Boycott corrupt from society, Lokayukta urges students

February 17, 2011

Udupi, February 17: Lokayukta Justice N Santhosh Hegde on Thursday called upon the students to excommunicate the corrupt in the society.

He was speaking after inaugurating M-Battled, the state level inter-collegiate Commerce, Management and Cultural Fest organized by the Department of Commerce, Milagres College, Kallianpur.

He advised the people to change their attitude towards the people who earn money illegitimately.

“Unfortunately persons who earned money through illegitimate means are being honoured in the public, for the pittance they give out as donation,” he added.

“If the cases of corruption were settled within six months 50 per cent of the corruption could be curbed,'' he opined.

People want to know the truth on the scams. They don't bother whether it is from the PAC or JPC, Hegde said. He said that politicians or elected representatives think that they were the masters of the people. But in democracy people are the bosses and elected representatives are servants of the people.

Replying to questions from the students Hegde said that percentage of Lokayuktha's success in nabbing the corrupt was less that five per cent. But they had been successful in creating awareness against bribe. By that many people who were sitting on a border, whether to take bribe or not to take, have chosen a non-corrupt path. With the increase in the number of raids by the Lokayuktha many of the officials had been scared of being trapped, he added.

Rev Dr Baptist Menezes presided over the programme.

Principal of Milagres Rev Fr Fred Mascarenhas, Principal of the Milagres PU College Rev Fr Vijay Lobo, Convener of the College Marvin D'Souza, HOD of Department of Commerce Peter D'Souza, student Co-ordinators Chester D'Souza and Lavith Denette were present on the dais.

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Karnataka to scrap separate entrance exams for private universities from 2025

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September 20,2024

Starting in the 2025-26 academic year, private universities in Karnataka offering professional courses will no longer conduct separate entrance exams. This decision follows a directive from the state’s Higher Education Department, prompting private universities to form an association and agree to this significant change.

In a recent meeting with Higher Education Minister Dr. M. C. Sudhakar, representatives from 17 private universities confirmed their decision to discontinue individual entrance tests. Of the 27 private universities in the state, 17 offer professional courses, and they have collectively agreed to accept scores from existing national or state-level entrance exams.

“Some universities will consider JEE scores, others will rely on KCET, and a few are inclined towards COMEDK,” Dr. Sudhakar stated, leaving the choice of examination to the universities themselves. However, the department has also suggested that the universities consider a unified entrance test for admissions.

Looking ahead, Dr. Sudhakar hinted that the government may introduce a common entrance test for general degree courses at private universities as well. "As government colleges and universities currently don’t require entrance exams for general degree courses, we haven’t made any decisions on this yet," he explained.

The meeting also addressed concerns over the high fees charged by private universities. To regulate this, the universities were instructed to establish fee fixation committees, headed by retired judges, as required by law. These committees will be responsible for determining tuition fees. Additionally, the government will continue to regulate fees for 40% of seats in professional courses that are filled through KCET.

In an effort to bring greater uniformity among private institutions, the government is considering enacting a common law for all private universities, which would replace the individual acts currently governing each university. This would place all private universities under a single regulatory framework.

This move is expected to streamline the admissions process and create a more standardized system for both professional and general degree programs across Karnataka's private universities.

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