CET 2011 results declared, Bangalore tops – More students compete for MBBS, fewer for engineering – CET 2011 Counselling from June 9
The results of the Common Entrance Test (CET) 2011 are out.
Aditya Gaonkar P of Vijaya Composite PU College, Bangalore, topped the entrance test in the Engineering category.
This year, as many as 1,16,972 candidates applied for the test, and of them, only 1,07,820 appeared at the 235 exam centres across the state.
The number of students who are eligible for medical counseling is 13,197, as against 5,942 last year, thanks to the easy Biology paper this time.
The All India Council for Technical Education’s decision to increase the eligibility criteria from 45% to 50% in Class XII resulted in the drop in students eligible for engineering from 73,600 to 64,963. Already, there are around 8,000 engineering seats lying vacant.
While the number of candidates awarded medical ranks went up from 5,942 in 2010 to 13,197, engineering ranks dipped from 73,600 to 64,963, the lowest in recent years.
In all, 1.07 lakh candidates appeared for CET 2011
While the results of CET, for which examinations were held on April 27 and 28, were put up on websites at 1 pm on Monday for students to view, the same would be announced at CET centres this morning.
This year, 60,543 candidates are eligible for engineering seats, against the 71,639 last year. That is because the All India Council for Technical Education (AICTE) has revised the eligibility slab for aggregate marks in Science subjects from 45% to 50%.
Meanwhile, the number of students eligible for medical and dental courses has risen. This year, 12,537 students are eligible for dental and medical courses. Last year, this number was 5,783.
The counselling would begin on June 9, while the counselling for physically-challenged candidates and for medical seats would be conducted from June 20.
