The officials of AP State Council of Higher Education finally came out with tentative schedule to begin engineering web-based counselling for admissions into BE, B.Tech and B.Pharmacy courses. The counselling will begin from August 29 and the first phase of admissions will be completed by September 20. The Eamcet notifications will be issued on August 22.
Due to the lack of clarity on the approvals given by the AICTE for the existing and new colleges, the process got delayed. The officials are in the process of obtaining data from AICTE over the actual number of seats available in the colleges. They expect to get the data by August 20. Initially, the process of certificate verification will be taken up in all the helpline centres. Later, students can opt for colleges and courses using the internet. On September 19, seat allotment list will be announced.
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Thursday, August 19, 2010
Thursday, October 1, 2009
Seats returned to colleges
Eamcet officials have decided to surrender vacant seats in the convenor quota to respective engineering colleges and have asked them to conduct spot admissions on their own by issuing notifications in newspapers.
Despite conducting two rounds of counselling, about 9,017 seats remained vacant. The Eamcet officials have decided not to conduct a third round of counselling as it would delay the academic session further.
Eamcet-qualified students will now have the option to attend a special counselling session on October 5 for admission into minority colleges.
To woo students, the engineering colleges are coming out with “special packages.” While the tuition fee in the convenor quota is Rs 1,30,000 for the entire four-year B.E/B.Tech course (Rs 32,500 per annum), the colleges are offering a “special fee package” of Rs 75,000 to Rs 1 lakh for the entire course duration.
As many as 9,017 seats in engineering and pharmacy colleges in the convenor quota remained vacant even after the second phase seat allotment ended on Tuesday. However, the number of vacant seats may increase further because hundreds of students who have been allotted seats in the second phase are expected to refrain from taking admissions.
The managements of engineering colleges are wary of such “non-reporting” students.
While 1,38,617 students were allotted seats in the first phase, about 14,430 of them have not reported to the colleges to claim admissions. In the second phase, the counselling was held for 27,793 seats but only 18,776 seats were filled up.
A total of 2,42,820 have qualified in the Eamcet engineering stream. With the addition of new colleges apart from the increase in seats in the existing colleges, the seats in convenor quota went up from 1,46,155 seats in the first phase to 1,52,124 seats in the second phase.
Despite conducting two rounds of counselling, about 9,017 seats remained vacant. The Eamcet officials have decided not to conduct a third round of counselling as it would delay the academic session further.
Eamcet-qualified students will now have the option to attend a special counselling session on October 5 for admission into minority colleges.
To woo students, the engineering colleges are coming out with “special packages.” While the tuition fee in the convenor quota is Rs 1,30,000 for the entire four-year B.E/B.Tech course (Rs 32,500 per annum), the colleges are offering a “special fee package” of Rs 75,000 to Rs 1 lakh for the entire course duration.
As many as 9,017 seats in engineering and pharmacy colleges in the convenor quota remained vacant even after the second phase seat allotment ended on Tuesday. However, the number of vacant seats may increase further because hundreds of students who have been allotted seats in the second phase are expected to refrain from taking admissions.
The managements of engineering colleges are wary of such “non-reporting” students.
While 1,38,617 students were allotted seats in the first phase, about 14,430 of them have not reported to the colleges to claim admissions. In the second phase, the counselling was held for 27,793 seats but only 18,776 seats were filled up.
A total of 2,42,820 have qualified in the Eamcet engineering stream. With the addition of new colleges apart from the increase in seats in the existing colleges, the seats in convenor quota went up from 1,46,155 seats in the first phase to 1,52,124 seats in the second phase.
EAMCET counselling
The final phase of decentralised online counselling through SW-II-AC for admission into engineering courses in minority colleges for the academic year 2009-10 will be held from October 2 to 7 in Hyderabad, Vijayawada, Kadapa and Visakapatnam.
Students who have been admitted in a college through SW-I are eligible to slide in a minority college through SW-II-AC. Admission for all EAMCET 2009 qualified minority candidates and those with more than 50 per cent marks in intermediate will be done in this phase of counselling, informed a release.
Also, those whose parents’ income is less than Rs. 1 lakh can apply for tuition fee reimbursement scheme. Candidates have to get an income certificate by the respective Mandal Revenue Officer.
