PES University Admissions 2026
🎓 KCET Counseling · Round 1
First Round PESU KCET Counseling

for B.Tech Admissions on 16th August, 2026

📌   Important — Please Read Before Attending

Eligibility: An aggregate score of 60% in PCM (Physics, Chemistry, and Math) in your class 12 / 2nd PUC exam is a must. The necessary documents should be provided at the counseling session. Without this, the candidate will not be allowed to the counseling / seat selection process.

Venue for Counseling: PES University (Ring Road Campus) - 100 feet outer ring road, Banashankari 3rd Stage, Bangalore 560085. It is mandatory for the candidate to come in-person to the above-mentioned address to attend the counseling. There is no online counseling.

Confirm Your Attendance for Counseling: Please sign-in to your dashboard from the link https://admissions.pes.edu/Academy/ and under the “Next Steps” tab, you will find the button to confirm your attendance for the counseling. Please confirm accordingly.

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  Counseling Schedule — August 16, 2026  

Candidates are invited to the counseling based on their PESU KCET ranks, as listed below.

Session PESU KCET Ranks Reporting Time/ Registration Counseling Presentation and Seat Selection
S 1 1 to 1800 07:30 AM 08:15 AM
S 2 1801 to 3500 1:00 PM 1:30 PM

Candidates can report to the counseling venue on date and time corresponding to their PESU KCET ranks as given in the above table. Candidates with PESU KCET ranks above 3500 are not eligible to participate in this counseling process.

  COUNSELING PROCESS Please carry the following items to the Counseling  
💳   Four DDs in favour of PES UNIVERSITY GENERAL FUND, payable at Bangalore:

a. For Rs. 4,50,000/-

b. For Rs. 50,000/-

c. For Rs. 50,000/-

d. For Rs. 10,000/-

  1. DDs for partial amounts will not be entertained/ accepted by the University and such candidates will not be allowed to participate in the seat selection process. Please understand, all four DDs as mentioned above are mandatory (except for the candidates who have secured seat through EAC round / PESU JEE first round / PESU JEE second round / HFC, wherein the instructions mentioned towards the bottom of this email will be applicable)
  2. If a candidate selects a seat in Computer Science Engineering (either at ring road campus or electronic city campus)/ Computer Science Engineering (Artificial Intelligence & Machine Learning) (either at ring road campus or electronic city campus), then the candidate should submit all four DDs of Rs. 4,50,000, Rs. 50,000, Rs. 50,000 and Rs. 10,000 to the University
  3. If a candidate selects a seat in Electronics & Communication Engineering (either at ring road campus or electronic city campus), then the candidate should submit only three DDs of Rs. 4,50,000, Rs. 50,000 and Rs. 10,000 to the University. They can retain the DD for the other Rs. 50,000 with them
  4. If a candidate selects a seat in Mechanical Engineering/ Electrical & Electronics Engineering/ Biotechnology, then the candidate should submit only two DDs of Rs. 4,50,000 and Rs. 10,000 to the University. They can retain the other two DDs of Rs. 50,000 and Rs. 50,000 with them
  5. No other payment options are accepted. For the registration process to be complete, candidate should produce all the four DDs. Without the proper DDs, seat selection will not be allowed
  6. The DD's will be collected from the candidate only if the candidate avails a seat in the seat selection process. If the candidate does not get a seat or rejects a seat for any reason, the candidate can take back all the DD's with them
  Documents Required  
📄   Original Documents + 2 Sets of Self-Attested Photocopies
  1. Please bring your PESU KCET Rank Card (Very Important) Print your rank card - Please sign-in to your dashboard from the link https://admissions.pes.edu/Academy/ and under the “Next Steps” tab, you will find the button to print your PESU KCET Rank Card
  2. Your KCET Rank Card (taken from the Karnataka Government KEA portal) which should clearly show your CET Application Number, KCET Engineering Rank and the KCET marks in Physics, Chemistry and Math - This is mandatory. This will be validated before you are allowed for the seat selection process
  3. PESU KCET Application form copy - This can be downloaded from your dashboard https://admissions.pes.edu/Academy/
  4. 10+2 Marks Card (PUC) - Original Hard Copy
  5. 10th Marks Card (SSLC) - Original Hard Copy
  6. Transfer Certificate / College Leaving Certificate (if applicable) - Original Hard Copy
  7. Migration Certificate (If other than PU Board) (if applicable) - Original Hard Copy
  8. Passport & Stamp Size Photos 6 Copies each
  9. Aadhar card
  10. PAN card copy of the parent and candidate (for opening a bank account)
  11. IMPORTANT - The original documents as mentioned above are mandatory. This will be verified before the counseling process and if the candidates do not have the above-mentioned original documents, such candidates will not be allowed for the seat selection process.
  12. It is mandatory for the candidate to be present in person at the prescribed reporting time. A candidate will be granted an exception to allow his guardian / parent to represent the candidate only in the case of the candidate attending the CET Verification Process the same day / session. In such a case, please take prior approval by downloading the <Authorization Letter> and get it attested from PES University in person before the day of counseling. This has to be submitted with the proof document of the candidate attending the CET Verification Process. Attestation of the Authorization letter on the day of counseling is not permitted and such cases will not be allowed to attend the counseling and seat selection.

