Karnataka: No change in engg, medical fees this year

May 25, 2013

Medical_feesBangalore, May 25: The state government has decided not to change the fee structure or the seat-sharing agreement for professional courses for this academic year.

This was decided in a meeting held with the private educational institutions on Friday by Chief Minister Siddaramaiah, Minister for Higher Education R V Deshpande, Medical Education Minister Sharan Prakash Patil and education department officials.

Private college managements have been demanding a hike in the fees, stating that many of them are finding it difficult to sustain. The government decided it was too late to consider fee revision this year.

Deshpande said the meeting was “amicable” and the decision to go with last year"s structure was applicable to undergraduate and postgraduate courses of medicine and engineering. Patil said: “Any hike had to go through the fee and admission regulatory committees, which had to be formed before December.

“However, the previous government did not form any such committee, and the change in fee cannot be decided in haste now.” The Fee Regulatory Committee and Admission Overseeing Committee are prescribed by the Karnataka Professional Educational Institutions (Regulation of Admission and Determination of Fee) Act, 2006, which the government plans to implement from next year.

Hence, these committees will have to be formed before December as per the guidelines in order to consider any fee revision next year.

According to the existing structure, the fee for a medical seat is Rs 16,700 in government colleges and Rs 46,000 in private colleges. For engineering, the fee is Rs 18,090 in government and aided institutions, and Rs 36,090-41,590 in private colleges.

The government"s share of seats in private non-minority medical colleges is 40 per cent, and 25 per cent in minority institutions. In private engineering colleges, the government quota is 45 per cent of seats in non-minority and 40 per cent in minority colleges.

"The government has asked us to cooperate with them for this year, because it is already time for counselling and admissions. Any further delay would inconvenience the students," said M K Panduranga Shetty, vice-president, Karnataka Unaided Private Engineering Colleges Association.

He added that the managements of private colleges would meet again with government officials on May 28.

CET results on Tuesday

The Karnataka Examination Authority (KEA) will declare the results of the Common Entrance Test (CET) 2013 on May 28, according to KEA Administrative Officer S P Kulkarni.

The document verification process will be held on June 3 from 11 am for disabled and NCC/NSS candidates, on June 4 for sports-quota candidates and on June 5 for regular candidates.

Meanwhile, the counselling for the Post Graduate Entrance Test (PGET) to the Rajiv Gandhi University of Health Sciences will be held between May 26 and May 29. Details on www.rguhspget2013.com and www.rguhs.ac.in.

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Media Release
March 10,2020

The Alumni Association members along with the members of Women’s Cell organized a programme to celebrate Women’s day and felicitate the student achievers in various fields.

The programme began with a prayer song by the members of the Women’s cell. Among the dignitaries were Sr Dr M Jeswina A.C, Principal, St Agnes College, Mrs Geanette Dsouza, Vice President, Agnesian Alumni Association, Ms Vivid Dsouza, Convenor of the programme and Secretary Agnesian Alumni Association, Mrs Jyothi Cutinha, Joint Secretary Agnesian Alumni Association. 

The college president, Ms Jerusha Maben welcomed the gathering followed by a welcome dance. The student achievers of the college were honoured by the Agnesian Alumni Association;

Agnesian Outstanding Leader Award sponsored by Mrs Carol Pais in honour of her parents Mr Philip and Mrs Mariette Pais is awarded to Ms Jerusha Maben of III BCom.

Agnesian All-Rounder Award sponsored by Mrs Marjorie Texeira is awarded to Ms Anna Una Crasta of II MA English.

Agnesian Scholar Award sponsored by Dr Meera Aranha is awarded to Ms Shane Joveeta Jovet of III BCom.

Agnesian Best Sports Woman Award sponsored by Mrs Daisy Coelho is awarded to Ms Anusha K.J of III BSc.

Agnesian Best NSS Volunteer is awarded to Nerissa Clementina Noronha of III BCom.

Agnesian Best NCC Cadet Award (Army Wing) is awarded to CPL Melani Lobo of III BCom.

Agnesian Best NCC Cadet Award (Air Wing) is awarded to CWO Vanditha Anusha Dsouza of III BSc.

Sr Dr M Jeswina AC presided over the programme congratulated all the student achievers and wished them the best.

Mrs Carol Pais compered the programme and Ms Vivid Dsouza, Secretary of Alumni Association proposed the vote of thanks.

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Media Release
March 15,2020

First Steps Pre-School, Kudroli celebrated Red Day on Friday, 14th March 2020 with elegance. To mark the celebration, all the tiny tots wore Red clothing and brought Red coloured fruits, vegetables & toys to share with the class and each pre-schooler briefly described his or her Red item brought to the class. 

The classroom was decorated with red streamers, balloons and table settings. The bulletin board was designed with the word ‘Red’ with pictures of Red animals, vehicles, plants and foods.

The Bloomings were asked to bring Red coloured objects for a ‘Show and Tell’ activity.

The teachers collected the objects from the children and displayed them on a table and taught the names of the objects to the children and also introduced many other facts about them. Students were given a thorough understanding of the colour red through different activities.

The kids actively participated and were very happy and excited. Parents were equally thrilled and overwhelmed due to their child’s participation.

Career Guidance Counsellor, Distinguished Toastmaster (DTM) Shameer Ahmed was the chief guest of the event. He addressed the students on the importance of colours and explained the purpose of conducting such an event to boost the confidence and creative culture in kids.
 
Headteacher Himna S. Ahmed enlightened the importance of colour in our life. She further added that Red is the best colour to create enthusiasm for life and can awaken greater confidence & optimism. In the meaning of colours, Red inspires original thought and inquisitiveness. 

Red is the colour of energy, strength, power, determination as well as passion, desire, and love. Red is a very emotionally intense colour. Children learnt the significance, importance and identification of the colours.

The teachers Himna, Azeema decorated the classrooms with red objects that children can easily identify with. They created beautiful red tables, red drapes, red balloons, red toys, red boxes, red balls, red fruit and vegetable cutouts etc. Everywhere the kids looked, they found something or the other in red. Learning was fun on red day and the children are looking forward to learning about yet another colour.

Event coordinator Shehzan S. Ahmed arranged the event in a skilled manner, which added a feather to the event.

In the end, each child was sent home with a bright Red smiley prop. and the colouring sheets which they coloured as an indoor activity to commemorate the Red day.

The event magnificently concluded with refreshments for the kids of pre-school.

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Agencies
July 3,2020

New Delhi, Jul 3: The Delhi High Court on Friday refused to entertain a plea challenging Karnataka government's decision to impose a 25 percent domicile reservation in the National Law School of India University in Bengaluru.

A division bench of Justice Hima Kohli and Justice Subramonium Prasad observed that the impugned law is passed by the State of Karnataka, and the respondent university is also situated in Karnataka.

The court granted liberty to the petitioner to move the appropriate forum with their grievances.

The Karnataka Assembly had passed the National Law School of India (Amendment) Act, 2020 in March this year, which provided a 25 per cent horizontal reservation for students of Karnataka in the NLSIU.

The High Court observed that the main contesting parties in the present case were the NLSIU and the Karnataka Government. As the court did not show any interest in entertaining the plea, the petitioner withdrew the plea.

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