Bangalore, July 08: With two days to go for the commencement of counselling by Common Entrance Test cell for admission of students to professional courses, Karnataka government today warned Comed-K, a consortium of private medical, engineering and dental colleges, that it would file a contempt of court petition if students were rejected. "We will not stop admission process which would begin as scheduled from July 10 for any reason," minister for higher education Dr G Parameshwara told reporters here.
He said government was going ahead with admissions as per the verdict of the high court which upheld the 75:25 per cent seat sharing formula and the private college managements cannot refuse admission to students selected by CET, as it would amount to contempt of court.
"If they deny admission legal action will follow", which included disaffiliation of colleges by the respective universities and derecognition of such institutions under the Karnataka Education Act, he said.
Under the government's seat sharing formula, upheld by high court in its interim order, 75 per cent of the seats are to be filed through the CET and 25 per cent by managements.
Parameshwara, however, appealed to private college managements to accept students allotted to them by CET.
Few colleges, which have formed a consortium under the banner Comed-K, have appealed before the Supreme Court challenging Karnataka High Court order on seat sharing and new fee structure, but the apex court was yet to admit it.
Parameshwara defended the new fee structure, saying it was sufficient to run a college.
Bureau Report