India, Oct. 27 -- Students appearing for the state Common Entrance Tests (CETs) for admission to technical, professional, medical and other higher education courses will get two attempts to take the examinations from the current academic year, Higher and Technical Education Minister Chandrakant Patil said on Monday.

The decision will extend the facility to all 19 CETs conducted by the state CET Cell, giving students an additional opportunity to improve their scores. Until now, two attempts were offered only for select courses, including engineering and MBA/MMS.

Patil announced the decision while speaking to reporters after an event at Dr Babasaheb Ambedkar Technological University in Lonere. Last year, the CET Cell conducted two examina...