KEA opens extended vacancy round for 47 MBBS seats in Karnataka
Eligible candidates must pay a Rs 25 lakh caution deposit before the November 13 deadline to participate in the round.
The Karnataka Examinations Authority (KEA) has launched an extended special stray vacancy round to fill 47 MBBS seats that remained unallocated following the results published on November 11, according to The Times of India.
The remaining seats include 15 management quota positions in government medical colleges. All available BDS seats have been filled, leaving no vacant dental seats in this round.
To participate, eligible candidates must pay a mandatory caution deposit of Rs 25 lakh. The KEA notification states that the payment window is open from 10:30 AM to 4:00 PM on November 12, 2026.
Candidates can enter their preferred options until 10:00 AM on November 13, 2026. The authority will announce the seat allotment results on the same day after 12:30 PM.
Separately, Medical Counselling Committee (MCC) sources told ThePrint and Deccan Chronicle that 411 MBBS seats remained unallotted following the special stray vacancy round. The MCC conducted a fifth round of counselling after the Supreme Court directed four rounds to be held.
The MCC's seat matrix for the special round included 948 vacant MBBS seats, of which 537 were allotted. This vacancy count is higher than the 60-70 unfilled MBBS seats reported last year.