Engineering counselling delay in AP leaves thousands in uncertainty
While the case involves just three students, its impact is being felt by thousands across the state.
The delay has left students and parents in a dilemma—whether to join the colleges allotted in the first phase or wait for a potentially better seat in the second phase. Those who reported to their first-phase colleges are now facing heavy pressure from managements to join immediately. In several cases, colleges are demanding advance hostel payments of ₹50,000 or more, making it clear that these amounts will not be refunded if the student opts out after the second phase.
"This is a weird situation. My son secured a seat in first counselling but is unhappy with the college and wants to wait for the second phase. Now the college insists we pay almost 40% of the fees as a non-refundable advance. This is badly impacting us," said T Srinivasa Murthy, a private school teacher from Vijayawada.
The dispute stems from a govt order issued on May 12, nearly a decade after the bifurcation of Andhra Pradesh, changing the definition of local status.
Students who studied outside AP for even one year in the four years prior to B.Tech admission are now considered non-local. Many affected students joined intermediate courses in Telangana before the order was introduced.
Three such students approached the high court, which ordered that they be treated as local candidates. The department of technical education, however, suspended seat allotments to avoid applying the ruling only to them and sought further clarity from the court.
With no new counselling date announced and classes for first-phase students having already started on August 4, thousands remain caught between paying non-refundable fees now or waiting in uncertainty for a resolution. For many, their academic future now depends on the outcome of a case filed by just three students.
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