<p>From this academic year onwards, reservation categories mentioned by students in their application forms for the Common Entrance Test (CET) will be considered final. <br /><br /></p>.<p>In an attempt to curb misuse of reservation, the Karnataka Examinations Authority (KEA) has decided to make it mandatory for students to submit affidavits along with their application forms, as a testimony to the reservation category claimed by them. This means the students cannot later request for a correction or change in categories once the application process is complete. <br /><br />The KEA nullified a notification that was issued by its executive director on May 24, 2013, which gave the students an option to request for a change in the category at the time of document verification. “CET applicants who wish to change their category from GM to SC/ST/1G/2A/2B/3A/3B categories may exercise their options during the time of document verification,” the notification mentioned.<br /><br />Before 2013, the students had no option of changing their reservation categories after submitting the application. The practice was introduced during CET-2013. The KEA suspected that it led to irregularities in allotment of setas in CET-2013 as reservation categories of students were changed illegally.<br /><br />According to KEA director Rame Gowda, an officer will be appointed exclusively for verifying caste and other reservation certificates.</p>
<p>From this academic year onwards, reservation categories mentioned by students in their application forms for the Common Entrance Test (CET) will be considered final. <br /><br /></p>.<p>In an attempt to curb misuse of reservation, the Karnataka Examinations Authority (KEA) has decided to make it mandatory for students to submit affidavits along with their application forms, as a testimony to the reservation category claimed by them. This means the students cannot later request for a correction or change in categories once the application process is complete. <br /><br />The KEA nullified a notification that was issued by its executive director on May 24, 2013, which gave the students an option to request for a change in the category at the time of document verification. “CET applicants who wish to change their category from GM to SC/ST/1G/2A/2B/3A/3B categories may exercise their options during the time of document verification,” the notification mentioned.<br /><br />Before 2013, the students had no option of changing their reservation categories after submitting the application. The practice was introduced during CET-2013. The KEA suspected that it led to irregularities in allotment of setas in CET-2013 as reservation categories of students were changed illegally.<br /><br />According to KEA director Rame Gowda, an officer will be appointed exclusively for verifying caste and other reservation certificates.</p>