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Students who have been admitted in a college through SW-I are eligible to slide in a minority college through SW-II-AC. Admission for all EAMCET 2009 qualified minority candidates and those with more than 50 per cent marks in intermediate will be done in this phase of counselling, informed a release.
Also, those whose parents’ income is less than Rs. 1 lakh can apply for tuition fee reimbursement scheme. Candidates have to get an income certificate by the respective Mandal Revenue Officer.
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Tuesday, September 15, 2009
Extortion in the name of ‘fees’
It’s that time of the year again when engineering admissions are on in full swing. You have completed your counselling sessions, zeroed in on a college of your choice and paid the fees. But if you thought that was is enough to seal your seat in an engineering college, you will be in for a shock. Private engineering colleges in Hyderabad are making the most of the loopholes in the system and are “looting” students. From introducing hidden costs such as “laboratory fees” or “special fees” to extorting money from students who fall under the low-income category, these colleges have found many ways to make the gift of education a profit-making business.
T. Rao, a harassed parent, says, “I was forced to pay up Rs 12,000 as special fee to CMR Engineering College, even though the maximum fee that can be charged is Rs 5,500. They even stated that this amount is non-refundable. If my son gets a better seat in the second phase of counselling, I will be looted all over again by another college.”
The college authorities however, insist that this “special fee” is a “a sum of various other fees.” Gopal Reddy, secretary, CMR Engineering College, says, “Of the Rs 12,000, Rs, 5,500 is the special fee and the rest is for JNTU fees, NBA accreditation fees and lab deposits.”
However, the government rules clearly state otherwise. K.C. Reddy, chairman, AP State Higher Education Council (APSHEC), says, “Colleges can’t charge more than Rs 5,500 as special fee. Also, we will now direct engineering colleges to refund the special fee if the student shifts college during counselling.”
The government officials also confirm that students who belong to families that have an income of less than one lakh per annum are exempt from all kinds of fees. But like all other rules, this too holds good only on paper. Aakarapu N. Raju, says, “One of my brothers got a seat in SLC Institute of Engineering and Technolgy where we paid Rs 11,000, while my other brother got a seat in Vidya Jyothi Institute of Technology where we paid Rs 6,000, despite the fact that education for low-income families like ours should be free.”
The secretary of SLC Institute of Technology and Engineering, T. Satya Narayana, clarifies, “Students who fall under this bracket must have paid the special fee because they did not disclose the details of their income. If they do so, the fee will be refunded immediately.” Ask him why Rs 11,000 is being charged illegally as opposed to the prescribed Rs 5,500 and he says, “The extra Rs 5,500 is optional. It is for the four-year book bank that we provide.”
The management of Vidya Jyoti Institute of Technology too gets defensive, when contacted. Purushottam Reddy, secretary of the college says, “If any student has been wrongly charged, he can take it up with the authorities.”
Despite their claims, college managements refuse to give seats to students who refuse to shell out extra fees. And the fact that the list of help line numbers on the official EAMCET website are always “unavailable”, doesn’t help.
To this K.C. Reddy, says, “I will check with the department to find out why the helpline numbers don’t work.”
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T. Rao, a harassed parent, says, “I was forced to pay up Rs 12,000 as special fee to CMR Engineering College, even though the maximum fee that can be charged is Rs 5,500. They even stated that this amount is non-refundable. If my son gets a better seat in the second phase of counselling, I will be looted all over again by another college.”
The college authorities however, insist that this “special fee” is a “a sum of various other fees.” Gopal Reddy, secretary, CMR Engineering College, says, “Of the Rs 12,000, Rs, 5,500 is the special fee and the rest is for JNTU fees, NBA accreditation fees and lab deposits.”
However, the government rules clearly state otherwise. K.C. Reddy, chairman, AP State Higher Education Council (APSHEC), says, “Colleges can’t charge more than Rs 5,500 as special fee. Also, we will now direct engineering colleges to refund the special fee if the student shifts college during counselling.”
