No more evening engineering colleges in Karnataka after closure of BMS college
BMS Engineering College, which is located in Basavanagudi in Bengaluru, was one of the 12 evening engineering colleges that used to function in the state. In what seems like the end of an era, the only functioning evening engineering college in Karnataka, BMS Engineering College was closed down. Located at Basavanagudi in Bengaluru, the college was closed after an order from the All India Council for Technical Education (AICTE). According to The Hindu, the state government did not give permission for the college to run this year so it did not submit its seat breakup for engineering courses through lateral entry for the 2023-24 academic year to the Karnataka Education Authority (KEA). The Hindu reported that evening colleges were initially introduced in the 1970s to help working professionals pursue higher education. The Principal of BMS Engineering College, spoke to the Indian Express and said that a lot of students who had diplomas and got jobs Bruhat Bengaluru Mahanagara Palike ...