Good response to Kannada medium engg. course
The Hindu
17 students have applied in mock round for 30 govt. quota seats in two colleges
When a handful of engineering colleges in the State decided to offer undergraduate courses where Kannada was the medium of instruction, faculty members and heads of departments were expecting a tepid response, at best. After all, such an initiative had never been undertaken before. But much to their surprise, and joy, they were wrong. Many students have applied for Kannada medium engineering courses in the mock counselling session for this academic year.
Visvesvaraya Technological University (VTU) said that as per data provided by Karnataka Examinations Authority (KEA), 17 students so far have applied for the 30 government quota seats in two colleges in the civil engineering stream in the mock round. That’s more than half of the available seats. VTU is expecting good demand in the counselling session that will be held later this month. However, one college offering mechanical engineering in Kannada has no takers.
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