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Tuesday, May 17, 2005

Karnataka

Karnataka - Bangalore

Degree course aspirants in a limbo

Staff Reporter

Colleges expect students to pay the fees and submit their original certificates as soon as their seat is confirmed.

BANGALORE: With the announcement of the results of Pre-University course, most colleges in the city have begun admission process to degree courses. Filled in application forms are being collected and the first list of selected candidates is due in the coming weeks. However, students who have appeared for the Common Entrance Test for admission to professional courses this year are in a limbo.

The counselling for admission through the CET will begin only by the second week of June, while colleges will complete the admission process much earlier. This time gap leaves CET-hopefuls in a state of confusion. Students who have written the test would like to have a back-up plan in the event of them not securing a good rank.

With the unpredictability of the CET, students are keeping their options open by applying for various degree courses. Varsha, who appeared for the CET last year, said: "My rank was not good enough for a medical seat, so instead of wasting a year, I enrolled for a B.Sc. course." This year too, there will be plenty of students like her, who will keep degree courses as a second option.

Rigid rules

Colleges have rigid admission policies and expect students to pay the fees and submit their original certificates as soon as their seat is confirmed. A few courses even require applicants to sign bonds to ensure that they will pay the entire course fee if they leave college midway.

Many students, who have applied for degree courses in addition to the CET are not aware of these limitations. Another student, Shruti, said: "I have applied for BSc. and I am waiting for the CET counselling. I had no idea that I will have to pay the year's fee if I left the seat."

Students of the CBSE and ISCE are also sailing in the same boat. Their results are due only at the end of the month, limiting the number of available seats.

An official from a well-known college said: "We cannot guarantee them a seat, if they are lucky they may get into the second list."

College admission is no longer a walk in the park. Instead of providing options to students, it is limiting their choices.

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