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Engineering seats for sale? Cet Scan

BANGALORE: Even as the engineering casual vacancy round of the seat selection process is on, the Karnataka Examinations Authority has received several complaints from anxious parents and students from across the State.

It has been brought to its notice that several students who have got admissions in NIT-Surathkal and other AIEEE (All India Engineering Entrance Examination) institutions are retaining the Karnataka quota seats in prominent colleges that were obtained through the seat selection process conducted by the KEA. The reason: students are being lured by touts and agents who operate in Surathkal.

KEA sources said most of these agents who offer money to students, are from Mangalore. In return, students promise to hold on to their provisional admissions till the KEA seat selection process is over. If students hang on to these seats, eventually the seats are converted to management quota seats, and agents earn a commission from the colleges and students by brokering these seats to other candidates.

The KEA has written to the director of NIT-Surathkal seeking a list of students who have selected engineering seats in the Karnataka quota through AIEEE, and who have also opted for other AIEEE colleges in the country. “We will take strict action against students who are holding on to seats and have given them time till August 25 to surrender them. This is so that the seats can be offered at least in the third round of the seat selection process,” Executive Director KEA Syed Jamal told The Hindu. Meritorious candidates should not suffer because of these malpractices, he said. A committee has also been formed to look into the issue and initiate action against the students. While nearly 650 students had surrendered their seats before the casual vacancy round started last week, others have not. The CET brochure states that it is mandatory for students to abide by this rule.

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