62 schools illegal in Hyderabad

The department of school education has launched a drive to unearth schools that are functioning in the city without obtaining necessary approvals from the state government.
The department has so far identified 62 such unrecognised schools in the city. It has served closure notices on them and asked parents not to admit children in these schools.

The department has decided to impose a penalty on the managements running the schools as per the provisions of the Right to Education Act.The raids were conducted on the directions of Hyderabad collector Natarajan Gulzar following several complaints from parents that the managements of several schools were cheating them by showing their registration number as recognition number. SCHOOLS UNDER FIRE KHAIRATABAD ZONE: Sri Krishnaveni Talent School, Erragadda; S.L.N. High School, N.B.T. Nagar; Sri Raghavendra School, N.B.T. Nagar; Urwah Model School, Borabanda; Urwah Model School, Rahmath Nagar; Krishnaveni Talent School, Film Nagar; Krishnaveni Talent School, Rahmath Nagar; Manikya Public School, Sri Nagar Colony; Vivekananda Public School, Yellareddyguda; Rosebell Public School, M.S. Maqta, Decent Public School, Sai Jyothi U.P. School, Trinity Primary School, Little Soldiers Primary School, T.S.R. School, Amarnath Primary School. NAMPALLY ZONE: Kiddies School; G.K.B.A. School, Krushi Vidyalaya, Little Buds School, Rosary School, Ektha Public School, Shring Rushi Public School, St. Marks School, St. Johns School, Little Heart School, Fatima Co-Education School, Durgeshwari School Nampally; New Wings School; Neo Standard School, Mowrya School. SECUNDERABAD ZONE: Gowtham Model School, Begumpet; Indo English School, Rasoolpura; Knowledge School, Rasoolpura; Chaitanya Bharathi School, Rasoolpura; Lakshya Primary School, New Bhoiguda; St. Paul's Primary School, Bansilalpet; St. Alfan's Primary School, Opp. Old Gandhi Hospital; Shishya Primary School. SHAIKPET ZONE: Apricot High School; Indo English Grammar School, Tolichowki; Shaheen School, Tolichowki; Crystal Grammar School, Aditya Nagar; Excel World School, Aditya Nagar; Genius High School, Aditya Nagar; Indian Public School, Venkatagiri; Kushal Aristole Educational Academy, N.B.T.Nagar; Leading Upper Primary School, Hakeempet; Nagarjuna High School; Picos School, Jubilee Hills; St.Florence School, N.B.T. Nagar, Ushodaya School; Galaxy Talent School, Venkatagiri; Laxmi Narsimha High School, N.B.T. Nagar; Sri Krishna Sai School, Udaya Nagar; Rainbow School, Uday Nagar; Gori High School, Aziz Bagh; Rose Buds School, Uday Nagar; St. Paul's School, Zehra Nagar; Vishwa Bharathi School, Film Nagar; Vignana Jyothi School, N.B.T.Nagar; Good Citizen Primary School, Venkatagiri.

No Board Exams for CBSE Class X students

There will be no common Board exams for CBSE Class X students from the next academic year (2012-13). Students will have to take only school-based exams. Students were given the option of school-based exams or Board exams last year (2010-11).However, school-based exams will completely replace board exams from 2012-13.

As part of the continuous and comprehensive evaluation (CCE) introduced by the Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE), the Board exam for Class X was made optional in 2010-11. This was done to ease the pressure that Board exams put on students. But, surprisingly, very few students opted for the school-based exams held in March 2011. Over 90 per cent of students in the State opted to appear forBoard exams. This was largely because there were apprehensions among students and parents about the credibility of school-conducted exams compared to those conducted by the board.Out of the nearly 20,000 students registered for Class X exams from the state for March 2011, around 19,200 opted for board exams and only 800 students registered for the school-conducted internal exams.At the national level too the response was poor. Out of 9 lakh Class X students, nearly 6 lakh opted for Board exams.This year, more students have opted for school-based exams that will be held in March 2012. In AP, about 40 per cent of students will do likewise.“The first batch of Class X students who appeared for school-based exams in March 2011 will complete Class XII in March 2012,”said a senior CBSE official.

State to conduct DSC Recruitment in 2012

The State Government is gearing up for another major DSC teacher recruitment drive in 2012. K Parthasarathi, the minister for secondary education, on Wednesday said that the DSC notification will be issued after conducting the Teachers Eligibility Test (TET) in January 2012. TET is scheduled to be held on January 8. The government plans to issue DSC notification by the end of January.

The government had last conducted DSC in 2009 by filling over 50,000 posts at a single go, the largest ever recruitment drive in the state. The government plans to fill around 30,000 teacher posts besides 10,000 posts exclusively for English Medium Schools.

Britain has released a list of almost 2,000 banking institutions in India whose financial statements will not considered valid for the purpose of issuing students visas

Britain has released a list of almost 2,000 banking institutions in India whose financial statements will not considered valid for the purpose of issuing students visas.“The UK Border Agency maintains a list of financial institutions from which we will not accept financial statements submitted in support of applications under Tier 4 of the points based system,” the home office said.

The 1,940 banks, which include cooperative and rural ones, will not be considered for purpose of granting students’ visas from November 24, the home office said. The list has been subdivided into cooperative banks: scheduled urban cooperative banks, cooperative banks: non-scheduled urban cooperative banks and rural banks.“We will use the list when verifying maintenance funds under Tier 4 of the points-based system.“An applicant will receive no points for maintenance if they submit documents showing that the funds are held in a financial institution on the list,” the home office warned. It said these financial institutions do not satisfactorily verify financial statements submitted by the student visa applicants. “When a bank frequently provides unsatisfactory responses to verification requests, it is proportionate to include it on a list from which we will not accept documents, rather than verifying applications individually,” the home office added.

To help potential students from India, the home office also has issued a list of 85 banks, whose financial statements will be accepted by the UK Border Agency for the purpose of issuing students’ visas. Britain has released a list of almost 2,000 banking institutions in India whose financial statements will not considered valid for the purpose of issuing students visas.

To help potential students from India, the UK Home Office has issued a list of 85 banks, whose financial statements will be accepted by the UK Border Agency for the purpose of issuing students' visas.

