The Diploma Entrance Test (DET) conducted by the State Department of Employment and Technical Education and Training will be held in and outside the State on Sunday. Around 70,000 students will appear for the test in 170 examination centres across the country.
The students would appear at the examination in two sittings. The first sitting would begin at 10 am and continue till 12.30 pm while the second sitting would be held between 2 pm and 4 pm.
The lateral entry students could sit in the second sittings. Video of the examination process would be captured, said departmental Secretary CS Kumar.
“For the first time, 30 per cent seats would be reserved for girl students in the private and Government colleges of the State,” said Kumar.
Similarly, on the same day, around 24,000 medical aspirants from across the State would appear at the National Eligibility-cum-Entrance Test (NEET) for admission to the MBBS and BDS courses across the country. The test will begin at 10 am and continue till 1 pm. The test will be held at three locations, Bhubaneswar, Rourkela and Koraput, in the State.
As per the Central Government’s new guidelines, 85 per cent seats in medical colleges are reserved for the candidates of respective States and the rest 15 per cent would be filled up according to all-India rank. Odisha has a total of 600 seats for MBBS and 150 for BDS programmes.
The NEET will be conducted by the Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE). Around 7, 27,000 aspirants from across the country would sit for the test this year.
After clearing the test, candidates would get two ranks, an all-India rank and a State rank.