K'taka govt for 75:25 seat-sharing formula
Tables resolution to solve cet admissions row
| "The state government shall regulate by law, if necessary by a special legislation, the sharing of seats as between the government and management in the ratio of 75:25 respectively as a one-time stipulation for selection of students to medical, dental and engineering course in the state for the academic year 2004-05," chief minister Dharam Singh said in a statement. |
| However, those college managements that are yet to agree to this formula continue to stand opposed to the state's demand for a 75:25 ratio. |
| The managements have opted for a 50:50 ratio and their gained had momentum after the Supreme Court ordered both parties to go for a 50:50 ratio in a landmark verdict on July 15. |
| Essentially, with yesterday's statement, the government of Karnataka has sought for legal protection for its case to be included in the IX Schedule of the Constitution. |
| Following the Supreme Court's verdict on a 50:50 seat-sharing formula between the managements and the government, the Consortium of Medical, Dental and Engineering Colleges (Comed), has already reiterated its stand that it would not go for anything less. |
| Nearly 65 per cent of the engineering colleges in the state and almost all the dental colleges have agreed to abide by the government's 75:25 formula. |
| Prior to yesterday's announcement, the state had made serious efforts to request Comed to go back to the 75:25 seat-sharing formula between the government and the managements. These meetings, however, have remained inconclusive. |