100% fee waiver for 10 KCET toppers in the offing

The higher education department has proposed a 100% fee waiver for those studied in rural schools and Kannada medium and performed well in KCET.

If the higher education department’s proposal for budget 2023 comes through, the top 10 ranking students in Karnataka Common Entrance Test (KCET) who studied in rural areas and Kannada medium schools will get free professional education, Deccan Chronicle reported. 
The department has proposed a 100 per cent fee waiver for those studied in rural schools and Kannada medium and performed well in KCET. The KCET is gateway for admission to various professional courses. As per the estimation, at least 100 students will be benefited by this scheme and it applies for 10 toppers in all professional courses also, including engineering, agriculture, medical, etc. This is to encourage students studied at rural areas and Kannada medium schools to join professional courses. 

“This will boost the confidence of students studying in rural Kannada medium students to take up professional courses and it would also help students from economically weaker sections from rural areas to perform well,” officials said. 

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