Karnataka NEET UG 2026 Round 3 Seat Allotment Result Released: Check Choice-4, Cancellation Rules and Penalty
Karnataka NEET UG 2026 Round 3 provisional seat allotment result has been released by KEA. Check Choice-4, seat cancellation, penalty, re-run allotment and key dates.
The Karnataka Examinations Authority (KEA) has released the UGNEET 2026 Round 3 provisional seat allotment results for admission to medical and dental courses. The results were published on October 3, 2026, based on the candidate's merit and the options entered during the counselling process.
Candidates who participated in the Karnataka NEET UG 2026 Round 3 counselling can check their allotment status through the official KEA website. The provisional allotment covers MBBS and BDS seats across participating institutions. A total of 861 seats, including 503 MBBS and 358 BDS seats, were allotted in the round, according to reports.
Karnataka NEET UG 2026 Round 3 Seat Allotment: Choice-4
Candidates who have been allotted seats through both MCC Round 3 and KEA Round 3 and wish to join the seat allotted through MCC can exit the KEA counselling process by exercising Choice-4.
According to the KEA notification, eligible candidates can exercise Choice-4 without paying any penalty on or before October 5, 2026, by 12 noon.
KEA UGNEET Provisional Round 3 Seat Allotment: Official NOTICE
KEA NEET UG Round 3: Seat Cancellation Rules
Candidates who have already joined a seat allotted through KEA Round 1 or Round 2, but now wish to join an MCC Round 3 seat, can cancel their KEA seat by paying a Rs 10,000 penalty.
Similarly, candidates who want to join a seat allotted through Round 3 counselling conducted by another state, or who do not wish to retain their KEA Round 3 seat, can cancel the KEA allotment by paying a Rs 10,000 penalty. The cancellation must be completed by October 5, 2026, before 12 noon.
KEA NEET UG Third Round Cancellation: Direct LINK
Karnataka NEET UG 2026 Round 3: Seat Re-Run After Cancellation
KEA has stated that the third-round seat allotment will be re-run after candidates exercise Choice-4 or cancel their allotted seats.
The purpose of the re-run is to make the seats vacated by candidates available to other eligible candidates. The re-run will be conducted using the options already entered by candidates. Candidates will not be permitted to make changes to their existing choices at this stage.
The provisional results of the re-run will then be published, with candidates considered for possible upgradation to higher-order preference seats, subject to seat availability and applicable allotment rules.
Karnataka NEET UG Round 3 Final Result 2026
After the re-run of the third-round allotment, KEA will publish the final Round 3 seat allotment results. Importantly, candidates will not be able to exercise Choice-4 or cancel their seats after the provisional results of the re-run are announced. The final allotment will subsequently be published by the authority.
Karnataka NEET UG 2026: Penalty for Surrendering Seat
KEA has also specified a higher penalty for candidates who surrender their seats after the final Round 3 results are published but before the last date prescribed for entering options for the stray vacancy round.
| Course | Seat surrender penalty |
| MBBS | Rs 1,10,000 |
| BDS | Rs 60,000 |
Candidates who surrender their seats after the prescribed deadline for entering stray vacancy options will not have their surrender requests entertained. Such candidates will also be barred from participating in counselling for the next three years, and the MCC will be informed.
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