PGCET aspirants staged a demonstration at KEA seeking second round of counsleing
TOI report on Oct 1 regarding students’ demand PGCET aspirants staged a demonstration at KEA seeking second round of counsleing TOI report on Oct 1 regarding students’ demand PGCET aspirants staged a demonstration at KEA seeking second round of counsleing Bengaluru: Students staged a demonstration outside the Karnataka Examinations Authority (KEA) office Monday demanding a second round of counselling for PGCET (Postgraduate Common Entrance Test), which holds the key to MBA, MCA and MTech seats. A total of 23,164 seats were allotted: 11,462 seats for MBA, 8,093 for MCA, and 3,609 for MTech. As many as 9,574 seats in MCA, 2,195 in MBA, and 1,821 in MTech remain unallocated. Leaving admissions halted after round 1 or denying standard subsequent rounds violates natural justice and established precedent. Bypassing the standard post allotment choice-entry system (choice 1 to freeze, choice 2 to hold and upgrade, choice 3 to surrender and retry, choice 4 to exit) forces candidates to either accept an unsatisfactory seat or drop out entirely. ” The association also highlighted that while national PG entrance exams declare results in 25-35 days, KEA has taken three months.
They were therefore not allowed into the building. The results of the first round of counselling were announced in the last week of Sept. However, KEA hasn’t released the choice-entry results or announced the schedule for a second round. You Can Also Check: Gold Rate in Bengaluru | Silver Rate in Bengaluru | Bank Holidays in Bengaluru | Public Holidays in Bengaluru | Bengaluru AQI | Weather in Bengaluru | Petrol Price in Bengaluru | Diesel Price in Bengaluru | CNG Price in Bengaluru | LPG Price in Bengaluru Stay updated with the latest Bengaluru news.
The delay is making it difficult for them to plan their admissions, arrange finances and make other preparations for the academic year, according to students. All India Students’ Association said: “A single counselling round cannot equitably distribute professional postgraduate seats. KEA, however, said the onus for the delayed result was on Visvesvaraya Technological University , which had to send the UG marks. KEA officials said Karnataka govt has approached the Supreme Court seeking an extension of deadline for admissions. “If SC gives an extension, we’ll conduct another round of counselling,” said an official. “The seat matrix for PGCET was also delayed from the higher education department,” he added. A student said: “The whole system is skewed. However, officials said the two students who had come and submitted a memorandum were from a student political organisation. Their memoranda have been taken,” said a KEA official.
Candidates have an established right to hold an allotted seat while seeking higher preference upgrades. The seat matrix for PGCET was also delayed. With this, counselling also did not start early. Meanwhile, private universities have already completed admissions to their seats and have started classes. They are robbing poor students of opportunities. Those who can afford it take seats in private universities. The others are left in the lurch as govt takes its time for everything. Scuffle on premises A scuffle broke out on the KEA premises as students demanded to meet the executive director. “They had come in at a time when confidential answer scripts of a recruitment exam were being brought to the KEA office. Download the TOI App.