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CPI-M slams Himachal government over entrance test
Shimla, Feb 1
The Communist Party of
India-Marxist (CPI-M) Sunday condemned the Himachal Pradesh government's
decision to conduct a separate entrance test for admission to the
private engineering colleges.
Himachal Pradesh Technical
University in Hamirpur will hold this entrance test which will be
separated from the all-India test conducted under the JEE, it said.
"It's
shocking to note that the government has acted under pressure from the
private engineering colleges which want an easy access on to the market
of students, who do not get through the all-India test," CPI-M state
secretariat member Tikender Panwar said in a statement.
Himachal Pradesh has over 34 engineering colleges. Of these, 17 are run by private universities.
"In
2014-15, these universities could enroll only 3,055 candidates against
the sanctioned capacity of 6,100 seats," the statement said.
The
CPI-M also said in case the government was serious about Himachal
Pradesh Technical University, it should be converted into a full-fledged
university.
"Currently, the technical university was nothing but a facilitator for engineering courses with small paraphernalia," it said.