KCET 2026 results out: State board students dominate top ranks, CBSE presence drops sharply

State board students dominated the Karnataka CET engineering ranks this year, securing all but one of the top 10 positions, a stark contrast to last year's CBSE student performance. Experts attribute this shift to the state board's scoring system, which considered higher marks in subjects like Physics and Chemistry, giving them an edge in the CET rank calculation.