lbsapplications.kerala.gov.in. Along with the result, applicants can pay the token fee and report to the college by August 11, 2026.

Through the KS DAT counselling 2026 process, applicants will be admitted into the Bachelor of Design, Bachelor of Communication Design and Bachelor of Interaction Design programmes of participating colleges in Kerala.

The seat allotment is prepared on the basis of applicant’s scores in the KS DAT entrance exam. The KS DAT 2026 counselling process consists of various steps, including, registration, choice filling, document verification, and fee payment.

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KS DAT Special Allotment Result 2026: Steps to check

To check the KS DAT special allotment result 2026, candidates can follow the steps given below:

• Visit the official website of LBS at lbsapplications.kerala.gov.in
• On the homepage, click on the ‘Kerala State Design Aptitude Test (KS DAT) 2026’ option
• Click on the ‘Special Allotment Published.Alloted Candidates can pay the token fee and proceed for College Joining on or before 11-08-2026’ link
• Choose the course and college from the drop box
• The result will appear on the screen
• Download the result and take a printout for further reference

KS DAT Special Allotment 2026: Token fees

Applicants whose seat allotment is confirmed are required to pay a token fee of Rs 25,000 online as part of the tuition fee. However, SC, ST, OEC and other aspirants eligible for fee concessions who are allotted government seats need to pay Rs 1000 as part of the caution deposit.

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After each round of seat allotment, applicants should pay the applicable token fee or additional fee as specified in the fee payment slip, which will be available for download from the student dashboard. The payment can be made online using the fee payment slip.