CET on April 29, 30 2009.
It’s official. After months of being on tenterhooks on whether CET will be held for two days or one day, engineering, medical and dental aspirants can finally heave a sigh of relief.
At the KEA governing council meeting headed by higher education minister Aravind Limbavali on Wednesday, it was decided that CET 2009 (Common Entrance Test) will be held on April 29 and 30. “In the last two years, CET was conducted on one day. This year we decided to conduct it on two days in the interest of students,” the minister told reporters.
He said the state government will hold talks with the private managements officials in December to discuss the seat matrix and fee structure. “We are hoping to arrive at a consensus in the first meeting, failing which we might need more meetings,” he said, adding that the matter will be placed before the Supreme Court for its approval.
As far as the CET counselling is concerned, the minister said that the state government is planning to have decentralised counselling from next year. “We are looking at having counselling in two more places, besides Bangalore. We are improving the network and upgrading the software for the same. Places will be identified based on the computer accessibility and network feasibility. The executive director of Karnataka Examination Authority (KEA) has been asked to identify such places and give a report”, he said.
He said the executive director of KEA and VTU V-C have been handed over the responsibility on implementing the coaching. “Whether it will be this year or next year, we have to work it out,” he said.
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