Students find colleges ‘missing’ when they go for enrolment in professional courses
When students paid the fee to the Karnataka Examinations Authority, downloaded the seat confirmation slip, and went to the colleges to enrol, they found that there was no college at the given address
Students have discovered that colleges offering professional courses such as Engineering, Bachelor of Physiotherapy (BPT), B.Sc Nursing and others in the second round of CET counselling were "missing." When students received their seat confirmation slips and headed to the colleges, they found that there was no college at the given address.
One student named Sneha, who received a seat at Hosmat College of Physiotherapy, was shocked to find that there was no Hosmat College of Physiotherapy at the Hosmat Hospital address listed on her confirmation slip. The staff informed her that the BPT college had been closed for two years. Sneha expressed her deep disappointment.
Another parent inquired about Masood College of Physiotherapy in Bikarnkatte, Mangaluru, only to discover that the address on the confirmation slip was a nursing college. The college's BPT program was located at a different, faraway address with poor transportation links.
Some students applied to Sushrutha Nursing College, Swami Vivekananda Yoga Anusandhana Samsthana of Anekal Taluk, Bengaluru, and Swami Vivekananda Yoga Anusandhana Samsthana of Anekal Taluk, Bengaluru, but were informed that there was no college at these addresses, nor proper infrastructure at the Chettinad Institute of Nursing Education and Research.
Students who opted for B.W. Lions Super Speciality Eye Hospital, J.C. Road, Bengaluru, for Allied Health Science seats also complained to the Karnataka Examinations Authority (KEA) that the college was closed. Similarly, students admitted to M.S. Ramaiah University of Applied Sciences Engineering College, New BEL Road, Bengaluru, were told by the college management to take admission in the Ramaiah Technology Campus, Peenya, despite the address on their confirmation slip not including this new location.
Parents and students have petitioned KEA, expressing frustration that the colleges were approved without proper inspections. Ganesh Prasad, a parent, criticized the officials for approving the seat matrix without verifying the colleges' existence.
B.C. Bhagwan, Vice-Chancellor of Rajiv Gandhi University of Health Sciences (RGUHS), acknowledged that a few colleges have shifted to other locations as per new norms. He stated that RGUHS has processed these shifts and sent the information to the government. However, he admitted that delays in approval from the government or the relevant documents reaching KEA may lead to notifications being issued at old addresses.
The KEA's Executive Director wrote to the Director of Medical Education and Principal Secretary of Higher Education, requesting immediate resolution of the students' confusion before the last date for reporting, August 31, 2026.
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