BENGALURU: It's unlikely the Karnataka Professional Education Institutions (Regulation of Admissions and Determination of Fee) Act, 2006, will be implemented for the academic year 2015-16. Though the state government claims it is making efforts to implement the act, the process is still in the initial stages.
Implementation of the 2006 act will lead to a single entrance examination for engineering, medicine and other professional courses. At present, the Karnataka Examination Authority and ComedK, an umbrella body of private managements, conduct separate entrance tests.
After two meetings with private minority institutions and other private colleges on Friday, higher education minister RV Deshpande told reporters that efforts are on to amend the CET Act. "To amend the act, there is a need for a formula. We are in the process of framing one."
Deshpande said the government has formed fee-fixation and admission-monitoring committees headed by retired high court judges. Asked whether the government has given the committees a deadline to fix fees, he said: "Everything will be done at the appropriate time."
The private college managements have asked the minister for a week's time to take a call on the 2006 act. Karnataka Unaided Private Engineering Colleges Association secretary Panduranga Shetty said: "We have submitted all our accounts. Once the fees are fixed, we will see whether they are fair or not."
The students' union has opposed the act saying its implementation will lead to different fees for different colleges. Even students who get government-quota seats will have to pay high fees.
The delay in taking a decision on enforcing the act will put pressure on parents and students preparing for their II-year PUC exams. Keeping the act in abeyance means that separate CETs, seat-sharing and fee fixation will happen as per a consensual agreement that the government and private manangements are likely to reach. The delay in taking a final call will delay the consensual agreement. It also means government will take longer to finalize the fee structure and seat-sharing.
Implementation of the 2006 act will lead to a single entrance examination for engineering, medicine and other professional courses. At present, the Karnataka Examination Authority and ComedK, an umbrella body of private managements, conduct separate entrance tests.
After two meetings with private minority institutions and other private colleges on Friday, higher education minister RV Deshpande told reporters that efforts are on to amend the CET Act. "To amend the act, there is a need for a formula. We are in the process of framing one."
Deshpande said the government has formed fee-fixation and admission-monitoring committees headed by retired high court judges. Asked whether the government has given the committees a deadline to fix fees, he said: "Everything will be done at the appropriate time."
The private college managements have asked the minister for a week's time to take a call on the 2006 act. Karnataka Unaided Private Engineering Colleges Association secretary Panduranga Shetty said: "We have submitted all our accounts. Once the fees are fixed, we will see whether they are fair or not."
The students' union has opposed the act saying its implementation will lead to different fees for different colleges. Even students who get government-quota seats will have to pay high fees.
The delay in taking a decision on enforcing the act will put pressure on parents and students preparing for their II-year PUC exams. Keeping the act in abeyance means that separate CETs, seat-sharing and fee fixation will happen as per a consensual agreement that the government and private manangements are likely to reach. The delay in taking a final call will delay the consensual agreement. It also means government will take longer to finalize the fee structure and seat-sharing.
