COMEDK- Uni-GAUGE Entrance Exam For UGET 2023 : Application Dates Announced

* Expects over 1,00,000 students to appear for the examination across 400 centers

COMEDK UGET and Uni-GAUGE entrance examinations will be held on  Sunday, 28 May 2023, as a combined examination for admissions to over 150 Engineering colleges and 50+ reputed private and deemed universities, respectively. The entrance exam will be conducted for colleges affiliated with the Karnataka Unaided Private Engineering Colleges Association (KUPECA)  and Uni-GAUGE member universities offering B.E/B.Tech programmes. The exam will be conducted online in over 150 cities across India, with over 400 test centers. This year, it expects over 1,00,000 students to appear for the examination.

Applicants can register at www.comedk.org or  www.unigauge.com. The application process is open online from February 15, 2023 to April 24, 2023. 

For the past 50 years, Karnataka has been a leader in higher education. It is the top choice for those seeking a career in engineering due to its diverse range of colleges, exceptional education, and high job placement rate after graduation. The state's focus on higher education has resulted in the development of a large pool of skilled professionals who are in high demand globally.

This year ComedK has also launched COMED KARES, an initiative that will assist students from participating institutions in becoming job-ready through skill enhancement courses. COMEDKARES has set up eight  Innovation Hubs in Karnataka 4 of which are in Bengaluru and the rest are located at Mysuru, Kalaburagi, Mangalore, Belgaum. Each hub is housed in a 5000 sq-ft state-of-the-art center. The hubs are equipped with high end equipment (Wood routing, Laser cutting, 3D printers, AR-VR equipment, Hand tools, Computer SW, UI –UX tools etc). Programs like Rapid Prototyping, Robotics, Artificial Intelligence, Machine Learning and Internet of Things (IOT) are offered at the Innovation Hubs.  With this initiative, Karnataka has also become the first state to introduce skill-based training to private engineering colleges.

“We are delighted to welcome students from around India to seek admissions to leading Engineering Institutions in Karnataka.” said Dr. Kumar, Executive Secretary at COMEDK. “Over 150 premier colleges accept students through UGET, and we’re proud to provide a fair, inclusive and non-exploitative platform to connect them with young talent.”

Adds Mr P. Muralidhar, CEO, ERA Foundation: “We believe that merit and aptitude should be the only criteria that determine where a student should pursue further studies. Uni-GAUGE has been rigorously designed to meet the highest standards of fairness and objectivity as a testing platform, and we’re proud of our part towards the holistic development of tomorrow’s workforce.”

The entire application and exam process will be online. A detailed process guideline on the online exam and application process has been made available to students on www.comedk.org or www.unigauge.com

Note: www.comedk.org is the only official website of COMEDK. Students, parents are requested to exercise utmost caution and use only the official website for information updates and the application process.

About COMED-K:

COMEDK is an evaluation test that has been initiated by the Associations of Medical, Dental, and Engineering private colleges for merit determination of students who seek admissions to the Member Institution. COMEDK (Consortium of Medical, Engineering, and Dental Colleges of Karnataka) is a fair, effective, non-exploitative, and transparent platform to determine the merit of students. Presently about 150 Engineering colleges, which offer around 20,000 seats, are affiliated to COMEDK and utilize its testing mechanism for effecting admission to UG Engineering Program during the academic year 2023-2024.    www.comedk.org

About Uni-GAUGE:

Uni-GAUGE is an online entrance exam platform for admission to undergraduate programs at leading private and deemed universities across India. Uni-GAUGE is powered by ERA Foundation, a not-for-profit organization. Since inception, ERA Foundation has been continuously working towards the holistic improvement of the education sector and skill development in the higher education sector in India.

Over the last three years, ERA Foundation has been offering a comprehensive aptitude assessment for entrants to professional/ higher education via its platform MARG. MARG is a comprehensive tool-based career counseling program in 6 Indian languages that combines subject knowledge and aptitude to help determine the most suited career for a student. MARG’s system generated reports are self-explanatory and has been designed by psychologists keeping in mind a child’s understanding of career options. ERA is making an effort to promote the program to every Senior secondary school in India.  

This affordable assessment costs only Rs. 1,000/- (Rupees One Thousand) per candidate, and Government institution students can get it free of charge with the support of CSR funds.