KEA opens extended vacancy round for 47 MBBS seats in Karnataka
Eligible candidates must pay a Rs 25 lakh caution deposit to participate in the additional medical admission round.
The Karnataka Examinations Authority (KEA) has announced an extended special stray vacancy round to fill 47 MBBS seats for undergraduate medical admissions. According to The Times of India, these vacancies remained after the previous special stray vacancy round results were published on November 11, 2026.
The 47 available seats include 15 management quota seats in government medical colleges. The KEA noted that all available BDS seats have been filled, leaving no vacant dental seats.
Candidates participating in this extended round must pay a mandatory caution deposit of Rs 25 lakh. The payment window is scheduled for November 12, 2026, between 10:30 AM and 4:00 PM.
Following the payment, candidates can enter their preferences until 10:00 AM on November 13, 2026. The KEA will announce the seat allotment results on the same day after 12:30 PM.
Separately, sources from the Medical Counselling Committee (MCC) reported that 411 MBBS seats remained unoccupied across medical colleges following the conclusion of the special stray vacancy round. Out of 948 seats in the MCC seat matrix, 537 were allotted to candidates.