KEA CET Counselling: Students Arrive at Allotted Colleges to Find Closed Campuses and Incorrect Addresses

Students who received seat allotments in the second round of Common Entrance Test (CET) counselling conducted by the Karnataka Examinations Authority (KEA) have run into severe distress after arriving at their designated institutes only to find incorrect addresses, relocated facilities, or campuses that have remained closed for years. The discrepancies have impacted candidates seeking admission into professional courses such as Engineering, Bachelor of Physiotherapy (BPT), B.Sc Nursing, and Allied Health Sciences.

What Happened

Following the declaration of the second-round CET seat allocation, candidates paid the prescribed fees to the Karnataka Examinations Authority, downloaded their formal seat confirmation slips, and travelled to the institutions to complete enrollment. However, several students discovered that no functional college existed at the addresses printed on their official documentation.

Multiple instances were brought to the authority’s attention by disappointed students and parents:

• Hosmat College of Physiotherapy, Bengaluru: A candidate allotted a seat at this institute on Margath Road found that the listed address belonged solely to Hosmat Hospital. Hospital staff informed the candidate that the physiotherapy college had been shut down two years prior. Officials reportedly informed the candidate that she would receive a seat in the third round, despite her having already opted for Choice-1 and deposited her admission fee.
• Masood College of Physiotherapy, Mangaluru: The address provided on the confirmation slip led to a nursing college in Bikarnkatte instead of a physiotherapy campus. Staff indicated that the actual BPT institute was situated far away at an entirely separate location lacking regular bus and transport connectivity.
• Sushrutha Nursing College, Anekal Taluk: Students complained to the KEA that no college existed at the address specified under the Swami Vivekananda Yoga Anusandhana Samsthana.
• Chettinad Institute of Nursing Education and Research: Candidates registered complaints regarding a lack of basic infrastructure.
• B.W. Lions Super Speciality Eye Hospital, Bengaluru: Allotted candidates for Allied Health Science courses discovered the facility on J.C. Road was closed.
• M.S. Ramaiah University of Applied Sciences, Bengaluru: Students assigned to the engineering college on New BEL Road submitted petitions stating that college management redirected them to enrol at the university’s Ramaiah Technology Campus in Peenya.

Key Highlights

• Second-round CET allotments across Engineering, Nursing, Physiotherapy, and Allied Health streams listed non-existent or shuttered locations.
• Several institutions affiliated with Rajiv Gandhi University of Health Sciences (RGUHS) reportedly changed physical locations under revised regulatory norms.
• Students who had already selected Choice-1, paid admission fees, and obtained confirmation slips faced uncertainty over how their admissions would be regularised in subsequent rounds.
• KEA set August 31, 2026, as the reporting deadline for candidates allotted seats in the second round.

Why This Matters

Professional health-related courses, including BPT and nursing, operate under institutions affiliated with Rajiv Gandhi University of Health Sciences. Before a seat matrix is prepared and published for public counselling, these institutions undergo formal reviews by RGUHS and medical education authorities. Parents pointed out that releasing a seat matrix with outdated addresses or defunct colleges points to lapses during the administrative verification process.

Responding to the findings, RGUHS Vice-Chancellor B.C. Bhagwan stated that three to four institutions had shifted locations in compliance with new guidelines. According to the university, relocation paperwork was processed and submitted to the state government, but delays in government approvals or document transfers to the KEA led to notifications displaying old addresses. The university indicated it would review the situation immediately to rectify the errors.

What to Watch Next

In response to petitions from affected candidates, the Executive Director of the Karnataka Examinations Authority addressed an urgent communication to the Director of the Department of Medical Education and the Principal Secretary of the Department of Higher Education. With the deadline to report to allotted colleges set for August 31, 2026, KEA requested immediate government intervention to resolve candidate confusion and regularise reporting procedures.

Frequently Asked Questions

Why did students encounter incorrect college locations?

According to RGUHS, several colleges recently relocated in accordance with new regulations. Due to communication delays between government departments and the KEA, seat allotment slips were issued carrying outdated addresses.

What should affected candidates do about reporting deadlines?

KEA has alerted senior officials in the Higher Education and Medical Education departments to address the confusion before the August 31, 2026 reporting deadline for second-round allotment candidates.

Source: The Hindu