Bangalore: Karnataka Minister for Higher Education Dr G Parameshwara on September 4 said the Common Entrance Test (CET) cell would complete the process of selection of students to professional courses on September 18.

Till date, the CET has selected 19,700 students for admission into engineering courses, out of the 28,613 seats available, he told reporters.

The casual round for those students who seek modifications in courses or rectification of anomalies in seat allotment would be held from September 22 to October 18, he said.

Parameshwara said the selection process to fill up 1,903 medical seats, 1,289 dental and 1,078 seats in Indian system of medicine has already been completed.

He said the government has issued a circular to colleges to commence classes from October first week and added some of the colleges, which have already admitted students have made preparation for commencement of classes by September end.

PTI