July 11, 2022

541 Private PU Colleges See Zero Admissions in Three Years

5 541 private PU (Pre-University) colleges in Karnataka have reported zero admissions over the last three years, according to the PU Education department. 166 of these are in the Bengaluru district. Among the 541 private PU Colleges that have seen zero admission in Karnataka, 61 are in Bengaluru North, 93 in Bengaluru South, 12 in Bengaluru Rural, and 6 each in Chikkamangaluru, Gadag, Chamarajnagar, Ramanagar, and Kodagu.

Thirteen in Bellary, seventeen in Chikkodi, fifteen in Belgaum, eleven in Bagalkot, twenty-six in Bijapur, eight in Haveri, eight in Darwad, twenty-three in Kalburgi, eight in Yadgir, fifteen in Hassan, sixteen in Chikkaballapur, ten in Kolar, ten in Mangaluru, twenty-four in Mysuru, fifteen in Mandya, and three in Uttara Kannada.

…while those colleges with zero admissions for three years are not permitted to continue, considering the COVID pandemic situation, which would have led to zero admissions in these colleges, the PU education department is giving exemption from this rule only for this year to these colleges...

Given the COVID-19 pandemic situation, department director R Ramachandran stated that the colleges will receive a renewal of permission for admissions this year. "Zero admissions may be due to high fees or a lack of transportation facilities," a PU Board officer said.

Speaking to the media, Mr. Ramachandran said. "While those colleges with zero admissions for three years are not permitted to continue, considering the COVID pandemic situation, which would have led to zero admissions in these colleges, the PU education department is exempting this rule only for this year to these colleges."

When quizzed about the reasons for zero admissions in PU Karnataka colleges, a PU board official said, "The zero admissions in these colleges could be because of high fees or lack of transport facilities. Also, students might have opted not to choose these colleges since those colleges might have had low results in the previous years or those colleges might have got into some controversy."

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