Fee hike in pvt engineering colleges capped at 10%: Minister Ashwath Narayan
"COMED-K entrance test will be merged with CET from next year"
Bengaluru, June 22: Limiting the hike in fees for engineering courses in private colleges for the current academic (2022-23) at 10 per cent as against the demand for 25 per cent, the Karnataka government on Wednesday said from next year COMED-K entrance test will be merged with Common Entrance Test (CET).
At a meeting chaired by Higher Education Minister C N Ashwath Narayan, with representatives of KUPECA (Karnataka Unaided Private Engineering Colleges Association), an agreement was reached for fee hike to be capped at 10 per cent, the Minister's office said in a release.
The fee hike is applicable to those students who have been allotted government seats in private engineering colleges.
Further, KUPECA representatives assured that they would voluntarily extend support to the government to take action against those who collect an extra fee by any other means.
"KUPECA had demanded a 25 per cent hike in fees as there had been no increase for last two years, from 2020-21. But, on consultation, they finally agreed to a 10 per cent hike," Narayan said.
It has also been decided to cancel the COMED-K exam from next year and instead, it will be merged with the CET and conducted at once at the All India level.
The eligibility for admission will be based on the ranking students secure in the merged CET and seat sharing will continue as at present.
Minister Narayan said the modalities for merging COMED-K with CET will be worked out as the next course of action.
While, the government's Karnataka Examinations Authority (KEA) conducts CET for admissions to various undergraduate professional courses in the state, the Consortium of Medical Engineering and Dental Colleges of Karnataka (COMEDK) entrance exam are for admissions to undergraduate engineering courses at private engineering colleges in the state.
ಸದ್ಯ ವೃತ್ತಿಪರ ಶಿಕ್ಷಣ ಕೋರ್ಸ್ ಪ್ರವೇಶಕ್ಕೆ ರಾಜ್ಯ ಸರ್ಕಾರ ಮತ್ತು ಕಾಮೆಡ್-ಕೆ ಪ್ರತ್ಯೇಕ ಸಾಮಾನ್ಯ ಪ್ರವೇಶ ಪರೀಕ್ಷೆ (CET) ನಡೆಸುತ್ತಿವೆ.
— Dr. Ashwathnarayan C. N. (@drashwathcn) June 22, 2022
ಮುಂದಿನ ವರ್ಷದಿಂದ ಒಂದೇ CET ನಡೆಸಲು ಖಾಸಗಿ ವೃತ್ತಿಪರ ಶಿಕ್ಷಣ ಸಂಸ್ಥೆಗಳ ಒಕ್ಕೂಟ ಸಹಮತ ವ್ಯಕ್ತಪಡಿಸಿದೆ. ಈ ಕುರಿತು ಶೀಘ್ರದಲ್ಲಿ ಒಪ್ಪಂದ ಮಾಡಿಕೊಳ್ಳಲಾಗುವುದು.
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Bihar: Over 150 children fall ill after consuming 'mid-day meal' in Saharsa
Saharsa (PTI): More than 150 children were taken ill after allegedly consuming food that was part of the mid-day meal in a school in Bihar’s Saharsa district, a senior official said on Thursday.
The incident occurred at a middle school in Baluaha village of the district.
The official said that 115 children were undergoing treatment at the Sadar Hospital, while around 50 students were admitted to Mahishi Public Health Centre.
“We received information that several children fell ill after consuming the mid-day meal in Baluaha. The children were initially treated at the primary health centre, but later, many were referred to the Sadar Hospital,” Saharsa District Magistrate Deepesh Kumar told reporters.
“According to doctors, the health condition of the children has improved, but they will be kept under observation for some time. There is no need to panic. Some kids are having mild fever. They are being treated accordingly,” Kumar said.
Meanwhile, family members of some children claimed that a snake was found in the container in which cooked pulses was stored at the school.
Of the 545 students present in the school, 200 had already eaten their meals by the time the snake was spotted, and later complained of stomach ache and vomiting, they said.
Regarding the claims, the DM said food samples have been collected from the school.
“We will be able to comment on this only after the results of the tested samples arrive,” he said.
