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Colleges told to follow new law for admissions

By Our Special Correspondent

BANGALORE, JULY 31. The Minister for Higher Education, D. Manjunath, said here today that the universities had issued circulars directing private professional colleges to admit students according to the legislation enacted by the two Houses of the legislature on Friday.

At a presspersons here today, the Minister said the universities would not recognise admissions made by private professional colleges in excess of the quota provided to them since the new law.

The Governor, T.N. Chatuvedi, has given consent to the Karnataka Selection of Candidates for Admission to Medical, Dental and Engineering Courses (Special Provisions) Bill, 2004. However, the Consortium of Medical, Dental and Engineering Colleges of Karnataka (COMED-K) has decided to challenge the law in the Supreme Court.

The Government was hopeful that the Medical Council of India (MCI) would extend the July 31 deadline for completing MBBS admissions this year. The Government would request the MCI to do so in the interest of the students. The MCI had extended the deadline in the past, the Minister said.

Mr. Manjunath said the Common Entrance Test (CET) Cell had allotted seats from July 8 to 15 before the counselling process was stopped following a Supreme Court ruling on the 50:50 seat-sharing formula.

The students who had been allotted seats by the CET Cell need not worry and there would be no counselling for them again. "The Government will consider their admissions as deemed." The Minister said there was no need for students and parents to be anxious. The Government would protect their interest and conduct admissions under the new law.

Recovery of dues

The Government had to realise dues of running to crores of rupees from the managements of some medical college associated with the COMED-K for making use of the clinics at Government hospitals. The Government had instructed the Principal Secretary, Medical Education Department, to take steps to recover the dues, Mr. Manjunath said.

Confusion

Confusion reigned at the CET Cell here as over 500 students, parents and Akhila Bharata Vidyarthi Parishad activists protested against the reallocation of government quota medical seats by the cell on the 50:50 sharing basis.

Several medical seat aspirants who had been earlier allotted seats in city colleges were shocked to learn that they had to rush to a different college outside the city.

These would be offered in the casual vacancy round along with the other medical seats which had become available in seven colleges.

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