The Hindu : Managements to set up single window agency

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Friday, Apr 25, 2003

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Southern States - Karnataka

Managements to set up single window agency

By Our Special Correspondent

BANGALORE APRIL 24. The managements of private unaided medical, dental, and engineering colleges today decided to set up a single window agency for admission of students. They came out with a four-point formula for admissions rejecting the new formula announced by the State Government on Tuesday.

After a meeting of representatives of private college managements, Shyamanur Shivashankarappa, Chairman of the Private Colleges Consortium, and R.L. Jalappa, MP and senior member of the consortium, told presspersons that the Government neglected the demands of the managements while announcing the new formula.

The managements unanimously adopted a four-point formula of issuing a common application form, preparation of a common merit list based on PUC marks, filling seats in a transparent manner by a single independent agency at a single location, and allowing expenditure-based fee structure for every institution. The date for issuing application forms and other details would be announced soon, they said.

Mr. Shivashankarappa said the managements were committed to social justice and equity. They would provide scholarship to merit students from poor families. Admissions would be completed in July, he said.

Refusing to reveal the number of medical, dental, and engineering colleges that had come under the consortium, they said only those colleges that were part of the consortium would be covered by process. However, a representative of a private college admitted that only 31 private engineering, 14 medical, and 22 dental colleges were with the consortium now. Criticising the Government's new formula, Mr. Jalappa said the Government was encouraging capitation fee by leaving 25 per cent of the seats to college managements.

The colleges could not collect fee beyond the one fixed by the Government for the quota of seats, he said. The MP said the Government's new scheme to retain control over 75 per cent of the seats violated the Supreme Court order issued on October 31, he said. "We will approach the Supreme Court after reading the Government Order."

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