updated KCET 2025 counselling information, including key steps, rules, and fee details:

🗓️ Counselling Schedule & Process

Document Verification & Registration
- Started late June; official verification slip released June 23, 2025 timesofindia.indiatimes.com+15engineering.careers360.com+15youtube.com+15.
- Verification happens at designated KEA centres (e.g., Bangalore). After verification, candidates receive a login ID/password.
- Documents Required (original + photocopies):
  - KCET admit card & scorecard
  - 10th & 12th marksheets
  - Passport-size photos, study/domicile certificates
  - Category certificates (SC/ST/Cat‑1, rural/Kannada affinity, income)
  - Application form printout & fee payment receipt neetcounselling2025.in+8engineering.careers360.com+8embibe.com+8testbook.com+1neetcounselling2025.in+1phodu.club+2engineering.careers360.com+2kollegeapply.com+2.
Choice Filling (Option Entry)
- Begins early July 2025.
- Candidates log in, view seat matrix, select and lock their course/college preferences neetcounselling2025.in+8engineering.careers360.com+8engineering.careers360.com+8.
- Two mock rounds + two official rounds (Round 1 in August, Round 2 & extended in September–October) embibe.com+4engineering.careers360.com+4neetcounselling2025.in+4.
Seat Allotment & Reporting

After each mock round: modify preferences. After final rounds: print allotment letter.
Report to the allotted college, undergo live photo verification, submit documents, and pay admission fee shiksha.com+12engineering.careers360.com+12embibe.com+12.

College Type	Category & Income	Annual Fee (₹)
Government / Aided / UVCE	General/Category (GM, 2A–3B, SC/ST >₹10 L / Cat‑1 >₹2.5 L)	42,866 / 48,000
	SNQ (Supernumerary)	21,360
	SC/ST & Cat‑1 ≤₹2.5 L or ≤₹10 L	750 / 21,360
Unaided (Type‑1)	General / high income	1,07,495
	SNQ	31,360
	SC/ST & Cat‑1 ≤₹2.5 L / ≤₹10 L	750 / ~77,074
Unaided (Type‑2)	General / high income	1,15,956
	SNQ	31,360
	SC/ST & Cat‑1 ≤₹2.5 L / ≤₹10 L	750 / ~94,450
Deemed/Private Univ.	Similar to Type‑1 unaided	1,07,495 / 750 / ~77,074
Extras	Architecture (all types) +₹650; Govt/Aided: +₹10,000; Privates: +₹20,000 neetcounselling2025.in+3kollegeapply.com+3engineering.careers360.com+3neetcounselling2025.inphodu.clubengineering.careers360.com

Admission fee isn’t charged separately—it's embedded within the annual fee as shown above.

Option-entry processing fee (nominal)—check specific KEA portal, but it is not in the ₹750–₹1,15,956 range.

🎥 How to Pay Option-Entry Fees

A helpful walkthrough:

Counselling is fully online: document verification → choice filling → seat allotment → college reporting.
Fees vary by college-type, candidate category, and income.
Important reminders:

SC/ST/Cat‑1 ≤₹2.5 L pay just ₹750/year (plus applicable extras).
General category in government/aided colleges pays ₹42,866–₹48,000; private/un-aided fees cross ₹1 L.
Watch for architecture charges (+₹650) and additional development fees.

HERE the PDF of all Rules and Regulation about KCET 2025 counselling fee all new update and process of option entry 👇 download the link..