The following is the list of 85 banks and financial institutions approved by the UK Home Office:
¦ Bank of Maharashtra
¦ Canara Bank
¦ Central Bank of India
¦ Calyon Bank
¦ Citibank N.A.
¦ Cho Hung Bank
¦ Chinatrust Commercial Bank Ltd.
¦ Indian Bank
¦ Indian Overseas Bank
¦ Industrial Development Bank of India
¦ ING Vysya Bank
¦ J.P. Morgan Chase Bank, National Association
¦ Krung Thai Bank Public Company Limited
¦ Kotak Mahindra Bank Limited
¦ Karnataka Bank
¦ Karur Vysya Bank
¦ Lord Krishna Bank Ltd.
¦ Mashreqbank psc
¦ Mizuho Corporate Bank
¦ Oman International Bank SAOG
¦ Oriental Bank of Commerce
¦ Punjab & Sind Bank
¦ Punjab National Bank
¦ Societe Generale
¦ Sonali Bank
¦ Standard Chartered Bank
¦ State Bank of Mauritius
¦ SBI Commercial and International Bank Ltd.
¦ State Bank of Bikaner and Jaipur
¦ State Bank of Hyderabad
¦ State Bank of India
¦ State Bank of Indore
¦ State Bank of Mysore
¦ State Bank of Patiala
¦ State Bank of Saurashtra
¦ State Bank of Travancore
¦ Syndicate Bank
¦ The Bank of Nova Scotia
¦ The Bank of TokyoMitsubishi, Ltd.
¦ Development Bank of Singapore Ltd. (DBS Bank)
¦ The Hongkong & Shanghai Banking Corporation Ltd.
¦ Tamilnad Mercantile Bank Ltd.
¦ The Bank of Rajasthan
¦ The Dhanalakshmi Bank
¦ The Federal Bank Ltd.
¦ The HDFC Bank Ltd.
¦ Jammu & Kashmir Bank
¦ The Nainital Bank
¦ The Sangli Bank
¦ The South Indian Bank
¦ The Ratnakar Bank Ltd.
¦ The Royal Bank of Scotland N.V.
¦ The Lakshmi Vilas Bank
¦ UCO Bank
¦ Union Bank of India
¦ United Bank Of India
¦ Vijaya Bank
¦ Yes Bank

New format for CAT this year

With the CAT exams undergoing a format change this year, MBA aspirants are anxious, to say the least. But experts say starting out with the right section and scanning the questions before attempting the paper could help you crack it.

The Common Admission Test (CAT) — the gateway to pursuing MBA from the Indian Institutes of Management (IIMs) among other prestigious institutions — will be held from October 22 to November 18 this year. Nearly 2,05,000 students have registered this time against the 3,000 IIM seats. This marginally exceeds last year’s registrations of 2,04,000.

In the new exam pattern, the CAT paper will have only two sections instead of three. Till last year, the paper was divided into Quantitative Ability, Verbal Ability, and Data Interpretation and Logical Reasoning. From this year, the first section will focus on Quantitative Ability and Data Interpretation and the second on Verbal Ability and Logical Reasoning. These two sections will now have to be tackled sequentially with separate time limits unlike earlier when students could divide their time between the sections as per their priority.

There are different sections; one student may be strong in Quantitative Ability and weak in Verbal Ability. Till last time, he had the liberty to decide which section he wanted to spend more time on, says Ulhas Vairagkar, director of T.I.M.E.

The total time for the exam has been increased from 135 minutes to 140 minutes, and 70 minutes each have been fixed for the two sections. Now you have to be good at both the sections. Even if you are good at one section and complete it before time, you cannot carry it forward. That is one thing which can have an impact on a student’s performance, Mr Vairagkar said. According to Mr Vairagkar, time management will be the most important factor for students this time.This year, the maximum number of candidates scheduled to take the exam are from New Delhi, Bangalore, Mumbai, Hyderabad and Pune.

No CET for PG Medical Students

Its official now: the Common Entrance Test (CET) for post-graduate medical students will not start from this session. In a meeting on Tuesday, the Union health ministry decided that it would not be “feasible” to conduct the CET for post-graduate medical students from 2012 and decided to go ahead with the CET for under-graduates only from this year. Earlier, the government had decided to conduct the CET for both undergraduates and post graduate medical students from this session (2012).

The All India CET for PG got into limbo with the Medical Council of India (MCI) yet to convince an agency to conduct the exam for them. Earlier, the MCI had approached the All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS) for holding the exam which expressed its inability due to lack of manpower.

Now NEET, not Eamcet for medical admissions

Students of BiPC (Biology, Physics and Chemistry) in the state will now have to switch over to CBSE syllabus with the NTR University of Health Sciences announcing on September 25 that the state will participate in the National Eligibility and Entrance Test (NEET) for admissions to MBBS, scheduled to be held in 2012.
Students rue the fact that they would have to unlearn some lessons from the state syllabus. Officials of NTR Health University had announced on Sunday that the state will not conduct Eamcet for the medical stream from the coming academic year.

The state’s decision to participate in NEET came at a time when Telugu medium students sought to know the stand of the Medical Council of India (MCI) on providing question papers in regional languages. While over 15,000 to 20,000 students from the state write Eamcet medical stream in Telugu, it is not clear whether the national authorities will conduct NEET in regional languages. Another issue is the schedule of the national test.

MCI has also decided that AIIMS and JIPMER will be held along with NEET. “MCI has decided not to conduct AFMC, meant for admissions to armed forces medical colleges. We are not sure whether NEET is enough for admissions to AF colleges,” said a senior lecturer.

Students in the state are worried that their preparation which is mainly for Eamcet will not be enough to get through the national level test. “Most students from AP aim at getting a seat in medical colleges within the state and bank mostly on Eamcet. Since MCI has not specified the syllabus for NEET so far we are worried that students who have been writing the national level entrance tests will score more than us who have studied for Eamcet,” said S Anuradha, a second year student from a corporate college in the city.

74,688 Engineering Seats in Convener-Quota Remain vacant

After the successive rounds of EAMCET counselling, 74,688 engineering seats have remained vacant under the convener’s quota across the state.While big engineering colleges have managed to fill up the existing seats in various streams, colleges established in the last five years are the worst-hit. A similar number of seats under the management quota have found no takers.

 The date set for completion of the admission procedure is October 24 and students opting for the management quota have to do so before October 15. Given the short time span, private engineering college managements are in a fix.

“The deadline is short and whatever planning we do has to be for the next year,” said KVK Rao, general secretary of the Consortium of Engineering and Professional College Management Associations.

 Due to the ongoing strike, some students missed the deadline of September 25 and could not report on time for fresh allotments in the final phase of counselling.

“The rules do not permit the students to exercise their options after the deadline has passed.

 Unfortunately, these students will have to continue in the colleges allotted previously,” added Rao.The seats can not be filled by the college managements. Nearly 15,028 fresh allotments were made in the second phase of counselling, which concluded on September 10.

While electronics and communication engineering (ECE) seemed to be the most favoured branch, computer science, and electrical and electronics have lost favour of the aspirants.

As the AICTE lists the course of action over 2012-13, a fresh crop of private engineering colleges is likely to come up in the state, adding to the dismal situation.

“We would request AICTE within a week’s time to refrain from approving the establishment of new engineering colleges as it will compound our woes,” said Rao.As of now, about half of the 3.1 lakh engineering seats in the state are vacant.

Australia eases norms for student visas

Australia has introduced easier norms for international students, said to be this country’s third biggest export industry after coal and iron ore but under pressure after the attacks on Indian students and emergence of competitors.

Under the new arrangements announced on Thursday, international students enrolled in at or higher bachelor degree courses will be treated as lower risk applicants leading to less onerous financial and documentary requirements.

Students undertaking vocational courses would continue to be assessed against higher assessment levels but with lower financial requirements.

The changes will also allow for a two to four year post-study work visa for university graduates depending on the level of study completed.

