Daijiworld Media Network - Bengaluru (MS)

Bengaluru, Aug 15: The state government is seriously mulling of introducing one Common Entrance Test (CET) and centralized counselling system for the benefit of all students joining professional courses.

At present, the government is conducting CET and private entities are holding COMED-K and several other entrance exams for professional courses, which increases pressure on the students. So the government is thinking of introducing only one CET for all professional courses as per instructions from the Supreme Court. This information was shared by a senior officer of education department.

Holding separate entrance test for seat selection in professional courses is against the verdict of the court as well as the rules of Karnataka professional educational institutions. Hence, the entrance test supervisory committee has written a letter to the state government asking it to direct all universities and private professional education organizations to hold only one CET.

Based on the recommendation of the entrance test supervisory committee, the subordinate secretary of Higher Education Department (technical education) has sent a directive to all private professional educational institutions to hold one CET and centralised counselling for all professional courses. In his order, the subordinate secretary has asked private educational institutions to submit their statement or opinion in this regard, in writing, to the president of entrance test supervisory committee, which is under Karnataka examinations authority.