Telangana temporarily shelves plan for counselling-based admissions to management quota seats
Hyderabad: The state govt appears to have temporarily shelved its plan to fill management seats in engineering colleges through the counselling process. The proposal was introduced last year after the Higher Education Council received numerous complaints regarding management and NRI seats being sold at exorbitant rates.
"It seems highly unlikely that we will be able to conduct counselling for management and NRI seats this year," said an official from the Telangana Council of Higher Education. In the state, there are approximately 80,000 engineering seats. Of these, 70% are filled under the convenor quota through counselling, while the remaining 30% fall under the management and NRI quotas.
According to the regulations, management quota seats are to be filled only after convenor quota seats have been allotted through counselling, following the issuance of a formal notification, and based on JEE, EAPCET, or Intermediate examination marks. "Colleges are required to fill even management and NRI seats on the basis of merit. However, very few follow these rules. Seats are awarded to students willing to pay the highest amount, regardless of their academic credentials," said Praveen Kumar, a faculty member at a private engineering college.
With the exception of a few institutions, the majority do not adhere to the rules when filling seats under the B and C categories. These seats are often sold well in advance of the convenor quota admissions, in an effort to maximise profits.
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