Kerala Govt continuing steps to settle self-financing issue

Thiruvananthapuram, Sep 8 (UNI) Kerala Chief Minister V S Achuthandan today said the Cabinet sub-committee headed by Education Minister M A Baby would continue its efforts to find an amicable settlement to issues relating to admission formalities and fee structure in self-financing professional colleges.

Talking to newspersons here after a Cabinet meeting, he said the government wanted to complete admission formalities without delay and ensure smooth functioning of the colleges.

Though P A Mohammad Admission Supervisory Committee had submitted its report to the Government, Mr Achuthandan did not give details.

A report from Kochi said the committee, in its report, held that the entrance examination conducted by a consortium of private medical colleges in Kerala was not fair and transparent. But it had left it to the government to take appropriate action.

The committee found that the admission to the 50 per cent management quota seats was not fair and transparent and merit did not appear to be the criterion for the admissions.

The entrance examination was not publicised and students were not told about the marks secured by them in the written exam, it noted.

The Supreme Court, while upholding the managements' right to make admissions to 50 per cent seats for this year, had however said the government could step in if the examination procedure was found to be unfair and exploitative.

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