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Karnataka RERA Fees: Project Registration, Extension and Agent Registration

In Karnataka the project registration fee is charged per square metre of the land proposed to be developed: ₹5 or ₹10 for group housing (cap ₹5,00,000), ₹10 or ₹15 for mixed development (cap ₹7,00,000), ₹20 or ₹25 for commercial projects (cap ₹10,00,000) and ₹5 for plotted development (cap ₹2,00,000). A real estate agent pays ₹25,000 if an individual and ₹2,00,000 otherwise.

Checked against the official text on 2 October 2026
Group housing project₹5 / ₹10 per sq m

Land up to 1,000 sq m, and above 1,000 sq m. Not more than ₹5,00,000.

Karnataka RERA Rules 2017 · rule 3(3)(a)
Commercial project₹20 / ₹25 per sq m

Land up to 1,000 sq m, and above 1,000 sq m. Not more than ₹10,00,000.

Karnataka RERA Rules 2017 · rule 3(3)(c)
Agent registration₹25,000 / ₹2,00,000

Individual, and other than an individual.

Karnataka RERA Rules 2017 · rule 9(2)
Extension of project registrationHalf the fee

Half the registration fee under rule 3(3).

Karnataka RERA Rules 2017 · rule 7(2)
Rule 3(3)

Project Registration Fee

The fee is calculated on the area of land proposed to be developed and paid at the time of application for registration.

Type of projectLand up to 1,000 sq mLand above 1,000 sq mMaximum feeClause
Group housing project₹5 per sq m₹10 per sq m₹5,00,000Rule 3(3)(a)
Mixed development (residential and commercial) project₹10 per sq m₹15 per sq m₹7,00,000Rule 3(3)(b)
Commercial project₹20 per sq m₹25 per sq m₹10,00,000Rule 3(3)(c)
Plotted development project₹5 per sq m₹5 per sq m₹2,00,000Rule 3(3)(d)
Rules 7(2) and 3(5)

Extension and Withdrawal

EventFeeDetailRule
Extension of project registration (Form E)Half the registration feeAn amount equivalent to half the registration fee under rule 3(3). No fee where the promoter applies for extension due to force majeure.Rule 7(2)
Withdrawal of application before the expiry of thirty days under section 5(1)10% or ₹50,000Ten per cent of the registration fee paid, or ₹50,000, whichever is more, is retained as processing fee. The rest is refunded within thirty days of withdrawal.Rule 3(5)
Rules 9(2), 10(4), 11(2) and 11(6)

Real Estate Agent: Registration and Renewal

ItemIndividualOther than an individualRule
Registration fee₹25,000₹2,00,000Rule 9(2)
Renewal fee₹5,000₹25,000Rule 11(2)
Validity of registration and of renewalFive yearsFive yearsRules 10(4) and 11(6)

The renewal application in Form J is made not less than three months before the registration expires (rule 11(1)).

Practical

How to Use This Chart

  • Fix the project type and the land area first: the per square metre rate changes at 1,000 sq m.
  • Apply the cap for the project type after multiplying the rate by the land area.
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  • The text read is the Rules as published in the Karnataka Gazette of 11 July 2017. Later amendments to the Rules are not included.
  • The gazette copy on file is a scanned image. The figures were read from the page images of the English text, where each amount is written in words.
  • Fees for complaints and appeals, and any standard fees fixed by the Authority by regulation, are not covered.

Official documents behind this page

  1. Karnataka Real Estate (Regulation and Development) Rules, 2017, Housing Secretariat notification No. DOH 109 KHB 2017 dated 10-7-2017, Karnataka Gazette Extraordinary, Part-IVA, No. 662 dated 11 July 2017 (official gazette copy)Rule 3(3) (project registration fee), rule 3(5) (withdrawal), rule 7(2) (extension), rule 9(2) (agent registration), rule 10(4), rule 11(1), 11(2) and 11(6) (agent renewal and validity).

Disclaimer: This guide is general information based on the law and notifications in force when it was last updated. It is not professional advice for your case — rates, thresholds and due dates change, so check the current position or speak to our CA team before you act on it.

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Under rule 3(3): group housing ₹5 per sq m up to 1,000 sq m of land and ₹10 above it, capped at ₹5,00,000; mixed development ₹10 and ₹15, capped at ₹7,00,000; commercial ₹20 and ₹25, capped at ₹10,00,000; plotted development ₹5 per sq m, capped at ₹2,00,000.

Rule 9(2) fixes ₹25,000 where the applicant is an individual and ₹2,00,000 where the applicant is other than an individual. The registration is valid for five years. Renewal under rule 11(2) costs ₹5,000 for an individual and ₹25,000 for others.

Half the registration fee under rule 3(3), as per rule 7(2). No fee is payable where the extension is sought due to force majeure.