The government officials also confirm that students who belong to families that have an income of less than one lakh per annum are exempt from all kinds of fees. But like all other rules, this too holds good only on paper. Aakarapu N. Raju, says, “One of my brothers got a seat in SLC Institute of Engineering and Technolgy where we paid Rs 11,000, while my other brother got a seat in Vidya Jyothi Institute of Technology where we paid Rs 6,000, despite the fact that education for low-income families like ours should be free.”
The secretary of SLC Institute of Technology and Engineering, T. Satya Narayana, clarifies, “Students who fall under this bracket must have paid the special fee because they did not disclose the details of their income. If they do so, the fee will be refunded immediately.” Ask him why Rs 11,000 is being charged illegally as opposed to the prescribed Rs 5,500 and he says, “The extra Rs 5,500 is optional. It is for the four-year book bank that we provide.”
The management of Vidya Jyoti Institute of Technology too gets defensive, when contacted. Purushottam Reddy, secretary of the college says, “If any student has been wrongly charged, he can take it up with the authorities.”
Despite their claims, college managements refuse to give seats to students who refuse to shell out extra fees. And the fact that the list of help line numbers on the official EAMCET website are always “unavailable”, doesn’t help.
To this K.C. Reddy, says, “I will check with the department to find out why the helpline numbers don’t work.”
Education, Emcet counselling, emcet results, entertaintainment news,
Friday, September 11, 2009
Engineering admissions last date extended to September 14
The last date for reporting to the colleges for engineering and pharmacy admissions has been extended to September 14 while the second phase would begin two days after that.
APSCHE chairman K.C. Reddy said that the earlier given date of September 11 has been extended to September 14 to give additional time to students. The second phase would be held from September 16 to 23 and more than 11,000 seats would be offered for admission. He said 3,720 seats from 15 new colleges would be added while 2,940 seats have been increased in the existing colleges in various streams.
Prof. Reddy said the council has so far received 539 complaints of which four were purely personal seeking change of seat for family reasons. The remaining complaints were looked into and none of them is found to be genuine where software or allotment process can be questioned. Among the 535 complaints, 29 were cases of rankers below 40,000 not securing seats. Another 473 were above 40,000 ranks and failed to get a seat. All these candidates gave only a few options and thus lost a chance to get admission. On complaints of excess fee collection by college managements, Prof. Reddy said students need to pay only Rs. 5,500 special fee apart from the tuition fee. He asked the students to lodge complaint with the APSCHE if colleges collect excess fee under any pretext.
Meanwhile, students started reporting at the colleges despite the short time given to them. In majority colleges 70 per cent of students reported and by Friday the number is likely to increase. “We are expecting nearly 90 per cent admissions by Friday,” said Rajeshwar Reddy, General Secretary of A.P. Private Engineering Colleges Managements Association.
APSCHE chairman K.C. Reddy said that the earlier given date of September 11 has been extended to September 14 to give additional time to students. The second phase would be held from September 16 to 23 and more than 11,000 seats would be offered for admission. He said 3,720 seats from 15 new colleges would be added while 2,940 seats have been increased in the existing colleges in various streams.
Prof. Reddy said the council has so far received 539 complaints of which four were purely personal seeking change of seat for family reasons. The remaining complaints were looked into and none of them is found to be genuine where software or allotment process can be questioned. Among the 535 complaints, 29 were cases of rankers below 40,000 not securing seats. Another 473 were above 40,000 ranks and failed to get a seat. All these candidates gave only a few options and thus lost a chance to get admission. On complaints of excess fee collection by college managements, Prof. Reddy said students need to pay only Rs. 5,500 special fee apart from the tuition fee. He asked the students to lodge complaint with the APSCHE if colleges collect excess fee under any pretext.
Meanwhile, students started reporting at the colleges despite the short time given to them. In majority colleges 70 per cent of students reported and by Friday the number is likely to increase. “We are expecting nearly 90 per cent admissions by Friday,” said Rajeshwar Reddy, General Secretary of A.P. Private Engineering Colleges Managements Association.
Monday, September 7, 2009
Engineering seats allotted through SMS
The much-awaited seat allotment for engineering and pharmacy courses went off smoothly with students getting information through an SMS on their mobiles about the allotted course and college.
