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Wednesday, Sep 15, 2004

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Karnataka

Steps planned to streamline admissions

By Our Staff Correspondent

DAVANGERE, SEPT. 14. The State Government is taking steps to ensure that the Common Entrance Test (CET) admissions imbroglio will not recur and it has taken some "hard decisions" to ensure that students will not be put to hardship and their precious time is not wasted in the years to come, the Minister for Higher Education, D. Manjunath, has said. However, he did not specify what "hard decisions" the Government has taken.

Inaugurating the building of the Government First Grade College here today, Mr. Manjunath said that the Government had had a tough time in resolving the crisis arising out of the admissions imbroglio and added: "We have struggled a lot to find a solution agreeable to all."

Public opinion

He said that he had told the managements of private professional colleges that public opinion was more important than anything else and that he called upon them to value public opinion. In response to his call, he maintained, the private colleges came to an agreement with the Government over seat sharing and the "crisis was resolved so soon."

The Minister said that compared to other States, the quality of education was good in Karnataka and it was a "safer" place compared to any other States.

This was the reason why many students from North India and non-resident Indians preferred to study in Karnataka.

The Minister called upon the professional colleges to conduct the examinations on time and announce the results on time. Nearly two months had lapsed for the commencement of courses for the professional colleges.

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