Note:

  • Originals + 2 Sets of Self Attested Photo copies should be provided in the above-mentioned order. This is required only for the freshly appearing candidates and for those candidates who have surrendered their seat from the EAC round / PESU JEE round. Those candidates who already have a seat in hand and trying for upgradation of specialization/campus need not get any of these documents
  • Only candidate + 1 Parent / Guardian will be allowed for counseling / seat selection process

Candidates who already have a seat through our EAC round / PESU JEE first round / PESU JEE second round counseling, but want to participate in this PESU KCET first round counseling for upgradation of seat.

It is not mandatory for the candidates who have already secured a merit B.Tech seat through our Early Admission Commitment (EAC) round or the PESU JEE first round or the PESU JEE second round to participate in this counseling process. However, such candidates can participate if they are trying for a change in campus / specialization through this first round PESU KCET counseling using their PESU KCET rank card. In such case, they need to get the DD’s as below…

  • If the candidate currently has a EAC seat / PESU JEE seat in Biotechnology / EEE / Mechanical, such candidates should get 2 additional DD’s for Rs. 50,000 and Rs. 50,000.
  • If the candidate currently has a EAC seat / PESU JEE seat in Electronics and Communication Engineering (ECE), such candidates should get 1 additional DD for Rs. 50,000
  • If the candidate currently has a EAC seat / PESU JEE seat in Computer Science Engineering (CSE) or Computer Science Engineering (AIML), such candidates need not get any additional DD’s

The EAC round / PESU JEE first round / PESU JEE second round candidates who already have a seat should get the fee receipt for the amount already paid along with the photocopy of the fee receipt. EAC candidates can download the fee receipt by signing into the dashboard https://admissions.pes.edu/Academy/ under the “Online Payments” section. PESU JEE candidates should get the fee receipt obtained during the PESU JEE Counseling process. All other aforementioned information on this email will hold good and must be followed.

Candidates who had a seat through our EAC round / PESU JEE first round / PESU JEE second round counseling, but surrendered their seat and now want to participate in this PESU KCET first round counseling again.

Those candidates who had a seat from our EAC round / PESU JEE first round / PESU JEE second round counseling, but surrendered their seat and want to participate again in this PESU KCET first round counseling need not get a DD for Rs. 10,000 again, but they have to get DDs for Rs. 4,50,000, Rs, 50,000 and Rs. 50,000 again. (It is the responsibility of the candidate to take the refund from the University and make the DDs again for the PESU KCET first round counseling). All other aforementioned information on this email will hold good and must be followed.

Candidates who have a Higher Fee Category (HFC) seat in hand but want to participate in this PESU KCET first round counseling to try for a merit seat.

Candidates who have a higher fee quota seat need not get any DD's, but should get original fee receipt for the amount paid along with photocopy of the original fee receipt. If the original fee receipt is not collected yet, it needs to be collected from the Office of Admissions at PES University Ring Road Campus before attending the counseling. All other aforementioned information on this email will hold good and must be followed.

  TIMELINE 3 Step Counseling Process  
1

Registration Process (at the Golden Jubilee block) - Candidate should report at the prescribed reporting time to the counseling centre and complete the registration process. The registration process includes -

  • A: Verification of Govt ID of the candidate
  • B: Verification of four DDs (Demand Drafts)
  • C: Verification of Original Marks Cards and 12th std / 2nd PU marks
  • D: Verification of KCET Rank by validating on the Govt Portal
  • E: PESU KCET Rank Card
2

Counseling and Seat Selection (at the Golden Jubilee block Auditorium)- Candidate will take the required seat based on the following options

  • Option A: Candidate will take the seat, submit DDs, all originals documents, and complete the Admission Process.
  • Option B: Reject the seat as the desired seat is not available or for any other reasons.
3

Documentation and Welcome Kit (at the Golden Jubilee block)

After seat selection at the Golden Jubilee block Auditorium and submission of DD's, candidates will move to the documentation area of the Golden Jubilee block to complete the documentation process and to collect the welcome kit.

This process might take 4 or 5 hours to complete. The candidates and parents are requested to be patient & complete the process on the same day.

  Important Notes  
  • If the candidate has blocked a seat through higher fee quota/ management quota, and if he/she secures a seat through PESU KCET quota in the counseling, the higher fee quota/ management quota seat (either confirmed or waiting) will be automatically forfeited and the difference amount between the higher fee quota and the PESU KCET quota will be refunded to the candidate automatically
  • If the candidate secures a seat through PESU KCET quota and also secures a seat through Government KCET counseling process to PES University for the same campus and for the same specialization at a later stage, refund will be issued to the candidate for PESU KCET quota seat and the candidate can do the final admissions through the Government KCET quota.

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