Allotment was done on Sunday evening, based on the options given by students during the web counselling and allotment letters can be downloaded from the website http://apeamcet.nic.in.
Out of the 1,46,155 seats available in the Convenor quota 1,38,671 students were given allotments, which means 94.78 per cent seats were filled, while only 7,484 were left vacant.
Choices
According to officials, 1,60,452 candidates registered for certificate verification while 1,59,826 candidates exercised their web options.
The minimum options given were one while the maximum options given were 2,289.
Candidates now have to log onto the website, enter their hall-ticket number, registration number, date of birth and password for downloading the allotment letter as well as the fee challan. After paying the fee at any branch of Indian Bank or Andhra Bank in the State, candidates have to report to the respective colleges before September 11.
Candidates who secured admission but are not interested in taking up the course can take back their original certificates from the concerned helpline centre by September 11. No cancellation fee will be charged.
However, if they want to attend the second phase of counselling they have to submit the certificates at the helpline centres. The second phase of counselling would be conducted from September 13.
Meanwhile, the leftover seats and seats in newly allotted colleges will be included in the second phase.
Web-counselling led to many controversies in the initial stages but the allotment seems to have put an end to controversies to a large extent with several students expressing satisfaction over the process.
K. Abhishek, who secured 52,000 rank got CSE stream in JBREC. Last year, same seat was available in the college for rankers below 32,000.
Most of his friends too said that allotment was done on the expected lines. Meanwhile, some colleges where management quota seats are still vacant started sending SMSs to candidates with offers at much lesser fee. Rajeshwar Reddy, Correspondent of a college, said that some middlemen are sending the messages to lure students who might be dissatisfied with the allotted college and course.
Allotment was done on Sunday evening, based on the options given by students during the web counselling and allotment letters can be downloaded from the website http://apeamcet.nic.in.
Out of the 1,46,155 seats available in the Convenor quota 1,38,671 students were given allotments, which means 94.78 per cent seats were filled, while only 7,484 were left vacant.
Choices
According to officials, 1,60,452 candidates registered for certificate verification while 1,59,826 candidates exercised their web options.
The minimum options given were one while the maximum options given were 2,289.
Candidates now have to log onto the website, enter their hall-ticket number, registration number, date of birth and password for downloading the allotment letter as well as the fee challan. After paying the fee at any branch of Indian Bank or Andhra Bank in the State, candidates have to report to the respective colleges before September 11.
Candidates who secured admission but are not interested in taking up the course can take back their original certificates from the concerned helpline centre by September 11. No cancellation fee will be charged.
However, if they want to attend the second phase of counselling they have to submit the certificates at the helpline centres. The second phase of counselling would be conducted from September 13.
Meanwhile, the leftover seats and seats in newly allotted colleges will be included in the second phase.
Web-counselling led to many controversies in the initial stages but the allotment seems to have put an end to controversies to a large extent with several students expressing satisfaction over the process.
K. Abhishek, who secured 52,000 rank got CSE stream in JBREC. Last year, same seat was available in the college for rankers below 32,000.
Most of his friends too said that allotment was done on the expected lines. Meanwhile, some colleges where management quota seats are still vacant started sending SMSs to candidates with offers at much lesser fee. Rajeshwar Reddy, Correspondent of a college, said that some middlemen are sending the messages to lure students who might be dissatisfied with the allotted college and course.
Wednesday, September 2, 2009
Allotment of engineering seats on Sept 4?
Allotment of engineering seats is likely to be done on Friday and classes will begin in the second week of September.
The APSCHE Chairman, K.C.Reddy said the processing is on and the work is likely to be completed in a couple of days.
“Allotments would be done before September 4,” he said adding that students can download the allotment letter and approach the allotted colleges from September 7. Classes will start a week after that.
Prof. Reddy said students would also get information on the payment fee and submission of necessary certificates. Students who are eligible for fee reimbursement scheme have to submit the proof to the concerned colleges.
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The APSCHE Chairman, K.C.Reddy said the processing is on and the work is likely to be completed in a couple of days.
“Allotments would be done before September 4,” he said adding that students can download the allotment letter and approach the allotted colleges from September 7. Classes will start a week after that.
