In the recent Karnataka Common Entrance Test (CET), government PU colleges had limited success, with only one student, Basavaraj Avati from Vijayapura, securing a place in the top 10 by ranking 4th in veterinary sciences. The Karnataka Examinations Authority (KEA) reported that only 12 engineering students from government colleges made it to the top 1,000 ranks. Among these, five were from Bengaluru Urban, while the remaining were from various districts including Dakshina Kannada and Uttara Kannada. In total, government colleges had varying representation in other streams, with 15 in BNYS, 13 in agriculture, and 11 in pharmacy within the top 1,000. The numbers of government college students in the top 5,000 ranged from 39 in veterinary sciences to 53 in engineering. Additionally, controversy arose when three students were asked to remove their janivara to appear for the CET, leading to demands for a retest, which KEA declined. This situation underscores the challenges faced by government institutions in competing with private colleges in Karnataka.