Karnataka accepts common admission exam

Updated on: Wednesday, May 30, 2012

Karnataka may follow the footsteps of Gujarat and Maharashtra in accepting the single entrance test proposed by the central government for admissions in IITs, NITs and all other centrally funded science and technical institutions.

According to sources in the higher education department, state government is also keen to accept the proposed single test for admissions to engineering colleges of the state.

But a final decision in this regard is expected to be taken after consultation with Chief Minister Mr. D.V.Sadananda Gowda who is heading the department.

Meanwhile, Visvesvaraya Technological University (VTU) VC Dr.H.Maheshappa strongly supported the Centre’s move to scrap the multiple admission tests.

According to sources in the higher education department, the state has already joined hands with the Medical Council of India (MCI) in holding a national level single admission test for admission to medical courses; this is the National Eligibility cum Entrance Test (NEET).

“State government has already introduced the NCERT curriculum at the pre university (PU) level to ensure a level playing field.

From the very beginning, state government is in favor of a single admission test, both for medical as well as engineering courses,” said a senior officer.

Meanwhile, VTU Vice Chancellor Dr H . Maheshappa strongly supported the proposal for bringing all engineering colleges of the country under one entrance examination system and said that it would help streamline the process of entrance examinations for engineering colleges across the country.

He says that the present multiple entrance examination system is creating inconvenience not only to students, but to universities and institutions as well.

“Government should come up with one uniform examination for all engineering aspirants and announce ranks to make the process student-friendly.

The present system of multiple entrance examinations conducted separately by a number of institutions for admissions to engineering colleges places students in a quandary,'' he said.

When contacted, higher education department principal secretary Mr. Siddaiah said that the final decision will be taken after consultation with all stakeholders.

“There is a knowledge commission report over a single entrance test and we will hold discussions with all stakeholders soon to finalise our decision. We will come out with a decision before June 6,” he said.

Karnataka accepts common admission exam

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