Will seek 25% seat for Karnataka students in IIT Dharwad: Minister

BELAGAVI: The state government will exert pressure on the Union human resource development ministry to reserve 25% of seats in IIT Dharwad for students in Karnataka, said higher education minister Basavaraj Rayareddy.
He was speaking after unveiling the statue of Sir Siddappa Kambali as part of the KLE centenary celebrations here on Tuesday. Rayareddy lamented that only seven students from Karnataka got admission to IIT Dharwad.
The minister said that the state government has released Rs 110 crore and identified 50 acres of land near Bengaluru for the setting up of School of Economics.Rayareddy said that the proposed institution will impart higher level of education in economics.
The state government is planning to make the facility on par with the London School of Economics. It could be named after Dr B R Ambedkar.
Expressing concern over the quality and quantum of higher education, Rayareddy said that North Karnataka is lagging behind the South Karnataka region. In Yadgiri, out of 100 students only six cleared the bachelor’s examination.