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Manipal University will hold a common entrance test and counseling for admissions to BTech courses for the academic session 2013-14 for Manipal Institute of Technology, Manipal, Sikkim Manipal Institute of Technology, Sikkim and Manipal University, Jaipur.

Speaking to mediapersons here on Monday, Manipal University Registrar G K Prabhu said that the candidates will be allowed to take second attempt if they are not satisfied with the performance in the first test, and then, the better of the two scores will be considered for the merit list. He added that the University will comply with the interim order issued by Karnataka High Court over CET-NEET entrance test. However, the University will go ahead with the admission procedure, he said.

The Registrar said that the online entrance test will be conducted in the 50 cities across India. “Till last year the entrance test was conducted in 30 cities and this year, 20 new cities have been introduced,” he said.

Ajmer, Asansol, Belgaum, Bhillai, Dehradun, Ganjam, Gulbarga, Gurgaon, Indore,  Jabalpur, Kozhikode, Ludhiana, Madurai, Meerut, Nagpur, Panjim, Surat, Thiruvananthapuram, Udaipur and Vizag are the new centres. The online entrance test for BTech, MBBS, BDS B Pharm, and PharmD courses will be held between April 15 and May 15, next year.

New courses

The next session will begin with 12 new courses which will take up the total number of courses in the University to 332 in 18 streams, he added. Prabhu said that to encourage meritorious students, many scholarships are offered. In 2013, the University has raised the total scholarships from Rs 18.13 to 25.01 crore.

The following are the new courses: Bachelor of Design (Fashion Design), Bachelor of Science (Fashion Design – Couture), Diploma in Fashion Design, B Tech in Computer and communication Engineering, MTech in Advanced Thermal Power and Energy systems, Bachelor of Health Sciences, Executive M Arch (Advanced Design), MA in European Studies (Dual Degree), MA Sociology, Masters in National Security studies, MPharm Industrial Pharmacy and M Sc Biophysics.