NMAMIT: Student activities inaugurated

September 8, 2011

Nitte, September 8: Curriculum will be complete if it is associated with co-curricular activities. It is similar to the one, serving ice-cream at the end of the lunch, says Dr H V Sudhaker Nayak, Registrar (evaluation) of Nitte University.

He was inaugurating the various technical branch associations for the year 2011-12 at NMAM Institute of Technology, Nitte.

Mr Nayak said associations are the channel to showcase the hidden talents of students and to harness the extra energy of the student community for social welfare.

Further he said activities should not be limited to inaugural and valedictory functions. There should be some useful programmes in between.

“Students should carry out their co-curricular or extracurricular activities with the guidance of staff and making use of the opportunities, every student should come out as a successful technical graduate to face the future challenges” he said.

After administering the oath to the office bearers of the associations of various technical departments, Dr S Y Kulkarni in his presidential speech said, conduct more number of programmes related to placement activities which are helpful in getting placements in reputed companies.

He congratulated all the office bearers and promised extending support and encouragement from the college management and the staff in organising various student activities.

On the occasion he welcomed all the third semester engineering students to their respective branches and advised them to take part an active roll in student activities.

Heads of various departments, Office bearers of various branch associations and huge crowd of students were present.

Students of the Institute Mr Abraham Sammuel welcomed the gathering. Ms Astril Quadras proposed vote of thanks. Ms Priyanka gave the introduction of the chief guest and Ms.Carol was the master of ceremony.

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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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