Over lakh students in Bangalore set to try CET luck

Over lakh students in Bangalore set to try CET luck

Bangalore: It’s that time of year when students wishing to gain entry into professional colleges in the state will be taking the examination that could make their career dreams come true. Over a lakh students will attempt the Common Entrance Test (CET) 2010 being held in 238 centres across the state on Wednesday, Thursday and Friday.
The Karnataka Examinations Authority (KEA) received 1,15,734 applications for the CET for admission to engineering/technology, medicine, dental, and Indian systems ofmedicine and homoeopathy courses this year. The KEA had accepted applications sent past the deadline. Even so, it has received fewer applications this year than in 2009.
Each 80-minute session of the CET will have multiple-choice questions for 60 marks. There will be no negative marking, but marks will not be awarded in case of multiple answers.
According to toppers of CET 2009, candidates should not try to cram in too much a day before the big test.
“It is better to revise points instead of studying,” Naveen Bhat Y, who was the topper in the engineering stream with 96.11% in CET 2009, said. “And candidates should have at least seven to eight hours of sound sleep before going to the test.”
Though he was a topper in the engineering stream, Naveen chose to pursue medicine (he secured the 26th rank in the CET) and is doing his I MBBS at Bangalore Medical College.
“It is important to understand tricky questions before answering them,” Anish Bhat, who secured the first rank in CET 2009 for medical/dental (96.33% marks) and the Indian System of Medicine (ISM) and Homoeopathy (94.22% marks) streams, said. “Usually in CET, 70% of the questions will be easy and direct. The rest will be really tricky.” Anish is pursuing MBBS at Kasturba Medical College, Mangalore.
According to Priyanka Dharamshi, who got the first rank in architecture, confidence is the key to doing well. “Even if you don’t understand some questions, you should not lose confidence. Time management is also important; candidates should spend adequate time on each question,” she said.
What is remarkable this year is that there has been a drop in the number of applicants, compared to last year. In 2009, 1,20,434 students had applied for the CET, and 1,16,376 had appeared for the test. Compared to last year, fewer students — 1,15,734 — have applied for CET 2010. In 2009, 10,914 candidates cleared CET for admission to medical and dental courses, 42,152 for ISM and Homoeopathy courses, 62,275 for engineering courses, and 505 for architecture.

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