CET to re-start B.Arch course

Aspirants who want to pursue a course in Archeology in the state can once again take the Odisa JEE route, as it is going to held admission in the bachelors in Archeology course in the state-run College of Engineering and Technology (CET) for the coming session of 2013-14 after a gap of one year.

Two colleges-government-run CET in Bhubaneswar and private college Piloo Mody College of Architechture in Cuttack offer this B.Arch course in the state. These colleges offer 40 and 200 seats respectively in BArch course. This year, nearly 10,000 students have applied via OJEE to take admission in this sought after course.

OJEE secretary Priyabrata Sahu said, “We are hopeful that this year we will be able to take students in BArch course in CET and the students will take admission through OJEE. After the OJEE results are declared in the first week of June, counseling for the course will begin.”

The admission was postponed last year following a stay order by Odisha high court and the matter is sub-judice in the Supreme Court. The admission was stalled due to a disagreement between the two colleges over qualifying entrance exam. However, the private colleges have been enrolling students for 200 seats from the National Aptitude Test in Architecture (NATA), the government-run CET wanted to admit students from OJEE as well.

OJEE senior officer said, "A large number of students were deprived of an admission to the government college, which is offering the course at a low price. For admission to the pending seats, the government is planning to approach the court soon and is hopeful that the matter will be solved before the counseling begins."