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KEA adds 150 medical seats for second round of counselling
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KEA adds 150 medical seats for second round of counselling
KEA has added 150 MBBS seats for the second round of counselling, benefiting State merit-list candidates awaiting medical seat allotment.
Why it matters: factual, Prelims-type; Karnataka-specific
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The Karnataka Examinations Authority (KEA) has added 150 additional MBBS seats for the second round of medical counselling in the State, following fresh seat approvals.
KEA conducts the Common Entrance Test (CET) and manages counselling for admission to professional courses, including medical and engineering seats, under the government and private quotas in Karnataka.
The addition is expected to benefit candidates on the State merit list awaiting a medical seat allotment.
Sources: Topper IAS editorial (PIB / The Hindu / Indian Express)
Key facts
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- Karnataka Examinations Authority
- medical counselling
- CET Karnataka
- MBBS seats
Prelims · Mains
How the exam will ask it
Prelims
- Karnataka Examinations Authority, medical counselling, CET Karnataka, MBBS seats
Mains
Use as an example in KPSC answers (Karnataka GS - State Polity: education administration, KEA).
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Counselling for MBBS and other professional course admissions under the Karnataka CET is conducted by which body?
- Rajiv Gandhi University of Health Sciences
- Medical Council of Karnataka
- Directorate of Medical Education
- Karnataka Examinations Authority
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Answer: D — The Karnataka Examinations Authority (KEA) conducts the Common Entrance Test (CET) and manages seat counselling for professional courses, including medical seats, in the State.
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