The seat allotment for engineering courses in Karnataka is nearing completion, but concerns have arisen about seat blocking. Higher Education Minister MC Sudhakar revealed that several top engineering colleges in the state, including RV College of Engineering, MS Ramaiah College of Engineering, Dayanand Sagar College of Engineering, and PES University, have left vacancies in high-demand streams such as computer science, artificial intelligence, biotechnology, electrical, and civil engineering. Out of the 90,000 government engineering seats available, 2,700 remain vacant.
Minister Sudhakar expressed surprise at the number of vacancies in these sought-after engineering streams and mentioned suspicions of seat blocking as a possible cause. However, he also noted that it’s challenging to verify the authenticity of reasons provided by candidates when they cancel or surrender their seats. The department is closely monitoring these cases.
To prevent such instances in the future, the department is planning to extend the counselling process. Additionally, they are working on developing an app for the next academic year to help students register for the Common Entrance Test more accurately, addressing grievances of both students and parents.
Currently, students who withdraw from merit seats and seek a refund of admission fees result in those seats being converted to management-quota seats, with higher fees. The government aims to address this issue by imposing a penalty of five times the admission fee for students relinquishing their seats. Furthermore, they won’t be allowed to choose the same stream they initially opted for. To ensure transparency, the government plans to provide detailed information about colleges during the option entry process. This move aims to empower students with essential information about the colleges they are considering for admission.
During a meeting at the Karnataka Examination Authority’s office, CET candidates raised various concerns about the admission process for engineering and medical courses. Issues included students being allotted seats in colleges that didn’t exist, lacked essential facilities, or had a shortage of teachers. These concerns highlight the need for greater oversight and transparency in the college selection and admission process.
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