Karnataka Examination Authority’s 10-year domicile criteria for religious minorities leaves aspirants in lurch

MANGALURU: Minority (Christian and Muslim) MBBS/dental aspirants seeking admissions in religious/linguistic minority establishments have been left in the lurch because of Karnataka Examination Authority’s (KEA) new rule on home standards of spiritual minorities.
The new tenet says whoever needs to take admission below religious minority quota in religious minority scientific establishments, needs to be a home of Karnataka for a minimum of 10 years. They must additionally produce essential paperwork of the same. This rule will cause several aspirants to be denied quota seats in religious minority establishments in Karnataka.

Take the example of Ayisha (name modified), who hails from Surathkal in Mangaluru. She completed her class X in Saudi Arabia in a CBSE faculty, and her plus two in Bengaluru. Since her NEET ratings are low, she wishes to take admission below religious minority quota in a Mangaluru-based college. “When I went to the KEA, the professional there advised me that I will not take admission below this quota, since I don’t fulfil the home requirement, and he despatched me back,” she expressed whilst speaking to TOI.

It may be a equivalent case with Fathimath, every other NEET student. She studied up to Class X in Abu Dhabi and plus two in India. “I wondered the professional that if different non-Karnataka citizens can take admission below linguistic and non secular minority quota in our state, then why are we denied it, even though now we have all paperwork recorded in Karnataka,” she recalled telling the professional, adding that the irked officers asked her to depart the place.

Another student, who studied all this whilst in Karnataka, additionally faced a equivalent drawback, the place a letter from the tahsildar, confirming religious minority standing (2B Category), didn't show up in the device. However, the technical glitch was rectified on Tuesday afternoon.

In Karnataka, one of the crucial religious minority establishments include: Fr Muller’s Medical College, Kanachur Institute of Medical Sciences, Al-Ameen Medical College and Khaja Banda Nawaz Institute of Medical Sciences.

Technical glitch

Meanwhile, one of the crucial minority students are going through issues because of technical system defects. Sameera, an scientific aspirant, mentioned she has up to date her CET and NEET rank in the website. However, whilst taking printouts of the NEET and CET marksheets, simplest the CET marksheet confirmed that she is religious minority, whilst the other marksheet failed to say it. “Since there is a mismatch in paperwork, I'm these days now not eligible for any seat,” she expressed.

Umar U H, who runs a occupation guidance centre and information centre in the town, mentioned the KEA will have to now not take things evenly, as it's the question of the future of students, which is now at stake because of the rule on home standards. “If they don’t get admission this yr, aspirants both must sacrifice 365 days, or take the subject to courtroom,” he mentioned.

SN Gangadharaiah, administrative officer, KEA, was now not available for comment.