The A.P. Reorganisation Act will guide the conduct of Engineering Agriculture and Medical Common Entrance Test (EAMCET) this year and not the individual opinions of both the State governments.

This message is said to have been conveyed to Andhra Pradesh and Telangana Governments by the Governor, E.S.L. Narasimhan, when AP HRD Minister Ganta Srinivasa Rao and Telangana Education Minister G. Jagadish Reddy met him, separately, to discuss the controversy arising out the conduct EAMCET.

Mr. Rao met the Governor in the morning and later in the evening, Mr. Reddy was called to the Raj Bhavan to discuss the issue. Sources said the Governor made it clear to both Ministers that students should not be made to suffer given the sensitivity of the examination and measures have to be taken as per the A.P. Reorganisation Act.

The Governor asked them to discuss the issue among themselves and also with the respective Chief Ministers before coming to an understanding. If need be one has to take a step backward and walk together in the interests of students, he is said to have conveyed to them.

Initially, the Ministers stuck to their respective stands on the issue and argued that they were well within their legal permits to conduct the test on their own. Yesterday’s differing views from them led to much confusion among the students and parents about whether it’s going to be a common test or two tests. The uncertainty is more among the medical stream aspirants as seats are limited.

Meanwhile, Telangana State Council of Higher Education (TSCHE) Chairman T. Papi Reddy announced that a meeting of all universities has been called on January 3 to discuss the dates of the common entrance tests (CETs).

Quit notice to APSCHE

The APSCHE received a jolt on Monday when the Jawaharlal Nehru Architecture and Fine Arts University (JNAFAU) sent a notice asking them to vacate the place as early as possible. The APSCHE office is now located in a building on the (JNAFAU) campus and it pays rent in lakhs every month.

Source: TH