Prof. Reddy said students would also get information on the payment fee and submission of necessary certificates. Students who are eligible for fee reimbursement scheme have to submit the proof to the concerned colleges.
Education, Emcet counselling,
Friday, August 28, 2009
MCI scrapped, single council for medical education
In a complete overhaul aimed at cleansing the medical education system in the country, a task force of the Union health ministry has
decided to scrap all regulatory bodies, including the Medical Council of India, Dental Council of India, Pharmacy Council and the Nursing Council, sources revealed.
There will instead be a single regulatory body - National Council for Human Resources in Health - which will oversee seven departments related to medicine, nursing, dentistry, rehabilitation and physiotherapy, pharmacy, public health/hospital management and allied health sciences, sources involved in the revamp process said on Thursday. The move now needs a formal government notification.
This will not only perform the regulatory functions but also carry out assessment and accreditation of medical and health institutions across the country.
Simply put, the council will coordinate the entire gamut of medical and health education in India. This will include drafting courses and the period of study, including practical training, subjects of examination and standards of proficiency, conditions for admissions to courses, provide guidelines on curriculum planning, monitoring and overseeing implementation of UG/PG courses with flexibility for local specific modules.
``Medical education today is dictated by bank balance and caste. The existing councils, besides being unwieldy, have failed to provide a synergistic approach. There is an urgent need for innovation in health-related education. It is unfortunate that medical seats are auctioned in front of students today. This is the best surgical solution for cleansing the system,'' a source told TOI.
The report which was discussed with Prime Minister Manmohan Singh on August 26, 2009 by the task force states: ``Professional councils such as the MCI/ Nursing and Pharmacy
Councils have been set up to regulate the practice of their respective professions, including education. However, many of these councils have drawn criticism from all sections of society and got judicial censure on several occasions.''
The council will be constituted as an autonomous body independent of government controls with adequate power, including quasi-judicial.
Private medical colleges also place a heavy burden of fees on students and their admissions procedures are not transparent. The curricula of medical schools both public and private are not designed for producing `social physicians', the report said.
Sources said the Centre will now take this move to all the states before implementing it. On its part, the Union health ministry has already readied a draft bill titled The National Council for Human Resources in Health Draft Bill, 2009.
NATIONAL EXIT TEST
Though all central and state universities shall conduct their own examinations and award degrees, the national council will conduct national-level exit examinations to standardise UG/PG medical and allied health courses. This screening examination shall be mandatory for students who have successfully completed UG from a foreign institution that is not recognised by the council. With this, the National Board of Examinations (NBE) shall be archived.
HOSPITALS TO OFFER PG COURSES
With a mere 9% of the UG medical students offering PG, the task force has proposed that prominent hospitals across the country be allowed to offer post-graduate courses. ``PG seats are so few that students have no option but to study what is given to them rather than what they want to pursue,'' a source said.
decided to scrap all regulatory bodies, including the Medical Council of India, Dental Council of India, Pharmacy Council and the Nursing Council, sources revealed.
There will instead be a single regulatory body - National Council for Human Resources in Health - which will oversee seven departments related to medicine, nursing, dentistry, rehabilitation and physiotherapy, pharmacy, public health/hospital management and allied health sciences, sources involved in the revamp process said on Thursday. The move now needs a formal government notification.
This will not only perform the regulatory functions but also carry out assessment and accreditation of medical and health institutions across the country.
Simply put, the council will coordinate the entire gamut of medical and health education in India. This will include drafting courses and the period of study, including practical training, subjects of examination and standards of proficiency, conditions for admissions to courses, provide guidelines on curriculum planning, monitoring and overseeing implementation of UG/PG courses with flexibility for local specific modules.
``Medical education today is dictated by bank balance and caste. The existing councils, besides being unwieldy, have failed to provide a synergistic approach. There is an urgent need for innovation in health-related education. It is unfortunate that medical seats are auctioned in front of students today. This is the best surgical solution for cleansing the system,'' a source told TOI.
The report which was discussed with Prime Minister Manmohan Singh on August 26, 2009 by the task force states: ``Professional councils such as the MCI/ Nursing and Pharmacy
Councils have been set up to regulate the practice of their respective professions, including education. However, many of these councils have drawn criticism from all sections of society and got judicial censure on several occasions.''
