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The Hindu
2 days ago
- General
- The Hindu
KEA to submit proposal to govt. to reduce NRI ward quota seats from 15% to 5%
To prevent the Non-Resident Indian (NRI) ward quota seats in medical, dental and AYUSH courses from remaining unfilled, and the misuse of NRI-ward seats, the Karnataka Examinations Authority (KEA) has planned to submit a proposal to the government to reduce the number of NRI quota seats in the State. Currently, 15% of the seats in medical, dental and AYUSH courses in the State are reserved as NRI ward quota seats, and the KEA is of the opinion that the number of these seats should be reduced to 5%. A proposal will also be submitted to the government to formulate appropriate guidelines regarding the allocation of NRI-ward seats. Out of the available seats for admission to medical, dental and AYUSH courses in the State, 40% are government quota seats, 40% are private quota seats, 15% are NRI quota and 5% are management quota seats. However, every year, most of the NRI quota seats remain vacant. Out of 761 NRI quota MBBS seats available in the year 2022-23, only 73 seats were filled. In 2023-24, only 175 out of 767 seats were filled, and in 2024-25, only 137 out of 883 seats were filled. The remaining seats are being converted into management seats and given to the respective colleges to fill them. Misuse of NRI-ward seats As per the Supreme Court order and Medical Counselling Committee (MCC) rules, three categories of candidates are eligible for NRI seats, namely NRI, Overseas and NRI-ward. According to the rules, for students to be admitted under the NRI quota, at least one parent should be an NRI and be residing abroad as an NRI. For overseas category, the person who sponsors the student for admission should be a first degree relation to the student and should be residing abroad as an NRI. For NRI-ward category, if the student has no parents or near relatives or taken as a ward by some other nearest relative, such students also may be considered for admission, provided the guardian has bona fide treated the student as ward. 'Such guardian shall file an affidavit indicating the interest shown in the affairs of the student and also his relationship with the student and such person also should be an NRI, and ordinarily residing abroad.' However, many students are allegedly trying to get NRI-ward seats illegally and by submitting false documents. It recently came to light that a person has forged the seal of Consulate General of India, Sydney, and logo of the Australian government illegally, created fake documents, and cheated a student from Tumakuru by taking money and promising to provide her a medical seat under the NRI-ward quota. This case came to light when KEA was verifying the documents for medical NRI quota seats and a case has been registered against the fraudster at Malleswaram police station. H. Prasanna, Executive Director of KEA, said, 'As students bring certificates from more than a hundred countries to get medical seats under NRI-ward quota, we have no mechanism to check their authenticity on the spot. Most of the foreign certificates submitted by candidates are fake and fraudsters are cheating students and parents. In this regard, an FIR has also been registered against a person in a police station recently. Therefore, it is necessary to formulate appropriate guidelines at the government level regarding NRI-ward seats. We are planning to submit a proposal to the government in this regard.' Further, he said that the NRI quota seats in the State for medical, dental and AYUSH courses are not being filled completely. Most of the seats remain vacant and eventually, these seats are converted into management quota seats. 'However, the fees for NRI quota and management quota seats in medical colleges are the same. Therefore, we also planning to submit proposal to the government to reduce the NRI quota seats from 15% to 5% in the State,' he said.
The Hindu
3 days ago
- Health
- The Hindu
UGNEET: Option entry begins, extended till July 22
The process for entering options for admission to medical degree courses has begun and will be open until 6 p.m. on July 22, according the Karnataka Examinations Authority (KEA). After receiving the seat matrix from the Department of Medical Education, it has been reviewed and uploaded. Candidates have been advised to carefully enter their options. As the fee details for the current academic year are yet to be received by KEA, the website currently displays the fee structure of the 2024–25 academic year. Once the revised fee details are received from the government, the website will be updated accordingly, the statement said. The seat matrix for Ayurveda, Homeopathy, Unani, Yoga, and Naturopathy courses has not yet been received. Once received, the option entry process for those courses will be made available, it said.