These changes will be progressively implemented from late 2011 with the full complement of changes expected to be finalised in the first half of 2012.

CAT next year to see changes

CAT set to turn less stressful IIM aspirants will have to appear for only two sections instead of three, with an additional five minutes that will help them appear for the exam in a more relaxed environment
With only 40 days remaining for the Common Aptitude Test (CAT) 2011, the organisers have announced some changes in the format of the exams.

According to the organisers, unlike the previous editions of the exam, aspirants wanting to get into one of the 13 Indian Institutes of Management (IIM) colleges, will have to appear for only two sections instead of three, with an additional five minutes that will help them appear for the exam in a more relaxed environment.

Throwing light on the new format, an IIM official revealed that out of the two sections, the first would aim at testing the quantitative and data interpretation ability of the students, while the second section would deal with testing the verbal and logical reasoning skills of the students.

The two sections will have 60 questions each, and will have to be attempted in a duration of 70 minutes each. “The stress is more on testing the students' capacity to do mental calculations, which will be done in the first section that will have mathematical problems based on algebra, number systems and arithmetic.

The second section will test the analysing and logical prowess of students. It will not be merely testing of the students' memory, but also an understanding of the language being used in the questions, their interpretation and usage,“ said the official.

The IIMs have also announced a new scoring system in which students having up to four years work experience, will score up to 80.

MBA common admission test from 2012-13

In a move that will cut down the multiple entrance exams that students are forced to take for admission to management courses across the country, the All-India Council for Technical Education (AICTE) has decided to conduct a common admission test from 2012-13. The test will cover admissions to both MBA and postgraduate diploma in management.

The decision to hold a pan-India Common Management Admission Test (CMAT) was taken at the recent executive council meeting of the AICTE, the umbrella body for professional courses. While CMAT will be one of the entrance exams to be held in 2012, the Council wants all its colleges and institutes to admit students based on their CMAT scores from 2013.

"Almost every college was holding an entrance exam. Moreover, each state has its own entrance tests, and private associations have their own exams," AICTE chairman S S Mantha said. "In principle, CMAT will be a test for all AICTE-approved institutes and will reduce the stress and financial burden on students."

However, the Indian Institutes of Management, which are independent and autonomous B-schools, will continue to conduct the CAT (common admission test). Deemed universities will also hold their individual entrance tests. But admission to 4,000 colleges that offer an MBA and another 500 which run diploma programmes will take place on the basis of the CMAT.

"We still have to work out the modalities of conducting the CMAT. But having so many exams, all of varied difficulty levels, also raises concerns about the quality of students who enter this professional course," Mantha added. It is for the first time that the AICTE has spoken about holding an entrance exam; to date, it has largely been an approval-seeking body for new colleges and institutes wanting to expand student intake.

The Management Aptitude Test, which is taken by 3.85 lakh students every year, is currently the largest B-school entrance test. Hari Krishna Maram, governing council member of AIMA which conducts MAT, said "I welcome the idea of a single entrance exam for management courses in the interest of students. The government has been talking about it for quite sometime, but the idea hasn`t taken off. I do not know if a single exam will work since different universities have different admission schedules. MAT, on the other hand, is conducted four times a year and this helps students to take the exam whenever they are free."

AIEEE goes online in 2012

Pattern change Since many students were forced to take the exam twice on account of a question paper leak last year, the CBSE has decided to go online in 2012.

The All India Engineering Entrance Exam (AIEEE) will go completely online from this year, just like the Common Admission Test (CAT) for IIMs.

The CBSE, which conducts the national exam every year, decided to to go ahead with the move on account of the leak of a question paper last year which forced several students to take the exam again.

The next AIEEE is scheduled to be held nationwide on April 29, 2012.

Last year, a majority of the students opted for the conventional exam since the option was allowed. The plan was to conduct online exams for one lakh students out of the 11.5 lakh applicants, but less than 5,000 students opted for the online exam. In Andhra Pradesh, of the 1.5 lakh applicants, less than 100 opted for the online exam last year.

This year, the CBSE has decided not to give students the option.

“This year, the CBSE is planning to conduct online exams on a mass scale. Students are advised to acquaint themselves with the new method,“ a CBSE circular stated. An competent agency will be employed to ensure smooth conduct of the test.

About 28,000 B.Tech seats and 1,000 B. Arch seats are filled annually through the AIEEE.

EAMCET 2011 Web Counseling Procedure

About Web Counseling :: EAMCET - 2011

ADMISSIONS INTO ENGINEERING & PHARMACY COLLEGES

I	PREAMBLE
	The Andhra Pradesh State Council of Higher Education is conducting admission to the Candidates into various Engineering and Pharmacy Courses who passed Intermediate or its Equivalent and qualified in EAMCET (Engineering Agriculture and Medicine Common Entrance Test).
II	FUTURE PROSPECTS
	Candidates after acquiring degree have opportunity to join in various industries and can also acquire higher qualifications by joining various Post-graduate courses in engineering and technology directly.
III	RATIONALE OF WEB COUNSELING
	The process of inviting the qualified candidates of EAMCET and allotting a seat as per their option is known as Counseling. Till last year candidate used to attend in any one of the 8 Counseling Centres for securing a seat in a college. In this process, candidates have to travel all the way to report at any one of the counseling centres more than once. But in the Web Counseling candidates can select a college and a Course from a nearest Internet Center.
IV	WHAT IS WEB COUNSELING
	For the Convenience of the Candidates from the academic year 2009-10, government have decided to adopt a total web based counseling procedure where candidate can exercise options. that is can select a college and course intend to study through internet centre or internet facility available at their residence and where such facility is not available candidate can approach any one of the help line centres nearer to them.
V	STAGES OF WEB COUNSELING
	1.  Issue of Notification: The Andhra Pradesh State Council of Higher Education will issue a notification during June-July in news papers indicating the dates and ranks of the candidates to be attended for Registration, Verification of Certificates and Schedule for Exercising options and also notify the list of Help-line Centres. Candidates who fail to report for Certificates verification will not be considered for allotment of seats in any of the colleges.
	2.  Certificate Verification: Candidates should produce the follwoing certificates   -   Hall ticket of EAMCET   -   Rank Card of EAMCET   -   SSC/ Intermediate or Equivalent marks memo   -   Study/Bonafide Certificate from III to X Class and Inetermdiate (10+2)   -   Caste Certificate of SC/ST/BC/Minorities (if applicable)   -   Income Certificate issued by MRO issued after 01.01.2011 also be submitted (in case the candidate   -   desires to claim fee exemption).   -   PH/NCC/CAP/Sports and Games Certificates (if applicable)   -   Transfer Certificate.   -   Candidates will be issued a receipt of Certificates at Help-line Centres after Verification.
	3.  Exercising Options:: After Certificate Verification in Help-line Centres, a Blank Option Form, List of colleges, courses and their Codes will be given to all the Candidates. Based on the codes, Candidates have to write College and Course code for which they intend to join and it is advised to prepare such lists in consultation with their parents and friends. From out of that list Candidate has to prioritize and write Priority Number in the Blank Option Form which is essential to enter the options on the web. Candidates can exercise any number of options and can take print out if they desire. Help-Line Centres shall furnish the detailed procedure of Exercising Options.
	4.  Modification of Options and Freezing: Candidate can change his/her options any number of times during the allotted time. After allotted time for option entry, If the Candidate is not satisfied with the Options exercised, he/she can modify the options on the dates notified by the authority and this is final opportunity for exercising options.
	5.  Final Allotments of Seats: Final Allotments will be placed on the Web and the Candidates have to down load the allotment order.
	6.  Payment of Seats & Reporting at College: Candidates with downloaded allotment order have to remit the fee in one of the designated banks and obtain a receipt. Candidate with allotment order and fee receipts have to report at the respective colleges where the seat is allotted within the dates mentioned. If Candidate fails to pay the fee and report on the dates stipulated the allotment stands cancelled and candidate has no claim further on the allotment.

