Mohammed Younus / Hyderabad : Even as the tussle between Telangana and Andhra Pradesh governments continues unabated over who should conduct EAMCET and other common entrance tests, educationists in the state are pointing a finger of suspicion at the corporate lobby for the stalemate. They are of the firm belief that the real beneficiaries of this mess appear to be the corporate educational institutions, who have been batting on behalf of Andhra Pradesh in various fora to ensure that the common examinations are conducted only by the Andhra Pradesh Council of Higher Education.
Educationists in the State are of the belief that the real beneficiaries of this mess are corporate educational institutions who have been batting on behalf of Andhra Pradesh in various fora to ensure that common exams are conducted only by APSCHE
They observed that the nexus between greedy corporate institutions and government had flourished unchallenged for decades. Telangana Political JAC chairman Prof M Kodandaram said that there was absolutely no harm if the test is conducted by the TS Council of Higher Education and it has legal sanctity for that. He lamented that the only reason why Andhra Pradesh government was opposing this idea is that they could neither continue manipulation in the examinations nor fix ranks for CET examinations like EAMCET, if it is conducted by the Telangana government.
He said, “The business of corporate educational institutions is directly linked to good ranks. There has been a nexus between corporates and previous governments in the undivided State. They then used to run the show. This education mafia was resorting to manipulation in various examinations in such a way that only certain institutions used to get good ranks, and if the TS government conducts the test, these corporate managements would be out of business.”
TSCHE vice-chairman S Mallesh expressing his doubts on the over-enthusiastic lobbying by AP government for conducting EAMCET said, “There must be some hidden agenda that is driving AP government to demand holding of common CETs in two States. Otherwise, the admission procedure would remain the same as in the past and students from other State could get admissions in the 15 per cent open quota.” He said that Section 75 of the AP Reorganisation Act states that institutions listed under the schedule 10 should serve both the states without any discrimination. “Section 95 says that the admission procedure should be continued as in the past in light of Article 371 D of Indian Constitution,” he added.
He said, “We have decided to go separately for CETs after taking the advice of the Telangana Advocate General. We are clear in our stand.” A higher official from Telangana government on the condition of anonymity, however, said that a minister in the AP cabinet has been lobbying hard for the common test for both the States to be conducted by APCHE. On the other hand, AP Council chairman L Venugopal Reddy said that whatever the AP government has decided was as per the Act and the council was only acting as a nodal agency to do whatever it has been directed to do.
Telangana Engineering and Professional College Managements Association chairman N Gautham Rao said that there would be absolutely no problem if the Telangana Higher Education Council conducts the test separately. The apprehension that AP students would be at loss if the test is conducted separately is unfounded and false notion, he said adding, “Whoever conducts the test, as per the Reorganization Act, they have to give 15 per cent open quota for the students of both the States.”
What Act Says
-Section 75 of the Act says that institutions listed under schedule 10 would belong to the State where they are located.
-Such institutions should extend their services to the other State without any discrimination
-Section 95 of the Act says that common admission procedure should be followed in all common examinations with 15 per cent open quota in accordance with the spirit of Article 371 D of Indian Constitution for ten years
StakeHolders
-Corporate institutions for better ranks
-Students of both the States appearing for the Test and their parents
-Engineering colleges in both the States, especially in and around Hyderabad
-Coaching institutions giving training for various CETs
Educationists in the State are of the belief that the real beneficiaries of this mess are corporate educational institutions who have been batting on behalf of Andhra Pradesh in various fora to ensure that common exams are conducted only by APSCHE
TSCHE vice-chairman S Mallesh expressing his doubts on the over-enthusiastic lobbying by AP government for conducting EAMCET said, “There must be some hidden agenda that is driving AP government to demand holding of common CETs in two States. Otherwise, the admission procedure would remain the same as in the past and students from other State could get admissions in the 15 per cent open quota.” He said that Section 75 of the AP Reorganisation Act states that institutions listed under the schedule 10 should serve both the states without any discrimination. “Section 95 says that the admission procedure should be continued as in the past in light of Article 371 D of Indian Constitution,” he added.
He said, “We have decided to go separately for CETs after taking the advice of the Telangana Advocate General. We are clear in our stand.” A higher official from Telangana government on the condition of anonymity, however, said that a minister in the AP cabinet has been lobbying hard for the common test for both the States to be conducted by APCHE. On the other hand, AP Council chairman L Venugopal Reddy said that whatever the AP government has decided was as per the Act and the council was only acting as a nodal agency to do whatever it has been directed to do.
Telangana Engineering and Professional College Managements Association chairman N Gautham Rao said that there would be absolutely no problem if the Telangana Higher Education Council conducts the test separately. The apprehension that AP students would be at loss if the test is conducted separately is unfounded and false notion, he said adding, “Whoever conducts the test, as per the Reorganization Act, they have to give 15 per cent open quota for the students of both the States.”
What Act Says
-Section 75 of the Act says that institutions listed under schedule 10 would belong to the State where they are located.
-Such institutions should extend their services to the other State without any discrimination
-Section 95 of the Act says that common admission procedure should be followed in all common examinations with 15 per cent open quota in accordance with the spirit of Article 371 D of Indian Constitution for ten years
StakeHolders
-Corporate institutions for better ranks
-Students of both the States appearing for the Test and their parents
-Engineering colleges in both the States, especially in and around Hyderabad
-Coaching institutions giving training for various CETs
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