Monday 9 July 2012

Students scoring zero in entrance exam get admission in Engineering with reservation

Reportedly, in Andhra Pradesh students handed over blank papers in exam but they have still qualified for admission into professional degree courses. Twenty-two of 78 students who scored zero in the entrance test EAMCET this year, but they will get admission in engineering and agriculture courses as they belong to Scheduled Caste (SC) or Scheduled Tribe (ST) communities. Nine students will get admission into engineering colleges, 13 can pursue other courses except MBBS.

According to officials in the education department, despite scoring zero in EAMCET (Engineering, Agriculture and Medical Common Entrance Test), these students have qualified as they got the minimum 40 percent marks in the qualifying XII exam.

The SC/ST students who qualified despite scoring zero in the medical stream in EAMCET can get admissions into agriculture, veterinary and horticulture courses.
The Jawaharlal Nehru Technological University (JNTU), Hyderabad, conducts EAMCET every year for admission into engineering, medical, dental and agriculture courses both in government and private colleges in the state. The results of EAMCET 2012 were announced last week.

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