KEE, KMAT 2026 from January 10; Karunya University announces exam pattern for BTech, MBA admissions

Anu Parthiban | October 28, 2025 | 10:12 AM IST | 2 mins read

KEE 2026 exam for BTech admission will be held in two phases, while KMAT 2026 for MBA admissions will be held in five phases.

KMAT, KEE 2026 exam dates announced. (Image: Karunya University)

Karunya Institute Of Technology and Sciences has announced the exam dates for the Karunya Management Aptitude Test (KMAT 2026) and Karunya Entrance Examination (KEE 2026) for admission to BTech and management courses. The phase 1 exams will commence in January 2026.

As per the KEE 2026 schedule, the phase 1 exam is scheduled to be held tentatively on January 10 and 11 and phase 2 on April 10, 11, 12 in two sessions. The KMAT 2026 entrance exam for management programmes will be conducted in five phases.

Candidates seeking admission to BTech and BSc courses will have to apply for KEE and those aiming for MBA and MCA courses will have to register for KMAT . The application form will be issued soon on the official website, admissions.karunya.edu.

Those who qualify in KEE 2026 will be eligible for participating in Single Window Counselling (SWC 2026). This centralised counselling process will determine the final programme allocation based on merit and seat availability.

KEE, KMAT 2026 exam dates

Admission to all PG courses of engineering, management, sciences, and arts is also based on merit. Both KEE and KMAT 2026 exam will be held online.

KEE 2026 for BTech

Dates

Phase 1

January 10 and 11

Phase 2

April 10, 11, 12

KMAT 2026


Phase 1

January 10 and 11

Phase 2

April 10, 11, and 12

Phase 3

May 9 and 10

Phase 4

June 13 and 14

Phase 5

July 25 and 26

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Karunya Entrance Exam 2026: Test pattern

KEE exam 2026 will be held for a duration of 3 hours. Each correct answer will fetch 3 marks and each wrong answer will attract a negative mark of -1. The question paper pattern for both engineering and management entrance exams is given below.

KEE BTech 2026 Question Paper

Number of questions

Mathematics/ Biology

35

Physics

25

Chemistry

25

English

25

General Aptitude

10

KMAT 2026 exam pattern

KMAT question paper 2026 will have four sections carrying 100 marks in total.

Sections

Description

Marks

Verbal Ability and Reading Comprehension (VARC)

Tests language skills and reading comprehension

30

Data Interpretation and Logical Reasoning (DLIR)

Assesses analytical and logical reasoning abilities

20

Quantitative Ability (QA)

Evaluates mathematical and numerical skills

20

Indian and Global Business Environment

Covers topics related to business and global knowledge

30

Total


100

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