Wednesday, March 16, 2011

[ZESTCaste] '30% dip in SC/ST candidates for Eamcet this year'

 

http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2011-03-14/hyderabad/28687567_1_eamcet-authorities-eamcet-2011-caste-certificates

'30% dip in SC/ST candidates for Eamcet this year'
TNN,Mar 14, 2011, 01.36am IST

HYDERABAD: The number of SC and ST candidates applying for Eamcet has
hit an all time low this year. With authorities insisting on caste
certificates with Eamcet applications, several candidates have been
unable to apply for Eamcet-2011 even as the last date for application
without fine is on March 16.

According to Eamcet authorities, there is a 30 per cent dip in the
number of SC/ST candidates this year compared to previous years. The
drop in the number of candidates for reservation seats has caused a
drop in the total number of applications that reached the Eamcet-2011
office, Jawaharlal Nehru Technological University (JNTU) officials
said.

While the total number of applications for Eamcet 2010 was around 2.5
lakh two days before the last date for submission, this year the
number is as low as 1.5 lakh. In engineering, the number of
applications received is 1.35 lakh and for medicine the number is
15,000.

According to students from the city who were not able to apply for
Eamcet so far, the tehsildars at various mandals were delaying the
process. "I applied for my caste certificate almost two months ago.
While I made several trips to the mandal office till date I have not
got my caste certificate," said a student from Khairatabad mandal.
Students said that if the applications are not accepted without the
certificate they will have to shell out money as fine for late
submission.

Officials of private Intermediate colleges who submit the applications
of their students in bulk said that the Eamcet authorities should not
insist on the certificates along with applications. "If students fail
to get these certificates on time they would miss an opportunity to
write the exam. The authorities should relax the rules," said faculty
member of a private junior college.

JNTU authorities, however, said that they made caste certificates
mandatory as several OC (open category) candidates had applied under
the SC/ST quota in the previous years. "The general category students
apply under the reservation tag and write Eamcet. After getting a rank
they take admission under management quota in private colleges. We
wanted to stop this practice," said D N Reddy, chairman, Eamcet
Committee and vice chancellor, JNTU.

The authorities are, however, thinking of relaxing the rule. "We are
planning to ask the SC/ST students to submit their applications but
turn in their caste certificates later on before the closing date of
applications with fine," said Ramana Rao, Eamcet convener.

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