KLE planning to start engineering college at Hubli

Hubli, Aug 4 (UNI) The prestigious Karnataka Lingayat Education (KLE) Society, spearheading the education field in the state was planning to start an engineering college here for Information Technology (IT), Society Chairman Prabhakar Kore said today.

Talking to newspersons, he said the society had already purchased 15 acre of land for the purpose but clearance from the government was awaited to convert it into the non-agriculture land.

He said "we have planned to start the college from this academic year but now it will be postponed to next academic year.

He urged Revenue Minister Jagadish Shettar to clear the land.

The engineering college will have an intake of 2,500 students, will begin with admission for 250 students in the next academic year as per the norms, he added.

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