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ICET: candidates can seek copy of OMR sheet

HYDERABAD: Candidates appearing for the Integrated Common Entrance Test (ICET) this year can seek a photocopy of their OMR sheet, and this facility is being extended for the first time to exhibit transparency in the conduct of examination and valuation of the script.

Osmania University Vice-Chancellor and ICET-2008 Chairman T. Tirupati Rao said that candidates can obtain the photocopy by paying Rs. 2,000. He said such a facility was not extended in any other entrance examination.

ICET-2008 Convenor D.N. Reddy said more than 40,000 additional students would be taking the test this year. Last year, 1,71,000 candidates took the test while this year 2,12,477 students had applied. The test would be held on May 11 from 10 a.m. to 12.30 p.m. at 367 centres in 20 cities of the State. Hall-tickets had been dispatched to the candidates and the information was also available on www.icet2008.net.

Those who had not received hall-tickets can download E-hall tickets from the following websites from May 5 on wards – www.icet2008.net, www.uceou.edu and www.osmania.ac.in.

Duplicate hall-tickets will also be issued in respective test centres on payment of Rs. 50.

Prof. Reddy said that the key would be released on May 15 and the results within 15 days of the examination.

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