16,855 Engineering Seats Vacant After COMEDK UGET 2026 Round 4 in Karnataka
After Round 4 of the COMEDK UGET 2026 counselling in Karnataka, 16,855 engineering seats remain vacant across private colleges. Computer Science Engineering (CSE) has the highest number of unfilled seats at 4,411, followed by Electronics Communication Engineering with 2,566 and Artificial Intelligence Machine Learning with 1,527. Vacancies span both traditional and emerging engineering branches, with CSE vacancies distributed across 147 college-course entries, including some institutions with over 100 unfilled seats.
First-hand measurement across 2 sources
We measured how 2 outlets covered this story. No outlet gave this story a measurable political slant — there is no left–right reading to report. Overall sentiment is neutral (50/100). Lens Score 39/100.
Outlets measured: timesnow, indianexpress. See how each one headlined and framed the same story in the source comparison below.
AI Analysis
Sentiment was consistent across outlets (50–50/100), indicating broadly factual reporting rather than editorialising.
Coverage timeline
indianexpress broke this story on 11 Sept, 07:32 am. Other outlets followed.