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Admissions: Colleges told to follow new law

By Our Special Correspondent

Students and parents waiting outside the CET cell in Bangalore on Saturday. — Photo: K. Gopinathan

BANGALORE, JULY 31. The Minister for Higher Education, D. Manjunath, said here on Saturday 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. Addressing presspersons here on Saturday, the Minister said the universities would not recognise admissions made by private professional colleges in excess of the quota provided to them sin 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.

Deadline

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.

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.

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