Admission to MBBS seats in management quota in eight private medical colleges under the Kerala Private Medical College Managements Association (KPCMCA) is likely to become a troublesome affair, with the KPCMCA office bearers making it clear that they would not cooperate with the entrance exam scheduled to be held on July 21 in Kochi. However, the Admission Supervisory Committee headed by Justice K M James said that the exam would be held on the scheduled date itself.
Distressed students and parents who have a rightful claim to the management quota allege the medical colleges are selling seats to the highest bidders in clear violation of MCI’s directive.
The entrance test to fill 35% management quota seats in private medical colleges will be held on on July 21 in Ernakulam. This was announced by the admission supervisory committee (ASC), headed by justice J M James. The test conducted by private medical colleges on May 31 was cancelled by the committee citing question paper leak.
This means that the private medical colleges, which were enrolling students on the basis of their own entrance tests can only admit those students who had appeared in the NEET and secured at least 50% marks. However, since the apex Court interim order of May 13 allowed the declaration of results of MCI's NEET and also of tests by private medical colleges to facilitate the admissions for the current academic year, there is now more confusion sprouting.
Two things are sure to push us into exasperation mode – Delhi University’s near impossible cut-offs and the big question as to why our universities don’t find a mention in the world’s top 200 universities. Instead of rolling their eyes, a group of academicians and entrepreneurs have decided to set things right and offer a respite from platitudinous learning. Ashoka University, which is set to take off in August 2014 from the National Capital Region, promises high-quality, top-notch liberal education, banking heavily on private philanthropy.
Claiming that the online admission process remained complaint-free, the state government on Tuesday told the high court that the new system was introduced for transparency in the filling up of the management quota seats in private engineering colleges.
If you thought not gaining admission in DU was the end of the world, think again. Delhi/NCR is home to a number of universities that offer programmes in almost all disciplines. Universities conducting distance learning along with private universities are also being sought after by many candidates . And the best part is that admissions are still on in most of them.
As the admission season is on, city private colleges are making huge money by just selling out their prospectus. A student applying for two or more colleges has to shell out anywhere from Rs. 1,200 to Rs. 1,500.
Private colleges of the state have urged the Higher Education Department to consider principals, faculty and students for the prestigious annual Laxman Singh Gaud award. The award was instituted three years ago after former higher education minister of the state.
The dismal situation of Nagpur University prompted the first question in the discussion: What caused this fall in standard of the hallowed institution? Former vice-chancellor Haribhau Kedar began by blaming those at the helm for not implementing the rules that make up this system.
Entrance examination to MBBS seats in management quota at Medical Colleges under the Kerala Private Medical College Managements Association (KPCMCA) will be held at Sacred Hearts College, Thevara on July 21 at 2 pm, under the supervision of Commissioner of Entrance examinations, said the Admission Supervisory Committee headed by Justice J M James.
A demand-supply mismatch for undergraduate courses in Delhi University has created a windfall for private universities and institutes in the region. This year, the increase in number of applicants hit a new high of 43%. Nearly 2.5 lakh students have applied for 54,000 seats, and the admission process is still on.
A minister in the Virbhadra Singh cabinet in Himachal Pradesh has raised questions over the functioning of private universities in the state by blaming them of degrading and commercializing the education.
After a four-year hiatus, the private university bill is back in the reckoning. The trigger: a proposal by a top Delhi-based varsity to set up a centre in the State was shot down by the AP State Council of Higher Education (APSCHE) citing UGC norms.
Two panels have recommended an enactment of the law to make mandatory quota of Scheduled Castes, Scheduled Tribes and Other Backward Classes (OBCs) in private colleges.
Two panels examining the education standards of SC/STs and OBCs have urged the Centre to enact a law to implement admission quotas for them at private institutions of study.
Owners of private medical colleges in Punjab have asked the state government to increase the annual fee for the MBBS course as high as Rs. 10 lakh. At present, the fee for MBBS as well as BDS seats is Rs. 1.5 lakh per year.