Fri Jun 13 17:46:32 UTC 2025: **Summary:**

Karnataka’s Higher Education Department has released the draft seat matrix for engineering and architecture courses for the 2025-26 academic year. There are 135,969 seats available in 217 engineering colleges, including 64,047 government quota seats. This is a decrease of 5,313 seats compared to the previous year. Computer Science and Engineering (CSE) courses have the highest number of seats, with 33,813 available. A total of 275,677 students are eligible for counseling after the Common Entrance Test (CET-2025), with 262,195 eligible for the engineering stream. The final seat count may change as some colleges have yet to upload their seat matrix or receive AICTE approval.

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**Karnataka Engineering Seats Down Slightly for 2025-26 Academic Year**

**Bengaluru, June 13, 2025** – The Higher Education Department of Karnataka has announced a draft seat matrix for engineering and architecture courses for the upcoming 2025-26 academic year, revealing a slight decrease in available seats. A total of 135,969 seats are on offer across 217 engineering colleges in the state, including 64,047 seats under the government quota.

This figure represents a reduction of 5,313 seats compared to the 141,009 seats available in 245 colleges during the 2024-25 academic year.

Despite the overall decrease, Computer Science and Engineering (CSE) remains the most popular field, with 33,813 seats available. Following CSE are Electronics and Communication engineering with 18,492 seats, and Information Science and Engineering with 8,538 seats.

According to a Karnataka Examination Authority (KEA) official, the final seat count may fluctuate as some colleges are still pending seat matrix uploads and approval from the All India Council for Technical Education (AICTE).

The announcement comes as 275,677 students became eligible for counselling after the Common Entrance Test (CET-2025), with 262,195 qualified for the engineering stream. The counselling process is expected to begin shortly.

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