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PGCET students urge KEA to release choice-entry results
Students who appeared for Karnataka PGCET have petitioned the Karnataka Examinations Authority (KEA) to immediately release choice-entry results and start the second round of option entry, fearing no further counselling will be held. Over 5,000 students signed an online petition addressed to the KEA executive director, saying the delay has left many uncertain about college admissions and academic plans.
The first-round seat allotment for MBA, MCA, ME and MTech/MArch courses was announced five days ago. A total of 23,164 seats were allotted, while 9,574 MCA seats, 2,195 MBA seats and 1,821 MTech seats remain unallotted. Students said they paid Rs 700 for the exam and Rs 750 for counselling, and if they had known there would be no further rounds they would have entered option entry differently.
KEA officials said the confusion is because the last date for admissions is 15 October. The Karnataka government will move the Supreme Court seeking an extension, and if the court agrees, another round will be held.
Indian Opinion Analysis
Over 5,000 students have signed a petition to the KEA, yet the authority has not released a schedule for the next round. The government's plan to approach the Supreme Court for an extension of the 15 October admissions deadline is the only stated path to a second round, but no court date has been set. Students who already submitted option entries based on an expected allotment process are now locked into preferences they might have changed. The number of unallotted seats, over 13,500 across courses, suggests many candidates remain in limbo, with no clarity on whether they will get a chance in a subsequent round.
Source: timesofindia.indiatimes.com
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