COMEDK: Karnataka candidates bag 44 of top 100 ranks
The Hindu
Five of them are in the top 10; the competitive exam was conducted online at 244 centres across the country
A total of 44 candidates from Karnataka bagged the first 100 ranks in the Consortium of Medical, Engineering and Dental Colleges of Karnataka (COMEDK) examination, the results of which were announced on Sunday. Of these five students from the State were in the top 10 ranks.
The competitive examination, which is the gateway for admissions into private engineering courses, was conducted online in 244 centres across the country. The toppers said that they got more time to prepare as board examinations were cancelled due to the pandemic.
Veeresh B. Patil, a student of the Oxford Independent PU College, who bagged the first rank, said he used the opportunity to prepare a study plan.
A crowd comprising farmers, researchers, professors, students, and horticulture enthusiasts thronged the ICAR-Indian Institute of Horticultural Research (IIHR), Hesaraghatta, Bengaluru, on Friday for the inaugural ceremony of the Triphal Diversity Show which showcased 300 mango, 100 jackfruit, and 100 banana genotypes in collaboration with ICAR-National Research Centre for Banana, Tiruchirappalli.
The State government on Friday constituted a Special Investigation Team (SIT), headed by Additional Director-General of Police, Manish Kharbikar of the Economic Offences division of the Criminal Investigation Department (CID) to probe the alleged multi-crore scam in the government-run Maharshi Valmiki Scheduled Tribes Development Corporation.