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dent could submit one application
@timesgroup.com form with a list of preferred colleges
PAGE 35 f you are dreaming of a one-
and subject combinations. This sys-
tem would have benefited both the
MANU PRASAD
stop-shop for PU applications students and the colleges by saving THE PLEASURES AND TRAVAILS OF START-UPS
and admissions, then forget it. time and money.
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While the students were rejoicing Initially, the system was to be
over the PU department’s move to implemented in Bangalore, Hubli,
bring admissions in various colleges Mangalore, Dharwad and Belgaum.
under one umbrella, the state gov-
ernment has given a decent burial
to the proposal.
However, private colleges had
dubbed it a “government interfer-
ence” citing Supreme Court orders.
Life is a surprise
Last week, the education depart-
ment officials asked their PU coun-
terparts to drop the proposal. Sources
in the education ministry said,
This is the second instance in a
year where government had can-
celled the centralised admission
buckling under pressure of manage-
package but ... DURGESH KUMAR Y
“There has been severe pressure from ments. In May this year, the CM had
the private college managements cancelled a higher education depart-
who are opposing it. Moreover, we ment proposal for centralised coun-
have told PU officials not to pursue selling for BCom, BA, B Sc, BCA,
the plan as the existing system is BBM, BHM and LLB courses. The
running smoothly.” Department of Collegiate Education
As per the proposal, colleges had announced of executing this in
were to be selected as nodal centres Bangalore and Shimoga on a pilot
for selling application forms. A stu- basis from this year.
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advice before sending money, Incurring
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hearing the case of the five disqualified Varun has made it his business to make people happy
independent MLAs on Monday. A three-
advice or entering into any commitment in
relation to any advertisement published in
judge bench of Justice Mohan Shan-
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by the advertisers, The Printer, Publisher, thanagouder, Justice Abdul Nazir and be well planned. That is where OyeHappy
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and had issued notice to the Speaker.
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a happy sort of way.
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if the claims a’e not honoured by the
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