Archive · 19 Aug 2026
Congress-BJP Leaders Help Bengaluru Student Resolve ICAR Admission Hurdle
A student from Bengaluru wanted to study agriculture.
A problem with an online government admission website stopped her from uploading proof that she lives in India.
This could have made her family pay nearly ₹6 lakh more.
Her father drives an autorickshaw, so the extra cost would have been difficult.
Minister Balakrishna listened to the family and took the student and her father to Chief Minister D. K. Shivakumar.
He also asked BJP MP Tejasvi Surya and Union Minister V. Somanna to help.
The family was given air tickets and a place to stay in Delhi while they met officials.
The admission problem was eventually fixed, allowing the student to continue her education.
The case was described as an example of Congress and BJP leaders working together.
A Dasarahalli student faced an online residency-document problem during ICAR admission to an agricultural course.
The portal issue could have imposed an additional financial burden of nearly ₹6 lakh on her family.
Karnataka Minister Balakrishna took the student and her father to Chief Minister D. K. Shivakumar’s official residence for assistance.
Balakrishna also sought help from BJP MP Tejasvi Surya and Union Minister V. Somanna.
Air tickets and Delhi accommodation were arranged so the student and her father could meet concerned authorities, after which the admission issue was resolved.
- Who
- A Dasarahalli student, her father, Karnataka Minister Balakrishna, Chief Minister D. K. Shivakumar, BJP MP Tejasvi Surya, and Union Minister V. Somanna.
- What
- Political leaders helped resolve the student’s ICAR admission and documentation problem.
- When
- The articles do not specify when the events occurred; the minister followed up the following morning.
- Where
- The issue arose in Bengaluru and involved the University of Agricultural Sciences, Bagalkot; the family also travelled to Delhi to meet officials.
- Why
- The student could not upload required proof of Indian residency through the ICAR portal, potentially creating an additional burden of nearly ₹6 lakh.
- Student’s location
- Dasarahalli, Bengaluru
- Programme
- An agricultural higher-education course under the Indian Council of Agricultural Research
- Institution
- University of Agricultural Sciences, Bagalkot
- Documentation issue
- The student could not upload online proof of Indian residency through the ICAR admission portal
- Potential financial burden
- Nearly ₹6 lakh in additional admission costs
- Assistance provided
- Air tickets and accommodation in Delhi for the student and her father
- Outcome
- The admission-related issue was resolved, allowing the student to continue her higher education