Eamcet web counselling notification on July 22

Eamcet web counselling notification will be issued on July 22. The AP State Council for Higher Education took the decision at a meeting here on Tuesday. Certificates of students will be scrutinised from July 28 to August 2 and they can exercise their options through web counselling from August 1.

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D.Ed is the most popular course this year

It's not engineering or management, but the Diploma in Education (D.Ed) course that has emerged as the most popular course in state this year.

While students earlier would not pay even `20,000 for a management quota seat in a D.Ed course, the seats are now going for up to `1.5 lakh per annum for the twoyear course.

The decision of the government to reserve 30 per cent of the Secondary Grade Teacher (SGT) posts in government schools for D.Ed students in all its future recruitments is said to be the reason for the spurt in demand.

The Right to Education Act also mandates the governments to appoint candidates with D.Ed to teach students of primary classes.

Both these factors have contributed to the huge demand for D.Ed. seats courses.

SI recruitment examination on August 13

The written examination for the recruitment to the posts of SCT Sub Inspectors of Police (Civil/AR/APSP), 2008, would be held on August 13 and 14.

According to a press release issued by the Office of the Chairman, State Level Police Recruitment Board, here on Saturday, the candidates who have to attend the test should collect hall tickets and examination centre details from the respective DIG/IG offices from July 11 to 16.

The exact date for issue of hall tickets would be intimated by the respective DIG/IG office in order to prevent overcrowding, the release added.

The written test was earlier postponed in November 2010 after pro-Telangana student groups launched an agitation on 14 (f) clause of Presidential Order, which declared Hyderabad as a free zone for police recruitment.

The agitation then had witnessed violence, buses being burnt down and the Osmania University campus remaining tense due to the protests for few days.

EAMCET Rank Calculation Algorithm

After the announcement of EAMCET marks students are curious to evaluate their score after considering the 25 per cent weightage given to Intermediate marks.



Though some students have appeared for the advanced supplementary examination other students know both the EAMCET and Intermediate marks and they can calculate the marks that will decide the EAMCET rank.
According to the system devised for the weightage issue, marks secured in three subjects in EAMCET will be calculated for 75 per cent and they will be added to the 25 per cent equivalent of the marks scored in the core subjects: Mathematics, Physics, Chemistry in case of MPC students and Physics, Chemistry, Zoology and Botany in case of BiPC students.


For example, if a student scores 140 marks out of 160 (total marks) in EAMCET, his marks will be arrived at dividing 140 with 160 and then multiplying the result with 75 (allotted weightage) to get the marks.
Here it will come to 65.625 marks.

EAMCET 2011 results to be declared on June 8th at 9:00 AM

EAMCET 2011 results will be released on 8th of june 2011.
JNTU Hyderabad have also informed that the primary key released by them is final and Eamcet 2011 total will be only for 159, because of 1 wrong question in theexam, so they decided to eliminate that one and have to calculate for 159 questions only. Tthe results will be available at 9 A.M on June 8th, 2011 from the following website.

www.vidyavision.com

Click Here to Estimate your probable rank

OU colleges in Nalgonda transferred to MGU

HYDERABAD: Colleges in the Nalgonda district that were earlier under the jurisdiction of Osmania University were handed over to the Mahatma Gandhi University, Nalgonda, at a meeting held at the OU on Monday.

V. Kishan Rao, Registrar, Osmania University, formally handed over the letter of transfer of colleges in Nalgonda district to Narender Reddy, Registrar, Mahatma Gandhi University, Nalgonda.

There are 163 colleges comprising 82 U.G. and P.G. colleges, 47 colleges of education, 29 MBA & MCA colleges, three pharmacy colleges, one law college and oriental college in Nalgonda district with a total student enrolment of 21,853.

D.N. Reddy, In-charge Vice-Chancellor of Osmania University said that the taking over of large number of different types of colleges would enhance the visibility and contribute to the momentum and academic vibrancy of the new university.

K. Narsimha Reddy, Vice-Chancellor, Mahatma Gandhi University, who initiated this exercise, said that assumption of control of so many institutions was an opportunity as well a challenge for the newly established university.

Till the establishment of Telangana University, Palamur University and Mahatma Gandhi University, the jurisdiction of Osmania University comprised five districts of Telangana - Rangareddy, Medak, Nizamabad, Nalgonda and Mahabubnagar, including twin cities of Hyderabad and Secunderabad.

Last year, the colleges in Mahabubnagar district were transferred to Palamur University. This year Mahatma Gandhi University expressed readiness to take control of colleges in Nalgonda district.

Accordingly, discussions have taken place to do the ground work for transfer.

C. Vishnu Vardhan Reddy, director, Directorate of Academic Audit, OU, was present.

SSC Grading System 2011

The government of Andhra Pradesh has announced the SSC grading system 2011. Grading for the SSC exam marks will be done based on the marks obtained by the student in each subject – English, Mathematics, Science, Social Studies, Hindi, and Telugu. The highest grade is A1 followed by A2 and the last grade is D2.

Grade	English, Mathematics, Science, Social	Hindi, Telugu	Total marks
A1	92-100	90-100	550-600
A2	83-91	80-89	499-549
B1	75-82	70-79	448-498
B2	67-74	60-69	397-447
C1	59-66	50-59	346-396
C2	51-58	40-49	295-345
D1	43-50	30-39	245-294
D2	35-42	20-29	195-244

Results available at www.vidyavision.com

AP TET July 2011 Notification released

GOVERNMENT OF ANDHRA PRADESH, SCHOOL EDUCATION DEPARTMENT has released AP TET July 2011 Notification on May 20.


Online applications are invited from the candidates who intend to be teachers for classes I to VIII in schools in Andhra Pradesh for appearance at first Andhra Pradesh Teacher Eligibility Test (APTET) to be conducted by Department of School Education, Government of Andhra Pradesh on July 31, 2011 in all 23 Districts of the
State.


APTET is applicable to all candidates who aspire to become teachers of classes I to VIII in the schools of the State Government, Mandal Parishad, Zilla Parishad, Municipality, Private aided schools and Private unaided schools in Andhra Pradesh State. However, the candidates intending to seek employment as a teacher
in private unaided schools shall have the option of appearing at CTET conducted by CBSE instead of APTET if they so desire.


