Telangana’s rural students forced to earn to learn

Nearly two-third of all senior-Intermediate girls in rural Telangana have to earn so that they may study, a survey has found.

Conducted by the M.V. Foundation, the survey on impediments to girl education involved girls who were first-generation education seekers. It reported 74.2 per cent girls as saying education was not free even in government institutions that did not charge for tuition, but collected other fees that many students could not afford.

The respondents said they had to earn wages to support education. Data for the study was pooled from 20 colleges selected randomly from 2,141 colleges, both private and government, excluding Hyderabad and Ranga Reddy districts.

“Fees other than tuition are collected from students and there is no regulation for such collection. Given that budgets for most colleges are inadequate and often does not arrive on time, the fees are used to run these institutions. It is indeed a difficult situation for students as reimbursement arrives only towards the end of the academic year,” says Shailaja Ramaiyer, Commissioner of Collegiate Education, Board of Intermediate Education, while acknowledging the study’s findings.

The study found that sexual abuse and eve-teasing were major impediments to girls continuing education. Nearly 37.5 per cent respondents said they experienced sexual assaults at primary school level and 34.1 per cent reported experiencing sexual abuse at least once a week during second year of Intermediate. Eve-teasing had caused girls to drop out of college and many also regularly experienced gender and caste discrimination.

Additionally, the study also found low levels of sexual awareness among respondents. For instance, only 63.2 per cent girls did not know if pregnancy could occur on kissing or hugging, while 90.5 per cent were unaware if a woman could get pregnant during the first instance of intercourse.

Telangana Vidyavantula Vedika convenor Mallepali Laxmaiah recommended that hostels be set up for every education institution to facilitate higher education, as the family environment could vitiate education, he observed. The study reported most girls witnessing violence at home, usually perpetuated by an alcoholic father.

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More than half of all education loans in South India, TN and Kerala

Two states, Tamil Nadu and Kerala, have accounted for nearly 40 per cent of education loans disbursed in the country so far, indicating the skew in the tapping of bank funds for education.

Banks have disbursed Rs 16,380 crore in Tamil Nadu, Rs 10,487 crore in Kerala — over 38 per cent of total disbursals, as per data prepared by the Department of Financial Services, Ministry of Finance.

According to the data, collated from states across the country, over 54 per cent of education loans have gone to applicants in south India. As of December 31, 2014, the total outstanding education loans for the country was Rs 70,475 crore.

Banks began to disburse education loans from 2000-01. These loans were pushed the most by former finance minister P Chidambaram when the UPA was in power. Populous states like UP and Bihar are way down in the borrowings list: banks could disburse only Rs 6,697 crore and Rs 3,053 crore respectively. Students in Maharashtra — another big state — have received only Rs 4,906 crore so far; Madhya Pradesh has got Rs 1,945 crore. The entire Northeast has got only Rs 736 crore.


The skew in disbursals was discussed at a review meeting called by the Finance Ministry for public sector banks recently.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s home state Gujarat accounts for Rs 1,508 crore of education loans, with barely 50,000 students opting for loans. “The Ministry of HRD has given a list of 1,100 A-rated institutions and universities to banks and they do not have any problem in lending to students in these institutions. They should not consider the mortgage but focus on employability,” said a top official who participated in the Ministry review meeting, which called for a correction in the trend.

As many as 9.56 lakh students have taken education loans in Tamil Nadu, while Kerala had 4.03 student loan accounts as on December 2014. Why are education loans so popular in TN and Kerala?

“The high literacy level in these states is a major reason. Another reason is the huge number of educational institutions, especially professional colleges. Most students in southern states go for higher education, and are keen on taking up jobs,” said V R Iyer, chairperson and managing director of Bank of India.

M Narendra, who recently retired as chairman and MD of Indian Overseas Bank, said, “The awareness level of people about the banking system is very high in South India. There’s a lot of information about education loans. A large number of middle-class students apply for such loans in the southern states.”


The DFS data shows that as much as 86.8 per cent of the total outstanding education loan is with public sector banks. As on December 31, 2014, PSU banks had disbursed Rs 61,177 crore to students, while private banks provided the remaining Rs 9,298 crore. Among PSU banks, State Bank of India topped the list with loans of Rs 15,295 crore among 5.77 lakh students, followed by Canara Bank (Rs 5,371 crore).

SBI currently charges an interest of 11.75 per cent (1.75 per cent above the base rate) on normal student loans above Rs 7.50 lakh. For loans up to Rs 4 lakh, the rate is 13.50 per cent (3.50 per cent above the base rate), and for loans between Rs 4 lakh and Rs 7.50 lakh, it is 13.75 per cent.

SBI lays down that repayment must commence a year after completion of the course, or six months after securing a job, whichever is earlier. In case a second loan is availed later, the student has to repay the combined loan amount in 12 years after completion of the second course.

The DFS has set a target of Rs 74,828 crore for education loans for the fiscal ending March 2015, but bankers are not sure of meeting the target. The Ministry had asked banks to give loans to meritorious students under the management quota, and not reject applications on the ground of non-service area of the branch concerned.

According to a senior government official, banks should take into account the new budgetary announcement of Student Financial Aid Authority, which is being set up to administer and monitor scholarships and loan schemes through the Pradhan Mantri Vidya Lakshmi Karyakram. This will help banks in increasing education loans across the country, he said.

Just two states, Tamil Nadu and Kerala, have accounted for nearly 40 per cent of education loans disbursed in the country so far, indicating the skew in the tapping of bank funds for education.

