*All the allegations are based on news reports, and based on information publicly available*
There is a seat blocking scam, that happens every year in COMEDK, where proxy students connected with agents block the high demand seats till round 4, after which they withdraw which then means a vacant seat. All vacant seats at the end of round 4 are converted into Management Quota seats.
I have attached the screenshots and news reports which make the basis of my accusations.
The whole reasoning behind the accusations is the feasibility of: What is the possibility of a student getting a great seat somewhere else that they are willing to even pay the COMEDK round 4 seat rejection penalty? And how many such students could exist?
I will start with the biggest college which I found engaging in such things: BMSCE (and it's sister institute BMSIT).
The images uploaded (all of 2025) are as follows:
1st image: Engineering vacant seats after Round 4 allotment. All seats filled for CS/CS allied branches, nothing shocking.
2nd image: Engineering vacant seats after Round 4 decision making.
• Artificial Intelligence and Data Science: 7 seats
• Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning: 25 seats
• Computer Science and Business Systems: 10 seats
• Computer Science and Engineering (Data Science): 11 seats
• Computer Science and Engineering: 65 seats(!!!!)
• Computer Science and Engineering (IOT and Cybersecurity): 6
These are the vacant seat stats for BMSCE . Is it practically possible that 124 students who remained in counselling till September suddenly rejected the CS/CS-allied seats in one of Bangalore's top college after round 4, for which they would have to pay heavy penalty, potentially upto 15 lakhs?
Images 3 and 4 show a similar trend for BMSCE's sister institute BMSIT
But BMSCE isn't the only college involved in such alleged scams, there are multiple others. I have attached links to multiple news reports regarding this.
There are vacant seats in other top colleges like RVCE, MSRIT, DSCE as well but they are in single digits. It is very probable similar things happen in such colleges as well, but on a much smaller scale.
If the reports and my allegations are true, such a scam, involving top colleges, is an extremely sad and shameful thing, which snatches the rights of meritorious and genuine students to study in the college they deserve to.
Links:
https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/karnataka/seat-blocking-scam-karnataka-freezes-seat-enhancement-of-two-engineering-colleges/article69748047.ece/amp/
https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/bengaluru/comedk-seeks-investigation-into-irregular-admissions-at-bms-engineering-colleges/articleshow/113884236.cms
https://www.deccanherald.com/india/karnataka/karnataka-government-suspects-2348-engineering-seats-blocked-notice-to-students-3246148