From Our Special Correspondent
Daijiworld Media Network
Bengaluru, Jun 5: A decision on considering only marks obtained in CET and NEET for admission to professional courses as suggested by Primary and Secondary Education Minister S Suresh Kumar will be taken soon, Deputy Chief Minister and Higher Education Minister Dr C N Ashwath Narayan said in Bengaluru on Saturday.
Getting minimum marks was set as a criterion for seeking admission to engineering and medical courses so far. But, now, in view of the cancellation of annual examinations, this would not be possible. So, a new decision will be arrived at after discussing with concerned officials and educational experts, Dr Narayana said.
“This will also require an amendment to the existing act and this aspect will be consulted with legal experts and also with the Chief Minister B S Yediyurappa before taking a final decision,’’ he said.
Vaccination for students
Union Chemicals and Fertilisers Minister D V Sadananda Gowda launched the free vaccination drive for students in Malleswaram assembly constituency with the support of Dell Company, Shikshana Foundation and Ashwatha Narayana Foundation.
Gowda appreciated the drive taken up in collaboration with private organizations and said, the students are being vaccinated by procuring vaccines from the open market.
Dr Narayana, who is also the State Covid Task Force Chief, said vaccine drive sponsored by Dell Company covered 1000 students on the first day comprising of 525 government college students and 475 private college students.
Observing the good response for the vaccination campaign, Prashanth Prakash, Advisor to Chief Minister, has arranged for another 3.5 lakh vaccines through donations.
Vaccination drive will be further speeded up in the State and 20 crore doses of vaccines are being produced in the month of June. By July, production will be increased and it will reach production of 40 crore monthly vaccines by the month of August. Then there will be surplus production in the country than required, Dr Narayan explained.
He called upon all those who are aged above 45 years to get vaccinated and requested the cooperation of the people in reaching the target of completing one dose of vaccination for all by December end.
Vaccination for preferential groups is being carried out successfully and 17 lakh people belonging to these groups have already been vaccinated so far.
All those who have Voter ID and BPL cards are being identified to ensure no one misses vaccination, he said.
Later, Dr Narayana and Gowda visited Vidyadayini School in Palace Guttahalli and Jayaram slum in Matthikere and examined the Covid management over there. They also interacted with the local people during their review visit.