Following a major goof-up in the Diploma Common Entrance Test (D-CET ) question paper on Sunday, a re-test will be conducted on June 30. The test is for diploma holders seeking admission to professional undergraduate courses.The D-CET had come under fire after students complained that the question paper was a complete repeat of last year's.
Students said even the mistakes in last year's question paper were repeated. Ironically, they pointed out, that the flaws in last year's paper had resulted in awarding of 20 grace marks. An expert committee has been set up to look into the matter.
The exam is important for those students who passed the diploma examination conducted by the Board of Technical Examinations or an equivalent examination in Karnataka for admission to the second year of day and evening engineering degree courses. The exam was taken by 21,159 students across 56 centres in the state. Thirteen of these centres were in Bangalore. There are around 16,000 seats available in engineering colleges through lateral entry.
"I request parents and students to cooperate. We regret the inconvenience caused," said higher education minister RV Deshpande.
There will be no separate fee for the new exam.Hallticketswillbe available on the website after 6pm on Tuesday.
Only the order of the questions had been changed, they alleged.
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