The council will be constituted as an autonomous body independent of government controls with adequate power, including quasi-judicial.
Private medical colleges also place a heavy burden of fees on students and their admissions procedures are not transparent. The curricula of medical schools both public and private are not designed for producing `social physicians', the report said.
Sources said the Centre will now take this move to all the states before implementing it. On its part, the Union health ministry has already readied a draft bill titled The National Council for Human Resources in Health Draft Bill, 2009.
NATIONAL EXIT TEST
Though all central and state universities shall conduct their own examinations and award degrees, the national council will conduct national-level exit examinations to standardise UG/PG medical and allied health courses. This screening examination shall be mandatory for students who have successfully completed UG from a foreign institution that is not recognised by the council. With this, the National Board of Examinations (NBE) shall be archived.
HOSPITALS TO OFFER PG COURSES
With a mere 9% of the UG medical students offering PG, the task force has proposed that prominent hospitals across the country be allowed to offer post-graduate courses. ``PG seats are so few that students have no option but to study what is given to them rather than what they want to pursue,'' a source said.
MCI scrapped, single council for medical education
In a complete overhaul aimed at cleansing the medical education system in the country, a task force of the Union health ministry has
decided to scrap all regulatory bodies, including the Medical Council of India, Dental Council of India, Pharmacy Council and the Nursing Council, sources revealed.
There will instead be a single regulatory body - National Council for Human Resources in Health - which will oversee seven departments related to medicine, nursing, dentistry, rehabilitation and physiotherapy, pharmacy, public health/hospital management and allied health sciences, sources involved in the revamp process said on Thursday. The move now needs a formal government notification.
This will not only perform the regulatory functions but also carry out assessment and accreditation of medical and health institutions across the country.
Simply put, the council will coordinate the entire gamut of medical and health education in India. This will include drafting courses and the period of study, including practical training, subjects of examination and standards of proficiency, conditions for admissions to courses, provide guidelines on curriculum planning, monitoring and overseeing implementation of UG/PG courses with flexibility for local specific modules.
``Medical education today is dictated by bank balance and caste. The existing councils, besides being unwieldy, have failed to provide a synergistic approach. There is an urgent need for innovation in health-related education. It is unfortunate that medical seats are auctioned in front of students today. This is the best surgical solution for cleansing the system,'' a source told TOI.
The report which was discussed with Prime Minister Manmohan Singh on August 26, 2009 by the task force states: ``Professional councils such as the MCI/ Nursing and Pharmacy
Councils have been set up to regulate the practice of their respective professions, including education. However, many of these councils have drawn criticism from all sections of society and got judicial censure on several occasions.''
The council will be constituted as an autonomous body independent of government controls with adequate power, including quasi-judicial.
Private medical colleges also place a heavy burden of fees on students and their admissions procedures are not transparent. The curricula of medical schools both public and private are not designed for producing `social physicians', the report said.
Sources said the Centre will now take this move to all the states before implementing it. On its part, the Union health ministry has already readied a draft bill titled The National Council for Human Resources in Health Draft Bill, 2009.
NATIONAL EXIT TEST
Though all central and state universities shall conduct their own examinations and award degrees, the national council will conduct national-level exit examinations to standardise UG/PG medical and allied health courses. This screening examination shall be mandatory for students who have successfully completed UG from a foreign institution that is not recognised by the council. With this, the National Board of Examinations (NBE) shall be archived.
HOSPITALS TO OFFER PG COURSES
With a mere 9% of the UG medical students offering PG, the task force has proposed that prominent hospitals across the country be allowed to offer post-graduate courses. ``PG seats are so few that students have no option but to study what is given to them rather than what they want to pursue,'' a source said.
decided to scrap all regulatory bodies, including the Medical Council of India, Dental Council of India, Pharmacy Council and the Nursing Council, sources revealed.
There will instead be a single regulatory body - National Council for Human Resources in Health - which will oversee seven departments related to medicine, nursing, dentistry, rehabilitation and physiotherapy, pharmacy, public health/hospital management and allied health sciences, sources involved in the revamp process said on Thursday. The move now needs a formal government notification.
