The undergraduate entrance test for engineering courses conducted by the Consortium of Medical Engineering and Dental colleges of Karnataka (COMEDK UGET 2021) will be held on June 20.
The test will be conducted in 150 cities across the nation with 400 test centres in online mode. The organisers expect around 80,000 registrations this year as against the 63,000 registered during 2020.
Last year, the entrance test was postponed thrice and the number of candidates registered came down due to the Covid-19 pandemic. "This year too, we are following all the necessary precautions and Covid-19 protocols while conducting the test," said D Kumar, Executive Secretary COMEDK.
Those who seek to appear for COMEDK UGET can register at www.comedk.org or www.unigauge.com and the application process will open from March 22 to May 20.
Through the test, students can get admissions at 180 private engineering colleges in Karnataka that are members of the COMEDK. Along with it, even 30 pan-India universities who are associated with Uni-Gauge will also consider the ranks secured.
Fear of seats remaining vacant
Considering the delay in conducting the counselling by the Karnataka Examinations Authority (KEA) and to avoid many COMEDK seats going vacant, the COMEDK has decided to go with the schedule announced while signing the consensual agreement with the government.
"We understand that KEA is working under pressure, but this is impacting our admissions and we are losing the seats. This year, we have decided to stick to the timeline as mentioned in the consensual agreement and go ahead with our counselling process," said Dr Kumar.
The authorities of COMEDK explained that, during 2020-21 admissions, around 21,000 engineering seats were left vacant.