Karnataka notifies 50% fee waiver for 'out of favour' streams at govt engineering colleges: Report
Bengaluru: In a recent move to address the declining demand for certain engineering disciplines, a 50% fee waiver has been announced for a few 'out of favour' engineering streams in government colleges. This includes once-popular courses such as mechanical engineering, civil engineering, and others.
Adding the fee waiver decision to the official gazette issued, the higher education department said, if private colleges wish to add their list to the fee waiver, the same can be communicated to the Karnataka Examinations Authority (KEA), as reported by Deccan Herald on Thursday.
According to the gazette, fee reduction applies to streams that have seen a decline in student enrollment over the years, including mechanical, civil, textiles technology, silk technology, and automobile engineering. The 50% fee waiver will take effect from the 2025-26 academic year.
So far, no private engineering college has updated about fee waiver, the report added.
Simultaneously, the higher education department has issued an official order to raise fees for engineering and architecture courses. The fee hike amounts to 7.5% for both government and private quota seats. Specifically, government engineering colleges will see a 5% increase in their fees.
The fee at private colleges is Rs 81,800 for CET seats (type-1 colleges) and Rs 91,000 (type-2 colleges). These figures do not include university registration or processing fees.
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HC rejects contempt petition against Swami Avimukteshwaranand
Prayagraj (PTI): The Allahabad High Court on Friday rejected the contempt application filed against Swami Avimukteshwaranand Saraswati and and his disciple Mukundanand Brahmachari, seeking punitive action over alleged disobedience of court order.
Ashutosh Brahmachari Maharaj had filed the petition alleging violation of court order passed while granting anticipatory bail to Avimukteshwaranand in a POCSO case registered at Prayagraj.
Rejecting the application, Justice Dinesh Pathak observed that the applicant could file for cancellation of anticipatory bail granted by the court, if he is violating bail conditions.
In the contempt application it was alleged that inspite of the order of high court, Avimukteshwaranand is holding several meetings and is making statements in violation of high court order.
Earlier, Justice Rohit Ranjan Agarwal had recused himself from hearing the contempt petition saying that he does not want to hear the matter. After this, the chief justice nominated Justice Pathak to hear the matter.