The test (APTET) will be conducted in 2 papers viz. Paper-I & Paper-II. The candidates who intend to be teachers for classes I to V have to appear at Paper-I and the candidates intending to be teachers for classes VI to VIII have to appear for Paper-II. The candidates who intend to be teachers for all classes from I to VIII can appear for both papers, Paper-I & Paper-II. TET will be conducted in identified 2 examinations centres on July 31, 2011 in all the Districts of State as per timings given below:
Paper-I : 9.30 am to 12.00 noon.
Paper-II : 2.30 pm to 5.00 pm

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Class X results on May 21| SSC results on May 21

HYDERABAD: The SSC Public Examinations March 2011 results will be declared on Saturday. Students can check the results, including grades and subject-wise marks at AP Online and e-Seva Centres. Students can also check their grades at www.vidyavision.com

This apart, students can check their results through BSNL's IVRS and SMS service. BSNL landline or cellone users (IVRS) have to dial 1255225 and for SMS service, students have to type SSC followed by space and roll no. and send the message to 55352 or 56300. Authorities have also extended the facility of issuing true copies of third language (English) and Mathematics in addition to first and second languages. Students opting for re-verification of answer scripts (true copies) will have to pay Rs. 1000 per subject and for recounting of marks; it costs Rs. 500 per subject.

Teacher Eligibility Test (TET) Exam Pattern

The structure and content of the TET is given in the following paragraphs. All questions will be Multiple Choice Questions (MCQs), each carrying one mark, with four alternatives out of which one answer will be correct. There will be no negative marking. The examining body should strictly adhere to the structure and content of the TET specified below.

There will be two papers of the TET. Paper I will be for a person who intends to be a teacher for classes I to V. Paper II will be for a person who intends to be a teacher for classes VI to VIII. A person who intends to be a teacher either for classes I to V or for classes VI to VIII will have to appear in both papers (Paper I and Paper II).

Paper I (for classes I to V); No. of MCQs – 150;

Duration of examination: one-and-a-half hours

Structure and Content (All Compulsory)

(i) Child Development and Pedagogy 30 MCQs 30 Marks

(ii) Language I 30 “ 30 “

(iii) Language II 30 “ 30 “

(iv) Mathematics 30 “ 30 “

(v) Environmental Studies 30 “ 30 “

Nature and standard of questions

While designing and preparing the questions for Paper I, the examining body shall take the following factors into consideration:

• The test items on Child Development and Pedagogy will focus on educational psychology of teaching and learning relevant to the age group of 6-11 years. They will focus on understanding the characteristics and needs of diverse learners, interaction with learners and the attributes and qualities of a good facilitator of learning.

• The Test items for Language I will focus on the proficiencies related to the medium of instruction, (as chosen from list of prescribed language options in the application form).

• The Language II will be from among the prescribed options other than Language I. A candidate may choose any one language from the available language options and will be required to specify the same in the application form. The test items in Language II will also focus on the elements of language,

communication and comprehension abilities.

• The test items in Mathematics and Environmental Studies will focus on the concepts, problem solving abilities and pedagogical understanding of the subjects. In all these subject areas, the test items shall be evenly distributed over different divisions of the syllabus of that subject prescribed for classes I–V by the appropriate Government.

• The questions in the tests for Paper I will be based on the topics of the prescribed syllabus of the State for classes I–V, but their difficulty standard, as well as linkages, could be upto the secondary stage.

Paper II (for classes VI to VIII); No. of MCQs – 150;

Duration of examination : one-and-a-half hours

Structure and Content

(i) Child Development & Pedagogy (compulsory) 30 MCQs 30 Marks

(ii) Language I (compulsory) 30 “ 30 “

(iii) Language II (compulsory) 30 “ 30 “

(iv) (a) For Mathematics and Science teacher : Mathematics and Science – 60 MCQs of 1 mark each

(b) For Social studies teacher : Social Studies - 60 MCQs of 1 mark each

(c) for any other teacher – either 4(a) or 4(b)

While designing and preparing the questions for Paper II, the examining body shall take the following factors into consideration:

• The test items on Child Development and Pedagogy will focus on educational psychology of teaching and learning, relevant to the age group 11-14 years. They will focus on understanding the characteristics, needs and psychology of diverse learners, interaction with learners and

the attributes and qualities of a good facilitator of learning.

• The test items for Language I will focus on the proficiency related to the medium of instruction, as chosen from list of prescribed options in the application form.

• The Language II will be a language other than Language I. The person may choose any one language from among the available options and as in the specified list in the application form and attempt questions in the one indicated by the candidate in the application form by him. The Test items in Language II will also focus on the elements of language, communication and comprehension abilities.

• The test items in Mathematics and Science, and Social Studies will focus on the concepts, problem solving abilities and pedagogical understanding of these subjects. The test items of Mathematics and Science will be of 30 marks each. The test items shall be evenly distributed over different divisions of the syllabus of that subject as prescribed for classes VI-VIII by the appropriate government.

• The questions in the tests for Paper II will be based on the topics of the prescribed syllabus of the State for classes VI-VIII but their difficulty standard as well as linkages could be up to the senior secondary stage.

Inter supplementary exam time table

Hyderabad: Time-Table for Intermediate advanced supplementary exams to be conducted from May 27 has been released and it will be available on BIE website ‘www.bieap.gov.in' and www.vidyavision.com.

The Environmental Education Examination will be conducted on June 13 from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m.

The first year examinations will be held from 8 a.m. to 11 a.m. and second year examination from 2.30 p.m. to 5.30 p.m.

The practicals of the advanced supplementary examinations will be conducted from June 6 to June 10 in two sessions – 9 a.m. to 12 noon and 2 p.m. to 5 p.m. everyday.

AIEEE! Leak of question paper delays examination

HYDERABAD: The All India Engineering Entrance Examination (AIEEE) question paper was leaked on Saturday night in Uttar Pradesh, following which the exam was delayed by three hours on Sunday.

The Special Task Force in Uttar Pradesh arrested one person in connection with the leak and is looking for further leads. “We are trying to trace two people who leaked the paper. We have the paper with us since Saturday night. It was being sold for `6 lakh,“ said Mr Vijay Prakash of STF.

While officials of the Central Board of Secondary Education, which conducts AIEEE, claimed that the question paper leak had been traced to Bihar and Kanpur till now, some city students, parents and coaching centres claimed that they had been receiving anonymous calls since Saturday offering to sell AIEEE question papers for ` 10 lakh to `40 lakh.

Some students and parents demanded the government to inquire into the issue to ascertain the facts while pointing out that two major rackets involving question paper leaks were busted in the city since June last year. claims trace Though CBSE claimed that the question paper leak had been traced to Bihar and Kanpur till now, city students claimed they had received calls offer ing to sell AIEEE ques tion papers. Students and par ents demanded the government to inquire into the issue to ascertain the facts.

