The Hindu : B.Ed counselling likely to be delayed

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Wednesday, Oct 15, 2003

Southern States

Southern States - Andhra Pradesh

B.Ed counselling likely to be delayed

By Our Special Correspondent

Hyderabad Oct. 14. Counselling for filling the existing 31,796 seats in the 283 B.Ed colleges in the State may be delayed by a few more days with the Government deciding to file an affidavit in the High Court tomorrow specifying the norms to be followed by private institutions.

For candidates, the uncertainty continues despite completion of EdCET, and preparation of the Statewide merit list.

The delay is also due to the non-availability of the "approved list" of the colleges from the National Council for Teacher Education after renewal of recognition for the year. The Minister for School Education, M. Venkateswara Rao, said at a press conference here he was, however, hopeful that counselling would begin "in a matter of days" as the NCTE began processing the applications by a special sitting in Hyderabad. The appraisal was on.

In the affidavit to be filed before the High Court, the Government would state that it had complied with the Supreme Court judgment by issuing a GO (No 1038 Dt. Oct. 10) providing for allotment of 50 per cent seats in private/minority institutions to managements without naming them as "management quota" and fixing a common fee for all colleges, Rs 10,800 per year.

It would also seek a directive from the High Court asking the private managements to have their own common entrance test/counselling through two committees of judges as suggested by the Supreme Court in its August 14 verdict. The Government would want the private managements to follow this as an alternative if they were not prepared to fill their seats honouring the merit lest prepared by the Government.

The private managements too are in a piquant situation. Last year, they were allotted 15 per cent seats while 85 per cent went to the Government. When the apex court fixed the Government-management seat quotas at 50:50, the managements were happy.

They, in fact, approached the High Court seeking a directive to the State Government for complying with the judgment. However, the GO issued by the Government came as a dampener, specifying common fee for all the colleges, government as well as private, without giving scope for discretion. Now, it is stated, they want to revert to last year's ratio (85:15).

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