KEA UGCET 2026 · First Round
KCET / UGCET 2026 First Round Allotment Cutoff
Five tools in one. Predict the colleges your 2026 rank reached in the First Round allotment (with a ±25% borderline band for later-round chances), compare one branch across every college, view a full college profile, explore any college + branch across all 37 categories, or bulk-build a whole option span in one click. Tick options in any tab to build a printable list for the next round.
— colleges · — branches · — category cutoffs
What the First Round allotment cutoff tells you
In the First Round allotment, KEA fills seats from the options students actually submitted. The closing rank for each college, branch and category is the rank of the last candidate allotted that seat — real allotment data, not a projection. Because it reflects genuine demand, it is the most reliable base for ordering your options in the second and third rounds. Cutoffs still move between rounds as candidates surrender seats and fresh ones open up, so read it as a strong signal rather than a fixed line.
Five ways to use this tool
The College Predictor lists every college and branch your rank reached, sorted safest first, and adds a ±25% borderline band so you can also see options just out of reach that may open up in a later round. Branch Ranking fixes one branch and one category and ranks every college that offers it, so you can see the pecking order. College Profile shows one college’s full grid — every branch against all 37 categories. The Cutoff Explorer reads a single college + branch across all 37 categories — General Merit (incl. GMP), categories 1, 2A, 2B, 3A, 3B, the SC groups (1–4) and ST, each in General, Rural and Kannada-medium variants, plus NRI, Open and Other.
Read your own category, not just General Merit
Reserved-category cutoffs usually close at a higher rank number than GM for the same college and branch, so always select your exact category. In the Explorer and College Profile, a blank cell means that category had no first-round cutoff for that branch — often because no seat was allotted there in this round.
Turning the First Round result into your next option order
Put the choices you genuinely want most at the top of your KEA option list. Then balance the rest using your results: a few ambitious options (closing rank a little tighter than your rank — the upper half of the ±25% band), several safe ones (around your rank), and backups (well below). Selections from any tab collect in the Option List at the bottom, which you can reorder and print. Confirm every figure against the official KEA list before you submit.