In June last year, the city unit of the Central Bureau of Investigation had busted a major racket regarding leaking the Railways Recruitment Board question paper. The CBI had arrested Vivek Bharadwaj, son of Mumbai Railway Recruitment Board chairman, S.M. Sharma and seized lakhs of rupees of cash from them.

A large number of students appear for the AIEEE exam from Hyderabad. It stands next only to Delhi in the country. While nearly 60,000 students appeared from Delhi for AIEEE this year, about 45,000 were from Hyderabad.

“Going by the huge response for AIEEE from students of Hyderabad, there are chances that scamsters might eye the city to supply the leaked papers.

The issue has to be thoroughly investigated. We will request the state government to order the police department or any investigating agency to inquire into the complaints of AIEEE paper leaks in the city,” said a senior official of the higher education department.

Inter-2 results out on 28th April at 11.30 am

HYDERABAD: The results of Intermediate second year examinations will be declared on Thursday at 11.30 am. For the first time, the Board has decided to post the subject-wise marks of all the students along with their grades on government websites.

Students can know their marks and results on examresults.ap.nic.in, aponline.gov.in, results.cgg.gov.in, esevaonline.com, results.ap it.ap.gov.in and portal.ap.gov.in.

Students can also know the marks through BSNL IVRS system by dialling 1255225 without STD code from BSNL landline phones and BSNL cellphones.

They can dial 1100 from any BSNL fixed line in the state or dial 18004251110 from any landline or cellphone. Marks can be also obtained from e-seva centres and rural e-seva centres. BSNL mobile users can also know the marks through SMS by typing inter and sending it to 55352 or 56300.

Airtel users can get results by dialling 543212222, 52800, Vodafone 56731, Idea 5545678 or 54040, Tata 129660, Reliance 56566 or 56300999, Tata Docomo 54321234, BSNL 12630099, 1255560, 1255596. All users can dial 505101096 or 53030 or 58888 or 57337.

Students can know grades through SMS. All users can send IPE2 to 57333, 54242 or 56300; for vocational results send IPEV2 to 57333, 54242 or 56300.

Students can also know their marks with grades at www.vidyavision.com

SSC certificates to have mom's name

HYDERABAD : Almost all the 13 lakh students have opted to have the names of both father and mother on the SSC certificates." D. Sambasiva Rao SSC principal secretary.

The SSC Board April 17: The SSC Board will issue new marks certificates to students from this year that will have their mother’s name along with the father’s name.

“All the schools were directed to issue an application form to SSC students to provide their parent’s names to be printed on the SSC certificate. The students and their parents were given the choice to choose the name of either father or mother or both. However, almost all the 13 lakh students have opted to have the names of both father and mother,” said Mr D. Sambasiva Rao, principal secretary, secondary education.

At present, only the name of father or guardian is printed on SSC certificates.

There has been a consistent demand from various women’s organisations to include the mother’s name too because of the ordeal faced by “single mothers” who do not want to name the father of the child. Officials of most of the schools insist on only the father’s name on the certificates.

The government is now planning to extend the option to include both parents’ names to Intermediate certificates from next year.

In the last one year, the government received about 500 applications from “single mothers” requesting that rules be amended to allow their names to be mentioned as parent.

Websites to display marks for Intermediate results

The Board of Intermediate Education will allow Intermediate students who appeared for public exams in March this year to know their marks subject-wise. It has decided to post the marks on all websites that provide Intermediate results expected to be announced between April 20 and 25.

Nearly 70 websites provide Intermediate results every year. Till now, students knew about their marks only through BSNL IVRS (Interactive Voice Response Systems). All the websites simply displayed grades. Even the results CDs released to the media by the Inter board only contained grades.

It became a tough task for students to know the marks since BSNL failed to cope up with the huge demand from lakhs of students.

Meanwhile, the Inter board is contemplating to provide marks even on mobile phones.

Demand for EAMCET applications rises

HYDERABAD: The demand for EAMCET applications has seen some rise after the examination date was postponed to May 22 from the original date of May 8.

N. Rajasekhar Reddy, in-charge secretary of APSCHE said that 3,47,087 applications were sold as on Friday of which 2,78,808 were of engineering stream and 68,279 were of agriculture and medical streams. He said till Friday evening the EAMCET office received 3,46,057 applications of which 2,77,862 were of engineering and 68,195 were of medical stream. On the previous last day of the submission of application forms 2,51,013 candidates applied for engineering courses while 56,331 candidates applied for the medical stream.

Last year, the number was 3,29,283 for engineering and 54,702 for the medical courses.

EAMCET 2011 exam date postponed to 22nd May

EAMCET 2011 Exam Date postponed from 8th May to 22nd May due to polling for the Kadapa Lok Sabha and Pulivendula Assembly constituencies.


Results expected to be released in 1st week of June and Ranks expected to be released before 30th June.


Applications will be accepted with fine of Rs 1,000 till 8th April.
Applications will be accepted with fine of Rs 5,000 from 9th April to 7th May.
Applications will be accepted with fine of Rs 10,000 from 8th May to 19th May.

Eamcet exam likely to be postponed

Eamcet-2011 scheduled to be held on May 8 across the state will be postponed following the decision of the Election Commission on Wednesday to conduct polling for the Kadapa Lok Sabha and Pulivendula Assembly constituencies on the same day.

JNTU-Hyderabad, which is conducting Eamcet, is expected to make a formal announcement on Thursday. “We will meet on Thursday to discuss the issue and take a final decision on postponement,” said Prof D.N. Reddy, chairman, Eamcet.

The Eamcet schedule was announced in December last year, after taking into consideration the schedule announced for nationallevel competitive exams like IITJEE, AIEEE, AFMC, JIPMER etc. To change it now, and ensure that its does not clash with the other exams, will be a tough call.

The Eamcet exams were scheduled for a Sunday so that candidates don't have to battle weekday traffic and will be on time for the exam. The next Sunday following May 8 has been taken by the ICET, so the Eamcet will likely be held on a weekday, probably May 9 or 11.

SSC board to give 3 marks for mistake

The SSC Board on Monday decided to award three marks for students in lieu of an error crept in the Hindi question paper (Second Language) exam held on March 26. The exam was conducted for 100 marks.

Students who attempted question number four in the above paper with code 09-H will be awarded three marks in lieu of the error, said a release issued by the SSC Board.

52 AP institutes offering technical and management courses lack approval

No AP university is in the list of 21 fake universities relea- sed by the UGC. A legislative propos- al to prohibit such unfair practices has been introduced in Parliament.

The All-India Council for Technical Education has tracked down 350 “unapproved institutions” across the country that are offering technical and management courses in violation of the AICTE regulations. As many as 52 institutions from Andhra Pradesh figure in this list.

No university from the state figured in the list of 21 fake universities released by the University Grants Commission.

The AICTE has written to the state government to take action against these institutions under the Indian Penal Code. Several prominent Bschools figure in the list. A legislative proposal to prohibit unfair practices in higher educational institutions has already been introduced in Parliament.

Most of these institutions are offering MBA, MCA and post-graduate diplomas in management (PGDM) courses without obtaining the necessary approval from either AICTE or the state government.

