Karnataka PG Dental Round 3: provisional result out, final list due today
By TUF News Desk · Published 3 November 2026 · 3 min read
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The provisional allotment for Karnataka’s third round of postgraduate dental counselling is out, and the final list follows today, November 3. The Karnataka Examinations Authority (KEA) published the provisional result on the evening of November 2, according to its announcement on social media, and JagranJosh reported the release on Tuesday morning.
This round is the mop-up round for Master of Dental Surgery (MDS) seats, covering places left vacant after the first two rounds. KEA had published the final lists for Round 1 and Round 2 on September 11 and September 24. Round 3 exists for the seats that were still open after those rounds, so the number of options here is smaller than in the earlier rounds, and candidates who entered options did so knowing that.
How Round 3 reached this point
Option entry for the third round ran from October 9 to 10 am on November 2, after KEA revised the schedule on October 23 following a revision from the Medical Counselling Committee. The provisional result came after 6 pm on November 2, and the final result is scheduled for November 3.
The provisional list is a preview, not an allotment. Seats can still change between the provisional and final lists, so a candidate who sees a college name on the provisional list should wait for the final list before making travel plans or paying fees. The final list is the one colleges will act on.
What to do after the final list
Candidates who get a seat in the final list have a short window to complete admission. They must pay the fee, after deducting the caution deposit, and submit original documents between November 4 and November 6, 2026. The last date to report to the allotted college is November 7, 2026.
That window leaves little room for a missing certificate. Candidates should keep their original documents ready now, rather than discovering a gap on November 4. The admission documents checklist covers the papers usually asked for at reporting, and it is worth running through before the final list appears.
How to check the result
Results are published on the official KEA portal. Candidates log in with their CET number and application details, open the PG Dental Round 3 allotment link, and download the list. KEA publishes the allotment as a PDF, so candidates should search it for their CET number and note the college and course shown against it.
Anyone who finds a mismatch between the provisional and final lists should go by the final list and contact KEA through the portal if a detail looks wrong. The final list, not the provisional one, decides where a candidate reports.
KEA is running several counselling processes at the same time. Its medical postgraduate counselling is on a separate track, and on Tuesday morning it extended that round’s option entry to noon, as covered in the Karnataka NEET PG Round 1 option entry update. Dental candidates should make sure they are following the PG Dental links on the portal, not the medical ones.
Frequently asked questions
Where is the Karnataka PG Dental Round 3 provisional result published?
On the official KEA portal, cetonline.karnataka.gov.in. Candidates check the provisional allotment list there using their login details.
When will the final Karnataka PG Dental Round 3 result come out?
On November 3, 2026, after the provisional list. Admission rests on the final list, not the provisional one.
What must allotted candidates do after the final result?
They pay the fee, after deducting the caution deposit, and submit original documents between November 4 and November 6, 2026.
What is the last date to report to the allotted dental college?
November 7, 2026. Candidates who miss that date risk losing the seat allotted in this round.
Frequently asked questions
Where is the Karnataka PG Dental Round 3 provisional result published?
On the official KEA portal, cetonline.karnataka.gov.in. Candidates check the provisional allotment list there using their login details.
When will the final Karnataka PG Dental Round 3 result come out?
On November 3, 2026, after the provisional list. Admission rests on the final list, not the provisional one.
What must allotted candidates do after the final result?
They pay the fee, after deducting the caution deposit, and submit original documents between November 4 and November 6, 2026.
What is the last date to report to the allotted dental college?
November 7, 2026. Candidates who miss that date risk losing the seat allotted in this round.
Sources: JagranJosh, AglaSem