CET: 24,283 unallocated engineering seats handed over to colleges
The Karnataka Examinations Authority has handed over 24,283 unallocated engineering seats to respective college managements following the final round of CET counseling. Significant vacancies were also reported in nursing and other professional courses.
Why it matters
High vacancy rates in professional courses highlight potential imbalances in educational demand and supply within the state's higher education system.
The third and final round of seat allotment under the CET for professional courses, including engineering, has been completed, and as many as 24,283 seats across various engineering courses and 252 seats in architecture remain unallocated.
H. Prasanna, Executive Director of the Karnataka Examinations Authority (KEA), said that as per the agreement, the KEA has handed over the unallocated seats to the managements of the respective colleges.
Apart from engineering, nursing had the highest number of vacant seats. Of 36,238 nursing seats, only 13,407 were allotted, leaving 22,832 seats unallocated, he said.
All 366 seats in veterinary courses were allotted. Meanwhile, 489 pharmacy seats, 22 Bachelor of Physiotherapy (BPT) seats, 20 agriculture and 2,465 BSc Allied Health Sciences (AHS) seats remained vacant.
In Yoga and Naturopathy, 214 out of a total of 520 seats remained unallotted, he added.
Get smarter about the news
Sign up free for a feed built around what you actually care about, Dive Deeper research on any story, and the full text of every article.
Create free accountAlready have an account? Sign in