Fri Jul 18 19:56:17 UTC 2025: **News Article:**

**Karnataka Examinations Authority Extends Option Entry Deadline for Professional Courses**

**Bengaluru, July 19, 2025** – The Karnataka Examinations Authority (KEA) has announced an extension to the deadline for students to submit their option entries for admission into various professional courses, including engineering. The new deadline is now July 22, 2025.

According to KEA Executive Director H. Prasanna, the seat matrix for engineering, dental, veterinary science, agricultural science, BSc nursing, Bachelor of Physiotherapy (BPT), Bachelor of Prosthetics and Orthotics (BPO), and allied health science courses has been released and the option entry process has been open since July 8th.

Mr. Prasanna also stated that the option entry process for medical, ayurveda, homeopathy, unani, and pharmacy courses will be enabled once the government releases the corresponding seat matrix.

Candidates are reminded that they can revise their course preferences as many times as needed before the final deadline, but only the last saved version will be considered for seat allotment. Detailed information regarding the fee structure for government-notified courses is available on the official KEA website.

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The text consists of two parts: a listing of The Hindu’s newsletter offerings and a news article from The Hindu regarding an extension of the deadline for option entries for professional courses in Karnataka, India. The KEA has extended the deadline to July 22, 2025, for courses like engineering, dental, veterinary science, nursing, and more. The extension is to allow students to make informed decisions based on the recently released seat matrix. The option entry for medical and related fields will be opened later when the government releases their seat matrix. Students can revise their options multiple times before the deadline, and fee details are on the KEA website.

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