This will not only perform the regulatory functions but also carry out assessment and accreditation of medical and health institutions across the country.
Simply put, the council will coordinate the entire gamut of medical and health education in India. This will include drafting courses and the period of study, including practical training, subjects of examination and standards of proficiency, conditions for admissions to courses, provide guidelines on curriculum planning, monitoring and overseeing implementation of UG/PG courses with flexibility for local specific modules.
``Medical education today is dictated by bank balance and caste. The existing councils, besides being unwieldy, have failed to provide a synergistic approach. There is an urgent need for innovation in health-related education. It is unfortunate that medical seats are auctioned in front of students today. This is the best surgical solution for cleansing the system,'' a source told TOI.
The report which was discussed with Prime Minister Manmohan Singh on August 26, 2009 by the task force states: ``Professional councils such as the MCI/ Nursing and Pharmacy
Councils have been set up to regulate the practice of their respective professions, including education. However, many of these councils have drawn criticism from all sections of society and got judicial censure on several occasions.''
The council will be constituted as an autonomous body independent of government controls with adequate power, including quasi-judicial.
Private medical colleges also place a heavy burden of fees on students and their admissions procedures are not transparent. The curricula of medical schools both public and private are not designed for producing `social physicians', the report said.
Sources said the Centre will now take this move to all the states before implementing it. On its part, the Union health ministry has already readied a draft bill titled The National Council for Human Resources in Health Draft Bill, 2009.
NATIONAL EXIT TEST
Though all central and state universities shall conduct their own examinations and award degrees, the national council will conduct national-level exit examinations to standardise UG/PG medical and allied health courses. This screening examination shall be mandatory for students who have successfully completed UG from a foreign institution that is not recognised by the council. With this, the National Board of Examinations (NBE) shall be archived.
HOSPITALS TO OFFER PG COURSES
With a mere 9% of the UG medical students offering PG, the task force has proposed that prominent hospitals across the country be allowed to offer post-graduate courses. ``PG seats are so few that students have no option but to study what is given to them rather than what they want to pursue,'' a source said.
Monday, August 24, 2009
M.Tech admissions in a mess
Uncertainty looms large over the M.Tech admissions in the state due to the change in admission procedures. Initially, the officials decided to conduct centralised counselling for M.Tech admissions. Later, they opted for decentralised counselling, with each university conducting admissions separately. According to officials, priority will be given to students who have qualified in GATE followed by the students who cleared PGCET, the state-level exam.
While about 30,000 students appeared for the PGCET exam, there are around 11,000 seats in M. Tech and 2,000 seats in M. Pharmacy in the state.
“The decentralised counselling is troublesome for students. We need to apply to every university separately. We will incur additional expenditure towards application fee, travel and boarding to attend counselling separately in each university,” said Mr P. Raghu Ram, a GATE-qualified student.
Some universities have already issued notifications and have begun admissions adding to the confusion among students. The notification issued by the Sri Venkateshwara University did not clarify if the admission will be conducted at university-level or the regional-level.
However, the officials said they were forced to go for decentralised counselling as the existing counselling centres are busy conducting Eamcet, Icet and B.Pharmacy admissions. “It’s difficult to get counselling centres to conduct admissions in centralised mode for M.Tech at this juncture. We are conducting B.Ed admissions at university centres due to non-availability of counselling centres,” said the chairman of AP State Council of Higher Education, Prof K.C.Reddy.
He said three major universities have been asked to conduct admissions at regional-level. So, all colleges under Rayalseema region will be covered by Sri Venkateshwara University, the Andhra region by Andhra University and Telangana region by Osmania University.
While about 30,000 students appeared for the PGCET exam, there are around 11,000 seats in M. Tech and 2,000 seats in M. Pharmacy in the state.
“The decentralised counselling is troublesome for students. We need to apply to every university separately. We will incur additional expenditure towards application fee, travel and boarding to attend counselling separately in each university,” said Mr P. Raghu Ram, a GATE-qualified student.
Some universities have already issued notifications and have begun admissions adding to the confusion among students. The notification issued by the Sri Venkateshwara University did not clarify if the admission will be conducted at university-level or the regional-level.
