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NRI and management quota medical seats become too costlier

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July 23, 2017

Bengaluru, Jul 23: Students vying for a coveted medical seat under the NRI and management quota in private colleges will have to fork out anywhere between Rs. 99 lakh and Rs. 1.88 crore for the course.ASO

Those who have been tracking the education sector say this is a more than 40% increase compared to the previous year when the maximum fee was Rs. 1.3 crore.

The hike is being attributed to the National Eligibility cum Entrance Test (NEET), which is the only gateway for a medical or dental seat in India.

As per the fee structure displayed on the Karnataka Examinations Authority (KEA) website, the cost of a four-and-a-half-year medical course in 26 private medical colleges ranges from Rs. 22 lakh to Rs. 41.98 lakh per annum.

Colleges reserve 15% of the seats for Non-Resident Indians, Persons of Indian Origin, Overseas Citizen Of India and foreigners under the NRI quota, and another 5% are admitted under the management quota. Candidates applying for these seats should have obtained a ranking in the NEET, but managements are free to fix the fees for this quota.

A parent of a medical seat aspirant, who was hoping to get a seat in the management quota, said, “We understand these are not merit seats and are costly. But good colleges charge around Rs. 1.5 crore, which is beyond our reach.”

Officials in the Medical Education Department pointed out that colleges had ‘intentionally’ hiked the fees this year.

“Managements know that nobody will apply for these seats due to the prohibitive fees. If they are not taken after the second round and the mop-up round during common counselling, we will have to send the seats back to the colleges which will distribute them among candidates of their choice,” a source explained.

However, they pointed out that a ‘positive development’ is that fees for the NRI and management quota have been made transparent, as the KEA is conducting the counselling process.

M.R. Jayaram, chairman, Karnataka Professional Colleges Foundation, denied a hike in fees in this category. Only a ‘few’ colleges have opted for a hike, he said.

Management quota seats for a four-year dental course will cost between Rs. 3 lakh and Rs. 7.5 lakh per annum as per data from 31 colleges. There is no change in the number of seats. Seats in the NRI quota are filled by colleges.

“The demand for dental seats is less compared to medical seats. Increase or decrease in the fees for management quota seats will be around 5%,” said A.V.S. Murthy, Secretary, R.V. Dental College.

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April 28,2020

Bengaluru, Apr 28: A local court in Karnataka on Tuesday granted bail to a CRPF commando who was arrested by state police officials for alleged assault on them during COVID-19 lockdown duty, a charge contested strongly by the paramilitary.

The jawan has been taken to the jungle warfare training school of the paramilitary force in Belagavi district, a senior official said.

Constable Sachin Savant of the 207th CoBRA battalion was granted regular bail by a court located in Chikodi taluka of the district, he said.

A team of CRPF and CoBRA officials were present in the court during the proceeding during which the state police did not oppose the bail, the official said.

The commando was arrested by police on April 23 from Examba village (Belagavi district) when he was washing his bike outside his house without wearing a mask, as required under the coronavirus prevention protocol.

An altercation and physical fight took place between the two sides, following which the trooper was taken to the local police station and arrested.

The Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) had on Monday taken up the case with the Karnataka director general of police (DGP), calling the incident "unpleasant".

The CRPF letter said commando Savant was "manhandled, ill-treated, paraded to the police station barefooted, kept in chains and handcuffs" by police personnel and sought the intervention of state Director General of Police Praveen Sood.

The paramilitary had said that from the scrutiny of a viral video on social media of the incident "it is apparent that the conduct of the police personnel was not citizen-centric".

A police report had said the CoBRA commando "started the altercation" with the beat constable and another policeman accompanying him, and "assaulted" them.

As per the official Twitter handle of the Karnataka DGP's on Monday evening, "IGP (inspector-general of police) Belagavi has been asked to enquire into the incident involving the CRPF constable and action will be taken against guilty after receipt of the report".

The Commando Battalion for Resolute Action (CoBRA) unit of the CRPF specialises in guerrilla tactics and jungle warfare.

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July 11,2020

Mumbai, Jul 11: Bollywood veteran Amitabh Bachchan announced on Twitter late on Saturday that he tested positive for the novel coronavirus infection.

Taking to Twitter to announce the news, he said, "I have tested CoVID positive... " He added that family and staff had also undergone tests while Bachchan has been shifted to a hospital. 

Bachchan ended his tweet saying, "All that have been in close proximity to me in the last 10 days are requested to please get themselves tested !"

Bachchan, who was last seen in Gulabo Sitabo that released on OTT platforms, will be seen in Ranbir Kapoor-starrer Bhrahmastra.

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July 5,2020

Mangaluru, July 5: Two children died after getting trapped under the debris of a landslide which occurred at Banglagudde in Kaikamba on the outskirts of Mangaluru today.

The deceased are identified as Safwan (16) and Sahala (10).

The rescue teams including personnel from NDRF, fire service and police brought out the body after four hours of rescue operation.

According to sources, landslides occurred at 12:30 pm and of the five members, three ran out of the house. The two kids got trapped in the debris.

The heavy rain in the last two days has softened the soil of the hillock. An Auto-rickshaw, lorry and a bike too have buried under the soil.

It was said that caving in of the hillock continued even when the rescue operation was in progress, thus making the rescue operation difficult.

District-in-Charge Minister Kota Srinivas Poojary who visited the spot said two houses have been completely damaged and inmates of 14 houses that are facing the problem in the vicinity will be shifted to safer locations.

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