Karnataka Upgrade Intelligence
Most students who freeze their Round 1 seat never find out what floating could have won them. These are real round-by-round outcomes for Karnataka state counselling — who upgraded, how often, and where they landed.
Upgrade patterns — Karnataka state counselling, 2025, General category (ranks 22–2,59,705). 836 of 1,450 multi-round students upgraded (57.7% upgrade rate). 59 went BDS→MBBS; 0 reached a govt seat. Top upgrade destinations: K.H. Patil Institute of Medical Sciences (previously Gadag Institute of Medical Sciences, Mallasamudra, Mulgund Road, Gadag), Dr. Chandramma Dayananda Sagar Instt. of Medical Education & Research, Harohalli, Hubli, Shri Atal Bihari Vajpayee Medical College & Research Institute.
Upgrade patterns — Karnataka state counselling, 2025, OBC category (ranks 5,031–13,02,726). 50 of 184 multi-round students upgraded (27.2% upgrade rate). 6 went BDS→MBBS; 0 reached a govt seat. Top upgrade destinations: A. J. Institute Of Dental Sciences, Mangalore, Yadgiri Institute of Medical Sciences, Yadgiri, A J Institute of Medical Sciences & Research Centre, Mangalore.
Upgrade patterns — Karnataka state counselling, 2025, Other category (ranks 121–13,12,603). 2,849 of 7,019 multi-round students upgraded (40.6% upgrade rate). 163 went BDS→MBBS; 0 reached a govt seat. Top upgrade destinations: K.H. Patil Institute of Medical Sciences (previously Gadag Institute of Medical Sciences, Mallasamudra, Mulgund Road, Gadag), MVJ Medical College and Research Hospital, Bangalore, Bidar Institute of Medical Sciences, Bidar.
Upgrade patterns — Karnataka state counselling, 2024, General category (ranks 21–5,93,808). 562 of 1,256 multi-round students upgraded (44.7% upgrade rate). 0 went BDS→MBBS; 0 reached a govt seat. Top upgrade destinations: K.H. Patil Institute of Medical Sciences (previously Gadag Institute of Medical Sciences, Mallasamudra, Mulgund Road, Gadag), Chikkamagaluru Institute of Medical Sciences, Chikkamagaluru, Dr. Chandramma Dayananda Sagar Instt. of Medical Education & Research, Harohalli, Hubli.
Upgrade patterns — Karnataka state counselling, 2024, OBC category (ranks 5,332–12,15,372). 37 of 170 multi-round students upgraded (21.8% upgrade rate). 0 went BDS→MBBS; 0 reached a govt seat. Top upgrade destinations: A J Institute of Medical Sciences & Research Centre, Mangalore, Navodaya Medical College, Raichur, Chikkamagaluru Institute of Medical Sciences, Chikkamagaluru.
Upgrade rate = share of multi-round students whose final allotment beat their Round 1 seat. Every figure above is a direct count from tracked student journeys — not a projection.
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