However, the officials said they were forced to go for decentralised counselling as the existing counselling centres are busy conducting Eamcet, Icet and B.Pharmacy admissions. “It’s difficult to get counselling centres to conduct admissions in centralised mode for M.Tech at this juncture. We are conducting B.Ed admissions at university centres due to non-availability of counselling centres,” said the chairman of AP State Council of Higher Education, Prof K.C.Reddy.
He said three major universities have been asked to conduct admissions at regional-level. So, all colleges under Rayalseema region will be covered by Sri Venkateshwara University, the Andhra region by Andhra University and Telangana region by Osmania University.
Thursday, August 13, 2009
2nd phase of engg. counselling
The State government has decided to go for the second phase of engineering counselling in September in view of change of branches in some colleges by the AICTE and also to provide a second chance to students who may not be pleased with the seat allotment for various reasons. APSCHE Chairman K.C. Reddy said there was a change in intake in around 20 colleges as they had opted for streams like EEE, ECE, Mechanical and Civil in place of IT. Prof. Reddy said the academic calendar would not be disturbed despite the second phase of counselling.
He said another opportunity would be given to students who failed to attend certificate verification for a couple of days and this would be anytime between August 20 and 24.
Tuesday, August 4, 2009
Students comfortable with revised web counselling
The revised schedule of engineering counselling began on a smooth note on Monday with the increased server capacity helping students to log in and choose their options without any problems.
The reduction in the number of students allowed to log in in the first stage from 50,000 to 25,000 made all the difference as there was less clogging on the site. Students looked visibly happy with the faster response on the pages whenever they saved the information. “It is much faster and we are able to concentrate more on giving options than worrying about the system,” said Vivek, an engineering aspirant.
APSCHE Secretary M.D. Christopher said response from all the centres was positive and students faced no problems with the process. Officials at the helpline centres agreed that the enhanced speed resulted in less number of students visiting them as they preferred to give their options from home or Internet centres.
“Earlier, all of them rushed to the nearest centre as they faced problems due to heavy load on servers,” explained an official. “Now we are able to assist students with patience.”
Candidates at the helpline centre at Jawaharlal Nehru Government Polytechnic, Ramanthapur, expressed happiness at the assistance provided to them. About 1,200 students visited the centre for either giving web options or certificate verification.
Chaganti Subba Rao, Principal of the Polytechnic, said they distributed pamphlets giving clear information on the facilities provided to them and the redressal system if they had any problems.
Doubts cleared
Information on web counselling was given on large screens using LCD projector followed by an interaction session clearing the apprehensions personally.
However, some students at the helpline centre in Masab Tank maintained that the second chance helped them understand the counselling process comfortably given the previous experience of giving options. Mock counselling or some practice sessions would have helped the students a lot, they felt.
The reduction in the number of students allowed to log in in the first stage from 50,000 to 25,000 made all the difference as there was less clogging on the site. Students looked visibly happy with the faster response on the pages whenever they saved the information. “It is much faster and we are able to concentrate more on giving options than worrying about the system,” said Vivek, an engineering aspirant.
APSCHE Secretary M.D. Christopher said response from all the centres was positive and students faced no problems with the process. Officials at the helpline centres agreed that the enhanced speed resulted in less number of students visiting them as they preferred to give their options from home or Internet centres.
“Earlier, all of them rushed to the nearest centre as they faced problems due to heavy load on servers,” explained an official. “Now we are able to assist students with patience.”
Candidates at the helpline centre at Jawaharlal Nehru Government Polytechnic, Ramanthapur, expressed happiness at the assistance provided to them. About 1,200 students visited the centre for either giving web options or certificate verification.
Chaganti Subba Rao, Principal of the Polytechnic, said they distributed pamphlets giving clear information on the facilities provided to them and the redressal system if they had any problems.
Doubts cleared
Information on web counselling was given on large screens using LCD projector followed by an interaction session clearing the apprehensions personally.
However, some students at the helpline centre in Masab Tank maintained that the second chance helped them understand the counselling process comfortably given the previous experience of giving options. Mock counselling or some practice sessions would have helped the students a lot, they felt.
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