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Agreement in Karnataka to share college seats equally

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2005-06-10

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BANGALORE: The Government and private colleges will share the seats equally in the medical and dental colleges in the admissions this year as against 60:40 fixed last year.

In a climb-down, the Government has conceded the demand of the Consortium of Private Medical, Engineering and Dental Colleges of Karnataka (COMED-K) for 50 per cent of the seats in 2005-06. On Monday, the Government expressed confidence that the managements would agree to the 55:45 ratio.

After a meeting of the Cabinet here on Thursday, the Minister for Information and Publicity, B. Shivaram, told presspersons that the issue was discussed from various angles and it was decided to share the seats equally with the COMED-K in the larger interest of candidates who have appeared for the Common Entrance Test (CET).

The CET counselling for medical and dental seats begins on Tuesday. The Supreme Courts ruling is in favour of the 50:50 ratio, he said.

Under the new formula, the Government has to forfeit 150 medical seats. But the Government will have more medical seats this year as it is opening six new medical colleges. The loss of dental seats is inconsequential because 210 seats went unfilled in 2004-05. Asked whether the Government was hopeful of starting all the six medical colleges, Mr. Shivaram said: The Government is confident of starting at least four medical colleges. The process of appointing the faculty for the medical college in Hassan is on.

About the decision being seen as surrender to COMED-K, he said it should not be interpreted as such. The decision was taken only after getting legal opinion on the issue. Legal experts had advised against approaching the Supreme Court again as it had already given a ruling. The future of the students and last years incidents, such as suicides because of the admission controversy, influenced the decision, he said. About the Government assistance to medical and dental students belonging to the Schedule Castes (SC) and Scheduled Tribes (ST) and Other Backward Classes (OBC), he said the assistance given to the SC and ST students last year would be continued.

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