Govt. sanctions nine road development works in Udupi

February 23, 2011

Udupi, February 23: Government has sanctioned nine road development works, totaling 20.61 kilometers, at a cost of Rs 6.5 crores, in Udupi Assembly constituency.

The roads, to be developed from Chief Minister's Rural Road Development Fund, include 2.49 km stretch Neelavara Temple road in Kunjalu Grama Panchayath limits (Rs 53.50 lakhs), 1.98 km stretch Tadalu road in Karje Grama Panchayath (65 lakhs), 2.19 km stretch Arbi road in Nalkur Grama Panchayath (87.35 lakhs), one km stretch Mooduthottam Bailu road in Kokkarne Grama Panchayath limits (35.88 lakhs), 3.57 km long Cherkadi road in Cherkadi Grama Panchayath limits (1.10 crore), 2.16 km stretch Sooralu Kangibettu – Karje road in Kokkarne and Karje grama panchayath limits (76.78 lakhs), 1.31 km stretch Kumragodu road in Handadi grama panchayath limits (3.61 lakhs) and 3.21 km stretch Jathabettu Belmar road in Uppoor grama panchayath limits (Rs 1 crore).

According Udupi MLA K Raghupathi Bhat Department of Pradhan Mantri Gram Sadak Yojana would implement this project. Under the project, roads would be asphalted with favor finish and rain water drains on either side of the road.

Contractors would develop this road under build-operate and transfer model for five years, MLA said.

Raghupathi Bhat at the Guddali Pooja programme of road development works in Uppoor.

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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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