Of these 350 unapproved institutions, 75 each are in Delhi and Maharashtra, 52 in Andhra Pradesh, 34 in West Bengal, 30 in Uttar Pradesh, 27 in Karnataka, 17 in Haryana, 14 in Tamil Nadu, 9 in Chandigarh, 4 in Gujarat, 3 in Punjab, 2 each in Bihar, Rajasthan, Himachal Pradesh and Goa, and one each in Uttarkhand and Kerala. As one can see, Andhra Pradesh figures rather high on the list!

Institutes in Hyderabad: 1. Adam Smith Institute of Management, Punjagutta; 2. Amity Business School, Banjara Hills; 3. Asian Graduate School of Business, Jubilee Hills; 4. Badruka Institute of Foreign Trade, Barkatpura; 5. Bangalore School of Business, Punjagutta; 6. BIPD Business School, Ameerpet; 7. Business School Campus (Priest University Franchise), Ameerpet; 8. Gandikota Institute of Technology and Management, Secunderabad; 9. Gems Business School, Abids; 10. Hyderabad School of Business, Banjara Hills; 11. IILM Business School, Balanagar; 12. Indian Institute of Planning and Management, Banjara Hills; 13. Indigo School of Business, Moosarambagh; 14.Indigrow Institute of Professional Studies, Ameerpet; 15. Institute of Management and Creative Studies, Jubilee Hills; 16. International Institute for Insurance and Finance, Nallakunta; 17. Isitech Business School, Miyapur; 18. ITM Business School, Nallakunta; 19. Jain School of Business, Kondapur; 20. Maharshi Institute of Management, Begumpet ;       21. National Institute of Construction Management and Research; 22. New Dimensions International Institute of Management, Somajiguda; 23. Rai Business School, Balanagar; 24. Roots Business School, Himayathnagar and Somajiguda; 25. School for Management & Applied Research Tech, Mehdipatnam; 26. Sujana School of Business, Madhapur; 27. Synergy Institute of Management, KPHB; 28. Tomo Technisys Pvt Ltd, SR Nagar; 29. United World School of Business, Banjara Hills; 30. Mentoris School of Management, Banjara Hills; 31. WLC College Pvt. Ltd, Banjara Hills; 32. Niraj International College, Begumpet; 33. The Indian School of Business, Gachibowli; 34. Clinical Research Education and Management Academy, Banjara Hills; 35. CMED School of Management, Narayanaguda; 36. Cygmax Institute of Management Studies, Vengal Rao Nagar, Hyderabad and Vijayawada; 37. Magnus School of Business, Banjara Hills, Hyderabad and Vizag; 38.Sun Institute of Technology and Management, VST crossroads, Hyderabad and Visakhapatnam.

Institute in RR district:  1.Centre For Management Research, Shankerpalli, RR district.

Institutes in Vizag: 1. Indo-American Tourism Ltd; 2. Balla Institute of Technology and Management.

Institute in Guntur: 1. Institute of Rural Studies and Administration.

Institute in Vijayawada: 1. Venkat Educational Academy, Mogal Rajapuram caves.

Few takers for tech entrance exams

The usual enthuiasm for engineering entrance exams appears to e missing this year in the tate. Be it national-level ompetitive exams like IIT EE and AIEEE or state evel Eamcet, the response has been poor.

Anticipating huge demand, Eamcet officials had placed an order for 4.5 lakh application forms but sold less than 2 lakh forms as against 4 lakh last year. Only 1.5 lakh students have submitted the forms.

Nearly 45,000 from AP have applied to IIT-Madras

zone this year, which is an increase of 4 per cent over last year, as compared to the growth rate of over 10 per cent for the last five years.

The applicants for AIEEE2011 reduced this year over the last year. In the state, the number of applicants came down from 1.05 lakh last year to 95,000 this year.

CEEP 2011 Notification|Polytechnic Entrance Exam Notification|Polytechnics Admissions 2011

STATE BOARD OF TEHCNICAL EDUCATION AND TRAINING

ANDHRA PRADESH:: HYDERABAD

NOTIFICATION

No.SBTET-EE-II/CEEP/853/2010 Date:07-03-2011.

COMMON ENTRANCE EXAMINATION FOR ADMISSION IN TO

POLYTECHNICS -2011 (CEEP-2011)

The State Board of Technical Education and Training, Andhra Pradesh, Hyderabad will
conduct “Common Entrance Examination for Admission into Polytechnics (CEEP-2011)”
for the candidates seeking admission in to all Diploma Courses in Engineering / Non
Engineering / Technology offered at Polytechnics / institutions (including Aided and
Unaided Private Polytechnics / Institutions) in Andhra Pradesh State for the academic year
2011-2012.

2. Eligibility to appear for CEEP-2011.
Candidates who have passed SSC or its equivalent & recognised by the Board of Secondary
Education, A.P., Hyderabad are eligible. The candidates who have compartmentally passed
or appearing for SSC are also eligible to apply. However, they must have passed in all the
subjects before seeking admission.
Detailed information regarding eligibility, age and syllabi etc. are given in the “CEEP-
2011 Booklet” which is supplied along with ICR FORM and is available for sale at a
cost of Rs 20/-(Rupees Twenty only) from the Principals of Govt Polytechnics, Private
Polytechnics and AP online centers for details visit http://sbtetap.gov.in and
http://dte.nic.in).

3. Procedure for applying:
State Board of Technical Education & Training, AP, Hyderabad has made arrangements to
accept online application forms at various AP online/Helpline centres, CSCs (Rajiv Citizen
Service Centres).The detailed list of these centres is available at http://sbtetap.gov.in
website. In order to file application through these centres an application fee of Rs.310/-
(Rupees Three hundred and ten only) has to be paid to the operator by the candidate.
The detailed procedure of enclosing photograph and affixing signature of the candidate and
parent / guardian on the ICR form is available in the instructions booklet. Candidates are
advised to read these instructions carefully before entering the details on the ICR form and
recheck it before the operator presses the confirmation button. Please note that the manual
application form is not accepted.

4.IMPORTANT DATES TO NOTE
a) COMMENCEMENT OF SALE OF CEEP BOOKLET WITH ICR FORM FOR RS 20/- 10 -03-2011(THURSDAY)
b) COMMENCEMENT OF FILING OF ONLINE APPLICATION FORM FOR RS 310/- FROM HELPLINE CENTERS/APONLINE CENTERS 17-03-2011 (THURSDAY)
c) LAST DATE FOR SALE OF CEEP BOOKLET WITH ICR FORM 18-04-2011(MONDAY)
d) LAST DATE FOR FILING OF ONLINE APPLICATIONS FORM 18-04-2011(MONDAY)
e) DATE OF CONDUCT OF CEEP-2011 30-04-2011(SATURDAY) 11.00 AM to 1.00 PM

5.The programme of admissions (Web counselling) will be notified in all leading
newspapers after declaration of CEEP results. Candidates are advised to note that
admissions into polytechnics for academic year 2011-2012 shall be made on the basis of
Web counselling, where in candidates can opt for any course at any polytechnic in the order
of priority and the allotment shall be made for his/her best preferred choice based on his/her
merit and other admission rules in vogue. Details of Web counselling and helpline centres
will be available on our website http://sbtetap.gov.in and shall also be notified in all leading
Newspapers after declaration of CEEP RESULTS.

