KCET Candidates Appeal for Consideration of 2020-21 PUC Marks in HC

Keerthana Y H and a dozen other students have filed a petition in the Karnataka high court over a note of the KEA. The KCET candidates that are the petitioners challenged the Karnataka Examination Authority’s (KEA) note that says “The marks of students who have passed out in 2021 will not be computed for the purpose of giving ranking in the CET and only the marks obtained in the CET will be taken into consideration for the purpose of granting rankings,”

The students that appeared for KCET 2022 exam and passed the Pre-University Course (PUC) in 2020-21 says that they do not accept the KEA move to not consider their PUC marks. The petition claims that the qualifying examination marks are usually higher in the nature of the examinations and the CET markings are usually lower. By excluding the qualifying examination marks, and by taking the CET marks alone for half the proportion would completely disturb the merit matrix of every student, states the petition.

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The petition was heard by the single bench of SR Krishna Kumar on Monday. Responding to the case in the court, the Additional Advocate General, Dhyan Chinnappa, informed the high court that the counselling process for admission through KCET to professional courses is yet to commence. Additionally, the AAG also informed the court that the counselling process will be withheld until the court hears the petition. Afterward, the case was adjourned to 18 August.

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