With a KCET rank of 45,525 and HK region and ST category, you have a high chance of getting seats in top Karnataka colleges. Past cutoffs suggest you can get branches like ECE, EEE, Civil in colleges such as UVCE Bangalore, BMSCE, RVCE, MSRIT, SJCE Mysore, and even some CSE/AI seats in HK-region colleges.

Your category advantage means you may get branches usually closed to general candidates with ranks under 15k. Applying in early and later rounds can further improve chances.