6. IMPORTANT DO’S FOR CANDIDATES.
a) Please note that only one Hall ticket will be generated against an ICR FORM,
i.e. ICR FORM NUMBER IS UNIQUE.
b) Candidates should note down the ICR form number ( They should keep a
photo copy of ICR form as the same would be required for WEB counselling).
c) Date of birth should be correctly entered in the ICR form, as tie in CEEP rank
would be resolved on the basis of the same
d) Do not allow your ICR FORM TO BE USED BY OTHERS, (i.e. Do not reveal
your ICR form no. to others)

Sd/-

Place: Hyderabad Chairman- SBTET &

Date: 07.03.2011 Commissioner of Technical Education

A day of horror for Inter students

Hyderabad: The promised buses for students appearing for Intermediate examinations never showed up on Thursday. Students were left to fend for themselves though Board of Intermediate Education (BIE) officials had grandly announced two weeks ago that special buses would ply to ferry them to and fro their examination centres.

BIE officials had announced that 185 APSRTC buses would ply on Thursday to ferry students to their exam centres. Students complained that they were forced to travel for over two hours in peak traffic to reach their exam centres. “The police did not allow us to enter the restricted areas near Necklace Road even after we showed them our hall tickets. We reached the exam hall 15 minutes late and were worried that we wouldn’t be able to answer all the questions,” said a student at Mahbubia College.

It was a forgettable experience for students of 32 exam venues located in the restricted area as they were kept waiting at police barricades at Punjagutta and Khairatabad. “Four students who came along with their parents were reportedly forced to wait for an hour at Khairatabad as police officials prevented them from passing through the area,” BIE sources said. The parents later lodged a complaint with BIE officials on the incident.

Many parents were seen waiting for their wards to finish their exam to take them back home lest they would be stranded again on the way home. “Some parents even arranged cabs to take students back home from the exam centres,” said N Ratnakar, regional inspection officer (RIO), Ranga Reddy. Some students who were stranded at Secretariat due to a traffic jam were taken to their examination centres by the RIO, Hyderabad.

BIE officials said that the ‘Million March’ did not affect the turnout of students in Ranga Reddy and Hyderabad. “Only 2.34 percent of the 77,000 students in RR district did not turn up for the exam. In Hyderabad, 3.3 per cent students were absent,” said G Balaramaiah, secretary, BIE.

The English Paper II was held as scheduled across the state on Thursday. The BIE officials in a press release said that two impersonation cases were reported in Ranga Reddy and Warangal on Thursday.

The officials also said that flying sqauds shut down photostat centres in Viziayanagaram district as news about a question paper leak was reported. Meanwhile, CBSE and ICSE schools arranged transport for students in view of the protest call.

EDCET 2011 Notification

(Accredited by NAAC with ‘A’ Grade) OSMANIA UNIVERSITY HYDERABAD- 500 007. Ed.CET-2011, NOTIFICATION EDUCATION COMMON ENTRANCE TEST Conducted under the aegis of APSCHE, Hyderabad.

                             (In terms of G.O.Ms.No. 72 Edn.(SE Trg-1) department, dated 5-7-2004 and related amendments)

Applications in the prescribed form are invited for Education Common Entrance Test (Ed.CET-2011) for selection of candidates for admission into B.Ed. regular course in Colleges of Education in Andhra Pradesh for the academic year 2011-2012.

     Eligibility for Ed.CET-2011: The candidates should fulfil the following eligibility criteria

(a)	The candidates should have passed B.A./B.Sc./B.Com./B.Sc.(Home Science)/B.C.A./B.B.M. examination from any University in Andhra Pradesh or a recognized University out side Andhra Pradesh.
(b)	The candidates who are appearing for final degree examinations of 2011 are also eligible to appear for entrance examination.
(c)	Candidates with at least 50% Marks either in the Bachelor’s Degree or in the Master’s Degree or any other qualification equivalent thereto, are eligible for admission to the programme. However the candidates belonging to all other reserved categories should have secured 40% marks in the qualifiying examination.
(d)	The qualifying mark in the Entrance Test for all candiadates is 37 out of total marks 150 (i.e 25%). For the candidates belonging to SC/ST communities there will be no qualifying marks for ranking.
(e)	The candidates should have completed 19 years of age on 01-07-2011.
SALE OF APPLICATION FORMS:
Prescribed printed application form along with OMR cum ICR application form and information booklet can be had across the counters from all the Head Post Offices and the University Post Offices in the State of A.P. The application forms can also be had from e-seva centers in Hyderabad, Secunderabad, Visakhapatnam, Vijayawada, Tirupathi, Warangal, Anantapur and Guntur cities and the Designated main Branches of Andhra Bank outlets in A.P. for Details of Branches visit Websites : WWW.edcet2011.com , WWW.osmanai.ac.in SUBMISSION OF APPLICATIONS: Duly filled in application form, and OMR cum ICR application form should be submitted in person or by Registered post / Speed post to the Convener, Ed.CET-2011, Department of Education, IASE, Osmania University, Hyderabad - 500 007 on or before 5 p.m., 23.04.2011. SUBMISSION OF FILLED IN APPLICATIONS ONLINE: Applications also can be submitted online. However, a copy of the application downloaded along with two passport size photographs and D.D. for Rs.150/- drawn from any Nationalized Bank in favour of "The Secretary, APSCHE, payable at Hyderabad must to be sent to the Convener, Ed.CET-2011,Department of Education,IASE,Osmania University,Hyderabad - 500 007 on or before 5p.m., 23-04-2011 For further details visit www.edcet2011.com, www.osmania.ac.in. OR For AP online submission a candidate has to Pay Rs. 150/- by cash in any AP Online Centre (list of franchisees is available on www.aponline.gov.in) or pay through AP Online citizen portal https://secure.aponline.gov.in online and obtain a receipt and enter the website www.aponline.gov.in and submit the application. After submission a registered number for future reference is generated. Note: 1. The convener shall not be in anyway responsible for postal delay or loss in transit etc. 2. The applications received after 5:00 P.M. on last date shall not be considered, what so ever may be the reason. 3. Incomplete applications will be rejected. 4. Candidate should carefully go through the information Booklet supplied along with application before filling up the application and OMR cum ICR application form. 5. The candidate claiming to be a local candidate of a local University area is as defined in A.P. Educational Institutions (Regulation of Admission) order 1974 and amendments there on. 6. Mere appearance at the entrance test (Ed.CET-2011) does not entitle a candidate for admission into B.Ed. course unless the stipulated eligibility conditions are satisfied. SCHEDULE: 1. Date of Commencement of  Sale of Applications : 07-03-2011 2. Last date for  submission of filled-in Applications : 23-04-2011 3. Test date Saturday (11:00 AM to 01:00 PM) : 04-06-2011