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It’s D-day for CET aspirants

Staff Reporter

1,14,357 candidates to take the test in the State this year

The number of seats is likely to go up this year
The test pattern is not likely to change

BANGALORE: It is D-day for all Common Entrance Test candidates as their year-long wait and even longer preparation period will come to an end, as 1,14,357 candidates appear for the examination in 218 test centres across the State on Saturday. With 10,000 more students taking the test this year, the Karnataka Examinations Authority has had to add 16 more centres.

More than 1.14 lakh students will be vying for 1,990 seats in medical colleges, 850 seats in dental colleges and 32,200 seats in colleges, according to CET 2007 statistics. The number of seats is likely to go up this year and several colleges have been proposed to the AICTE for recognition.

“The actual number of seats on offer will not be out till June, but going by the proposals, the number of seats are only likely to go up,” said Syed Jamal, Special Officer, CET. With all colleges coming under the Visvesvaraya Technological University and all professional colleges offering graduate courses in medical and dental studies using the CET scores for admission, the CET becomes the most important examination. It is being conducted by the Karnataka Examinations Authority for the first time and only candidates from Karnataka are allowed to take the test. Bangalore alone has 57 test centres and 31,197 candidates will sit for the one-day exam in the city. The exams for Horanadu and Gadinadu candidates will be held on Sunday

Pattern

The CET 2007 changed the examination pattern by reducing the number of days and accommodating all four subjects in three sessions on the same day. Amidst some public debate and several representations sent to the Governor from students and parents, the KEA decided to stick to the previous pattern. While Physics and Chemistry will be a combined paper held from 10 a.m. to 12.30 p.m., the second session from 2 p.m. to 3.20 p.m. will deal with mathematics and students will take the biology paper from 4 p.m. to 5.20 p.m.

“There is no change in the pattern and besides revising their syllabus there is nothing unusual the students can expect. The paper will be predictable and those who have practiced enough should not find it tough,” says Vallish Herur of BASE Technologies, a coaching centre.

Mock tests

Coaching centres, which all students have come to largely depend on, have conducted several mock tests through the last month after the Pre-University examination to prepare students for the exam. “There are cases of stress and panic but students only need to relax and do their best. There are only 16 students in every room and there are 16 versions of the paper, so there is no scope for cheating or any confusion,” said S.G. Hegde of the KEA.

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