New Delhi: Karnataka Examinations Authority (KEA) will be conducting Common entrance examination (CET) from May 1, 2014 to May 3, 2014 and the format of the examination will remain the same for the 2014-15 academic year.
Common entrance examination also known as CET is conducted by the Karnataka Examination Authority for admission to the undergraduate courses .
It is conducted for admission to the undergraduate courses in Engineering, Medical, Dental, Homeopathy, Ayurveda, Unani, Naturopathy, Yoga and Architecture. This exam is taken up by approximately over a million students every year.
The State Government on Friday rolled back implementation of the Karnataka Professional Educational Institutions Act, 2006, from the forthcoming academic year (2014-15). As a result, the entrance exams and admission system to professional courses will remain the same for the 2014-15 academic year.
Karnataka Professional Educational Institutions Act, 2006 calls for a single entrance test by the COMEDK for all the private colleges including minority institutions, while the KEA would have conducted the test only for government and aided colleges.
Fixing the fees too, would have been left to the private colleges with the government playing only a regulatory role, through the Fee Regulatory Committee and the Admission Overseeing Committee, both of which are headed by retired High Court judges.
The announcement was made by Chief Minister Siddaramaiah after a meeting with Cabinet colleagues.
Siddaramaiah said “We will not implement the Act from 2014-15 as there are many misconceptions about it. This government is committed to students' interest. We will ensure wider consultations on the Act before considering implementing it. We will explore possibilities of amending the Act.”
