Universities told to start degree courses, BSc admission not on CET performance


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Bengaluru, Jun 15: All universities in the state have been directed to start undergraduate courses to accommodate the increased number of students likely to seek admission, deputy chief minister and higher education minister Dr C N Ashwath Narayan announced in Bengaluru on Tuesday.

Addressing the media after a meeting with the vice-chancellors of universities with regard to academic activities during the current academic year, he said the previous decision of making CET marks as the criterion for admission to BSc courses has been dropped.


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In view of the cancellation of the 2nd PUC examination, the department of higher education had considered making CET marks as the basis for admission to the BSc course.

Apart from this, matters related to finding ways to accommodate the number of students whose number will be increased for the degree courses, implementation of E-Office software were also discussed at the meeting with vice-chancellors, Dr Narayan said.

He said the vice-chancellors of all Universities have been asked to start degree courses from the current academic year as per the National Education Policy (NEP).

This year the number of students seeking admission will increase as the 2nd PUC examination is cancelled. If the universities start 4-year undergraduate courses, that will help to accommodate more students and it is also an opportunity at the right time for varsities to initiate this, Dr Narayan said.

E-Office software trial from June 25

The ‘E-Office’ software to go on trial from June 25 in the state, he said.

The Unified University College Management System, a web portal-based software developed by the department of E-Office has been given permission to go on the trial run from June 25.

Keeping in mind the calendar of events, it has been decided to dedicate ‘The Unified University College Management System’ by July 15, and to facilitate this, the trial will be conducted, he said and asked all the concerned institutions to be ready with this system by July 15.

The deputy chief minister also directed all the vice-chancellors of the universities to do all the correspondences with the government only through ‘E-Office’ mode and made it clear that it has been made mandatory to implement E-Office.

The calendar of academic activities for the next two years has already been set earlier and the vice-chancellors have been asked whether to continue as per the schedule or any changes required to be made.

The vice-chancellors have been asked to begin the admission for the first-year degree courses in the first week of October as per the calendar, Dr Narayan said.

It was discussed in the meeting about conducting semester exams that are pending because of Covid and it will be clarified soon, he said.



 

 

 

  

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  • marrymai, Malaysia

    Fri, Jun 18 2021

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  • Sunil K, Mangalore

    Wed, Jun 16 2021

    BJP's right hand does not know what it's left hand is doing. Playing with education policy again and again can destroy students future.

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  • DORAI RAJ S.N., Bengaluru

    Tue, Jun 15 2021

    Admission to various Degree Program should be considered only through a centralized Agency on the lines of CET. Private Universities should be directed to fall in line with this mandate. Make the admission transparent The NEP Regulations should be implemented in toto to make the younger generation more forward looking and build a new human resources ethos.

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  • Joel, Mangalore

    Wed, Jun 16 2021

    Everybody knows that 50% admissions are already done through cash payment. Even 1st pu colleges are not allowed to take admissions but the admission has already started last year in some colleges.

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  • Dsouza, Mudarangadi/udupi

    Tue, Jun 15 2021

    If what is DCM's thought on accomodating unemployed educated people.

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