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Common entrance test for PG courses under study

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Now, each varsity has its own method for admissions

BANGALORE: The State Government is considering conducting a common entrance test for admissions to postgraduate courses in all universities of the State from next year. Now, each university has its own method for admission to PG courses.

Addressing presspersons here on Wednesday, Minister for Higher Education D.H. Shankaramurthy said the Inter-University Board meeting to be held next month would take a final decision on holding the entrance test for PG courses.

The objective of holding the common test was to eliminate regional imbalances in admission of students to universities in the State.

The Government had constituted a committee headed by Mangalore University Vice-Chancellor K.M. Kaveriappa for detailed study of the issue.

The Government was planning to hold a CET for all aided and private colleges next year with a view to saving students from the hardship of facing two entrance tests for seeking admission to professional courses.

The Government would hold meetings next month with private college managements, which conduct a separate CET under the banner of Consortium of Medical, Engineering and Dental Colleges of Karnataka (COMED-K), Mr. Shanakaramurthy said.

The students had to attend the CET conducted by the State for admission to Government and aided colleges and also that of the COMED-K, which had more professional colleges under its umbrella.

The Government also wanted to decentralise CET by holding it at divisional and district headquarters, which would reduce the period of conducting the examination from three months to 45 days, he said.

At least 8,000 engineering seats had remained vacant this year.

A decision had been taken to order closure of four private engineering colleges in the State since managements had failed to provide basic facilities to students. Students who had received admission in such colleges would be given admission in other colleges, he added.

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