EAMCET sans hitch, question errors

By Our Staff Reporter

HYDERABAD, MAY 5. The Engineering, Agriculture and Medical Common Entrance Test (EAMCET)-2000 conducted throughout the State on Friday passed off without any hitch on the administrative side and errors in question papers.

The EAMCET-2000 convener, Prof. N. Satyanarayana Murthy, put the attendance percentage between 98 and 99. Excluding some minor instances of a student walking away with the question paper and candidates reporting a bit late not being allowed to take the test, the examination was free of printing mistakes or administrative follies.

Earlier in the morning, the Minister for Technical Education, Mr. Alapati Rajendra Prasad, picked up ``G'' series for the engineering stream at the Jawaharlal Nehru Technological University (JNTU). The message was aired through Telugu news on All India Radio at 6.45 a.m. for the benefit of EAMCET regional coordinators and the Chief Superintendents of examination centres. They were also informed by telephone and fax.

At 10 a.m. the Minister picked up ``S'' series for the medicine stream and information was passed on to all districts immediately.

Later, the Minister visited Vanita Mahavidyalaya centre where about 1,000 students were taking the examination. He went around the centre and enquired with the students whether they had noticed any mistakes in the question paper. One of the aspirants informed the JNTU Vice-Chancellor and EAMCET-2000 Chairman, Prof. Y. Venkatrami Reddy, that question no. 36 in the ``C'' booklet in the engineering stream had a mistake. However, later experts found that there was nothing wrong with the question.

The EAMCET Chairman as well as the convener had to face some delicate situations when two students approached them seeking permission to take the test as they were not allowed inside the examination hall for reporting late.

A girl student from Nalgonda district was caught in a traffic jam on her way and had reported 30 minutes late at her allotted centre in the city. However, her request was turned down.

In another instance one of the candidates in the A.V. College centre walked away with the question paper which was supposed to be given back along with the answer sheet.

Talking to reporters, the Minister said that the results of EAMCET would be released in the last week of May. He said two expert committees had been constituted to prepare keys of the examination.

The initial key of EAMCET would be released on May 7 to which students and academics can send their suggestions and mistakes, if any. The letters should be addressed to the Convener. The final key would be prepared after taking into account the feedback and it would be released on May 18.

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