The Hindu
5 days ago
- Health
- The Hindu
UGCET: Option entry date extended till July 22
The Karnataka Examinations Authority (KEA) has extended the last date for option entry for admission to various professional courses, including engineering, to July 22. According to KEA Executive Director H. Prasanna, the seat matrix for courses such as engineering, dental, veterinary, agricultural sciences, BSc nursing, Bachelor of physiotherapy (BPT), Bachelor in prosthetics and orthotics (BPO) and allied health sciences (AHS) has been released by the government, and the option entry process has been open since July 8. He further stated that once the government releases the seat matrix for medical, ayurveda, homeopathy, unani, and pharmacy courses, option entry for those will also be enabled. Candidates can revise their preferences/options any number of times until the deadline. However, only the final saved version will be considered for seat allotment. Details of the fee structure for various government-notified courses have been published on the official website.
Time of India
5 days ago
- Time of India
Miscreant forges Australian embassy documents to secure NRI seat
Bengaluru: A criminal complaint has been filed against a man on charges of producing fake documents, including an Australian embassy letter, logo, and other documents, in a bid to help a student seeking an MBBS seat through the undergraduate National Eligibility-cum-Entrance Test (UG-NEET). The complainant, Islauddin J Gadyal, administrative officer at Karnataka Examinations Authority (KEA), filed the complaint with Malleswaram police under various BNS Sections, including 318 (cheating) and 336 (forgery). According to the FIR, the suspect is identified as Raghu, a resident of Nelamangala. "The application, under the NRI quota, submitted by the student was scanned between July 14 and 17. Then, we discovered that the seal, designations of officials, and their signatures were missing in the letters claimed to have been issued by the Australian embassy. Also, one letter, which claimed to be from the Australian govt, had the Ashoka Chakra emblem at the top," stated Gadyal's complaint. You Can Also Check: Bengaluru AQI | Weather in Bengaluru | Bank Holidays in Bengaluru | Public Holidays in Bengaluru Further, the documents stated that the aspirant student was the ward of one Madhusudhan CS. According to Gadyal, the student and her father were summoned to the KEA office to get more information on the suspicious documents. "The man told us he and his daughter weren't aware of anything. One person, identified as Raghu from Nelamangala, had taken Rs 5,000 from him, promising an NRI seat for the student," Gadyal's complaint read.
Time of India
6 days ago
- Health
- Time of India
23 Karnataka candidates qualified for NEET are above 32 years of age; oldest is 52
Bengaluru: Age is just a number for around 23 candidates, who qualified in the National Eligibility cum Entrance Test (NEET) from Karnataka. They are above the age of 32. According to data from Karnataka Examinations Authority, the oldest candidate from the state who became eligible for NEET counselling is 52 years old. Born in 1973, the candidate scored 181 marks. The second oldest candidate is 48 years old and secured 133 marks. The third candidate on the list was born in 1983 and has 288 marks. Interestingly, at least two of these 23 candidates secured 480 marks and are in the All India rank range of 76,000. This could fetch the candidates a general merit seat in medical colleges of the state. There are candidates with 375, 312, and 311 marks. However, curiously, none of these candidates registered for counselling with KEA. This would mean that they are either not interested in taking a seat or are eyeing seats only through Medical Counselling Committee. MCC counselling opens doors to seats in deemed universities. You Can Also Check: Bengaluru AQI | Weather in Bengaluru | Bank Holidays in Bengaluru | Public Holidays in Bengaluru "We are unsure why the senior candidates took the exam. These could be people who dreamed of becoming a doctor from their younger days and received an opportunity now. by Taboola by Taboola Sponsored Links Sponsored Links Promoted Links Promoted Links You May Like Why seniors are rushing to get this Internet box – here's why! Techno Mag Learn More Undo It could also be teachers from coaching institutes who keep attempting entrances so that they understand the exam style and other nitty-gritty of the test. They, however, never join the course," said an educationist. It may be recalled that three senior citizens from Tamil Nadu aged 68, 67, and 60 years qualified for NEET and applied for counselling. In TN, 25 people above the age of 35 qualified for NEET. The National Medical Commission had removed the age barrier for candidates appearing for NEET in 2022. Last year, the number of students who repeated a year to appear for NEET doubled in the state, with 53,616 repeaters taking the exam. Two students from 1997 were the oldest last year. Seat matrix: The seat matrix for the medical undergraduate programme is still awaited in the state, while the draft seat matrix for the dental course has been released. There is a total of 3,315 dental seats available in the state. Of these, 668 are All India quota, 911 are govt seats. As many as 1,210 are private seats, 377 are NRI quota. There are 28 seats under ESI colleges quota and 121 in other seats category.
