Education in Karnataka

COMEDK – PGET 2014 for Medical PG Admissions in Karnataka

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Consortium of Medical, Engineering and Dental Colleges of Karnataka (COMEDK) has announced PG Entrance Test (PGET 2014) notification for admission into Post Graduate Medical and Dental courses for the academic year 2014-15. Admission into Medical and Dental PG courses in 12 medical and 19 dental colleges in Karnataka will be based on the ranks in COMEDK PGET 2014.

Courses: MD / DNB / MS / MDS.
Eligibility: Applicants should have MBBS / BDS in respective subject / discipline.
Disciplines: Anatomy, Physiology, Biochemistry, Pathology, Microbiology, Pharmacology, Community Medicine, General Medicine, Forensic Medicine, Psychiatry, General Surgery, ENT, Radio Diagnosis, Radiotherapy and Emergency Medicine etc.

Duration: PG is three years and PG Diploma is two years.
Interested candidates can apply online through COMEDK website. Last date for the receipt of applications is 3 January 2014. Entrance will be held on 2 February 2014.

For more details, see http://www.comedk.org/ . Detailed procedure for online applications submission is also available on the website. Application fee is Rs. 2250 .

ID Numbers to School Students in Karnataka

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The Government of Karnataka has decided to provide identification numbers to all the school students in the state. The Govt. will allot permanent identification numbers to all the students from class I to class X in all Government, aided and unaided private schools in the state. The initiative is aimed at checking dropout rates under Right to Education (RTE) Act.

The Government of Karnataka has informed that the reparations have been under progress to issue 16 digit numbers to students of all the schools in state. The process is likely to be completed by the end of December 2012.

The authorities will take student’s photograph, thumb impression along with details of date of birth, blood group, birthplace, particulars of parents and address at the time of allotting ID numbers. The details will be uploaded to the Education Department’s website and students permanent identity numbers will be issued based on that information. All the government departments can avail the data of the students.

These number system is expected to track the progress of the students, check dropouts and misuse of government schemes for school students such as distribution of free textbooks and uniforms. The Govt. has already collected date of nearly 1.06 crore children who are studying I to VIII standards and the process for remaining classes in under progress.

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