Separate EAMCET for Telangana, Andhra Pradesh?

Hyderabad: Telangana and Andhra Pradesh are most likely to have separate entrance examinations to medical and engineering courses from the next academic year, according to sources.

G. Jagadish Reddy, the education minister of Telangana state, on Monday said that it was not fair to have education as a common agenda for 10 years when everything was divided. He said separate CETs would be conducted from next year.

Responding to a question, Jagadish when asked if the Telangana government expected any problems in the consequent counselling and admission processes in view of the state split, he said steps will be taken to ensure that students of both regions are not inconvenienced and the process is completed normally.

Jagadish Reddy, however, said the government is yet to take a decision on the issue of fee reimbursement. It was one of most important schemes of the previous government. Further, he said that the cabinet would take a decision on the fee reimbursement as it was a policy matter.