<p>The Central University of Karnataka has received around 70,000 applications seeking admission to a total of 860 seats in graduate and undergraduate courses for the academic year 2020-21.</p>.<p>CUK Vice-Chancellor H M Maheshwaraiah told <span class="italic">DH</span> that CUK Rajasthan had received around 74,000 applications and thus CUK Kalaburagi stands second in the country in terms of number of applications received.</p>.<p>The selection will be made through the Central Universities Common Entrance Test (CU-CET). The varsity was established at Kadaganchi near Kalaburagi during 2009-10.</p>.<p>The CUCET is a national level examination which is regulated by central universities jointly. </p>.<p>“The students who passed out of the CUK have given a good opinion about the varsity. It might have triggered a spike in the number of applications seeking admission in the varsity. The CUK has about 48% girl students from across the nation,” the VC explained.</p>.<p>According to the statistics, the varsity had received only 131 applications for the Common Entrance Test held in 2009-10, and a total of 38 students got admitted. The number of applications rose to 2,832 in 2012-13 and 296 students had secured admission.</p>.<p class="CrossHead">Virtual convocation</p>.<p>The fifth convocation of Central University of Karnataka will be held virtually on September 23 at 11 am and University Grants’ Commission (UGC) Chairman D P Singh will deliver a convocation speech</p>
<p>The Central University of Karnataka has received around 70,000 applications seeking admission to a total of 860 seats in graduate and undergraduate courses for the academic year 2020-21.</p>.<p>CUK Vice-Chancellor H M Maheshwaraiah told <span class="italic">DH</span> that CUK Rajasthan had received around 74,000 applications and thus CUK Kalaburagi stands second in the country in terms of number of applications received.</p>.<p>The selection will be made through the Central Universities Common Entrance Test (CU-CET). The varsity was established at Kadaganchi near Kalaburagi during 2009-10.</p>.<p>The CUCET is a national level examination which is regulated by central universities jointly. </p>.<p>“The students who passed out of the CUK have given a good opinion about the varsity. It might have triggered a spike in the number of applications seeking admission in the varsity. The CUK has about 48% girl students from across the nation,” the VC explained.</p>.<p>According to the statistics, the varsity had received only 131 applications for the Common Entrance Test held in 2009-10, and a total of 38 students got admitted. The number of applications rose to 2,832 in 2012-13 and 296 students had secured admission.</p>.<p class="CrossHead">Virtual convocation</p>.<p>The fifth convocation of Central University of Karnataka will be held virtually on September 23 at 11 am and University Grants’ Commission (UGC) Chairman D P Singh will deliver a convocation speech</p>