Now, 'PR card' to be the ownership document

June 16, 2012

Mangalore, June 16: As part of the implementation of the Urban Property Ownership Records (UPOR), ownership documents will now be in the form of Property Cards (PR cards).

Addressing media persons at a press meet held at the Deputy Commissioner's office in Mangalore on Saturday, V Ponnuraj, Deputy Commissioner, Shimoga, and N Yogish Bhat, Deputy Speaker, Karnataka Legislative Assembly briefed media persons about the new project taken by the Department of Survey Settlement and Land Records (SSLR).

The pilot project will be implemented as per the provisions of the Karnataka Land Revenue Act and Rules in five towns i.e. Mangalore, Bellary, Mysore, Hubli-Dharwad and Shimoga in Public-Private-Partnership (PPP) mode.

Why PR card?

PR cards are being introduced since there are no title documents for urban properties resulting in 'Khata' being considered as a title document. RTC cannot handle vertical growth as it is only for the land and not multiple properties on land. For converted land, RTCs will be stopped in the future.

PR card would be made mandatory for all transactions and conversion sketches would be done through UPOR in the future.

The PR card boasts of highly accurate data, on map and ownership. Each property would be identified by coordinates. It would be a piece of evidence of property ownership for all regulatory and legal purposes. The property buyers would know the genuineness of ownership and whether there are any mortgages besides restrictions by the government, court orders passed and other info on the property. To the sellers it would be less cumbersome. The bankers would be able to ascertain existing mortgages if any, court disputes, updated ownership information and they can could do away with legal opinions too.

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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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