Karnataka Govt, COMED-K sign agreement over sharing of seats

Updated on: Friday, June 10, 2011

Karnataka Government and Consortium of Medical and Dental Colleges (COMED-K) signed an agreement over sharing of seats in private professional colleges and on fee structure.

In tune with an agreement inked in presence of Minister for Higher Education V S Acharya between the officials of Medical and Higher Education and representatives of COMED-K, the government will have a quota of 40 per cent seats, colleges 40 per cent, besides 20 per cent for NRIs in medical courses.

Acharya told reporters that while 40 per cent of seats in government quota will have a fee structure of Rs 35,000 per annum, management quota fee is Rs 3.25 lakh.

Private dental colleges have agreed to surrender 35 per cent of seats under government quota, which attract Rs 25,000 annual fee and Rs 2.30 lakh each for 45 per cent seats in management quota and 20 per cent for NRIs.

In Engineering colleges, the seat sharing would be on the formula of 45:55 (45 per cent for Government and 55 per cent for management).

Some colleges have agreed to charge Rs 30,000 annual fee and some have opted for Rs 35,000 for government quota seats, Acharya said and added the fee for management quota would range between Rs one lakh to Rs 1.5 lakh.

"With this agreement we have protected the interests of poor and merit students," Acharya said.

Karnataka Govt, COMED-K sign agreement over sharing of seats

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