Students aspiring for admission to professional courses through Common Entrance Test (CET) conducted by Karnataka Examination Authority (KEA) were advised to enter as many options for colleges and courses as they wished during the option entry stage.
Participating in The Hindu Education Plus Career Counselling 2023 in Mysuru on Sunday, June 11, Udayashankara, Nodal Officer for KEA Helpline, Mysuru, made it clear that there is no restriction on the number of options they can exercise for choosing colleges and courses.
“You can enter as many options as you wish,” he said while cautioning the students against giving only a few options due to ‘overconfidence’.
Before exercising the options during the option entry stage, which comes after document verification, Mr. Udayashankara said the students should patiently enter all the colleges or courses of their choice in order of preference.
Mr. Udayashankar advised the students to arrange all the required documents as per the details provided on the KEA website. He also suggested that the students have two sets of their documents signed by a gazette officer. “The principal of the college, where the students are studying, cannot sign documents,” he clarified.
Meanwhile, Dr. S.N. Manjunatha, Associate Professor, Department of Community Medicine, Mysore Medical College and Research Institute (MMC&RI), while fielding a question from the students during a panel discussion at the career counselling programme, said students interested in pursuing medicine can opt for Bachelor in Ayurvedic Medicine and Surgery (BAMS) if they are unable to secure a seat in MBBS.
He said Ayurveda was India’s strength and there was a dire need for medical practitioners in the field in view of the growing demand for the same globally.
While Ayurveda is was an age-old practice, allopathy is a comparatively newer form of medicine, he said.
Dr. Manjunatha said students interested in studying medicine can also consider courses in Homeopathy.
Principal of Vidyavardhaka College of Engineering, Dr. Sadashive Gowda said that 5 per cent of seats in most branches in engineering colleges are set aside under Supernumerary Quota (SNQ) for allotment to students under merit cum economic backwardness. Students enrolled under the quota get a waiver in tuition fees and college fees, he added.
Sponsers
The platinum sponsor for the event was Presidency University, Bengaluru, Gold sponsors were Cambridge Institute of Technology, Bengaluru, Ramaiah University of Applied Sciences, Siddaganga Institute of Technology and GITAM Deemed to be University, Bengaluru.
Silver sponsors for the event were ACS College of Engineering, Bengaluru, Atria Institute of Technology, Bengaluru, GSSS Institute of Engineering and Technology for Women, Mysuru, Insights IAS, Bengaluru, JSS Academy of Higher Education and Research, Mysuru, Malnad College of Engineering, Hassan, Rajarajeshwari College of Engineering, Bengaluru, R V University, Bengaluru, Sir M. Visvesvaraya Institute of Technology, Bengaluru, St Joseph Engineering College, Mangaluru, Vidyavardhaka College of Engineering, Mysuru, K S Institute of Technology and K S School of Engineering and Management, Bengaluru.
Associate sponsors for the event were Bank of Maharashtra, Bheemanna Khandre Institute of Technology, Bhalki, CMR University, Bengaluru, Karnataka Bank, Karnataka State Open University (KSOU), Mysuru, Khaja Banda Nawaz University, Kalburgi, Navkis College of Engineering in Hassan, SDM Educational Society, Ujire, Shaheen Group of Institutions, Bidar, UCO Bank and Visvesvaraya Technological University, Belagavi.