Banks have disbursed Rs 16,380 crore in Tamil Nadu, Rs 10,487 crore in Kerala — over 38 per cent of total disbursals, as per data prepared by the Department of Financial Services, Ministry of Finance.

According to the data, collated from states across the country, over 54 per cent of education loans have gone to applicants in south India. As of December 31, 2014, the total outstanding education loans for the country was Rs 70,475 crore.

Banks began to disburse education loans from 2000-01. These loans were pushed the most by former finance minister P Chidambaram when the UPA was in power. Populous states like UP and Bihar are way down in the borrowings list: banks could disburse only Rs 6,697
respectively. Students in Maharashtra — another big state — have received only Rs 4,906 crore so far; Madhya Pradesh has got Rs 1,945 crore. The entire Northeast has got only Rs 736 crore.

The skew in disbursals was discussed at a review meeting called by the Finance Ministry for public sector banks recently.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s home state Gujarat accounts for Rs 1,508 crore of education loans, with barely 50,000 students opting for loans. “The Ministry of HRD has given a list of 1,100 A-rated institutions and universities to banks and they do not have any problem in lending to students in these institutions. They should not consider the mortgage but focus on employability,” said a top official who participated in the Ministry review meeting, which called for a correction in the trend.

As many as 9.56 lakh students have taken education loans in Tamil Nadu, while Kerala had 4.03 student loan accounts as on December 2014. Why are education loans so popular in TN and Kerala?

“The high literacy level in these states is a major reason. Another reason is the huge number of educational institutions, especially professional colleges. Most students in southern states go for higher education, and are keen on taking up jobs,” said V R Iyer, chairperson and managing director of Bank of India.

M Narendra, who recently retired as chairman and MD of Indian Overseas Bank, said, “The awareness level of people about the banking system is very high in South India. There’s a lot of information about education loans. A large number of middle-class students apply for such loans in the southern states.”

The DFS data shows that as much as 86.8 per cent of the total outstanding education loan is with public sector banks. As on December 31, 2014, PSU banks had disbursed Rs 61,177 crore to students, while private banks provided the remaining Rs 9,298 crore. Among PSU banks, State Bank of India topped the list with loans of Rs 15,295 crore among 5.77 lakh students, followed by Canara Bank (Rs 5,371 crore).

SBI currently charges an interest of 11.75 per cent (1.75 per cent above the base rate) on normal student loans above Rs 7.50 lakh. For loans up to Rs 4 lakh, the rate is 13.50 per cent (3.50 per cent above the base rate), and for loans between Rs 4 lakh and Rs 7.50 lakh, it is 13.75 per cent.

SBI lays down that repayment must commence a year after completion of the course, or six months after securing a job, whichever is earlier. In case a second loan is availed later, the student has to repay the combined loan amount in 12 years after completion of the second course.

The DFS has set a target of Rs 74,828 crore for education loans for the fiscal ending March 2015, but bankers are not sure of meeting the target. The Ministry had asked banks to give loans to meritorious students under the management quota, and not reject applications on the ground of non-service area of the branch concerned.

According to a senior government official, banks should take into account the new budgetary announcement of Student Financial Aid Authority, which is being set up to administer and monitor scholarships and loan schemes through the Pradhan Mantri Vidya Lakshmi Karyakram. This will help banks in increasing education loans across the country, he said.

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Set up special commission for education

The Akhil Bharatiya Samajwadi Adhyapak Sabha, a socialist advocacy group, has demanded setting up an autonomous commission to govern the education sector and creation of separate cadre for top bureaucrats working in government-run educational establishments.

The local unit of the group recently met governor C Vidyasagar Rao and submitted a memorandum of their demands, which also includes ensuring free and compulsory education from kindergarten (KG) to post graduation (PG), among others.

"Setting up an autonomous institution for the education sector on the lines of the Central Planning Commission (NITI Aayog) would ensure more focused and organised approach of the government towards the sector. Such an institution would help in achieving the desired quality of education and ensure the government reaches all the targeted beneficiaries," national vice-president of the group Ajmal Khan said.

Elaborating on the demand to create a separate cadre of government officials for the education sector, he said, "Presently, the Indian Administrative Service (IAS) officers work in top-level posts in the bureaucracy in education departments. We demand that a separate cadre, Indian Educational Services (IES), must be created. The job responsibilities in the education sector are quite different from those in other fields."

The Akhil Bharatiya Samajwadi Adhyapak Sabha has also demanded scrapping of non-aided policy of the government in the education sector, terming it as the root cause of all the evils in the current system.

"The government should spend at least 8% of the GDP on education to ensure free flow of funds so that the non-aided policy can be rooted out permanently. To make sure the disadvantaged groups get more education, the government should increase the scope of the RTE Act, expanding the age limit of beneficiaries under it between three and 18 years," Khan added.

Bringing nursery education under the direct control of the government and levying a special education cess on the rich are some of the other major demands of the group. Its members are also planning to meet chief minister Devendra Fadnavis to discuss the group's demands.

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Special education to take a hit, boards warn

Starting this fall, boards will have fewer options to move money around — so expect special education to take a hit because most need to do that to cover the actual costs of serving their most needy students, says the head of the Ontario Public School Boards’ Association.

While a threatened 2 per cent cut in overall funding didn’t materialize — grants remain at the same level as last year, at $22.5 billion — Michael Barrett said there are still several areas of concern.

“While it wasn’t as horrible as it could have been, there are still systemic issues that haven’t been dealt with — special education funding absolutely being at the top of it.”

At a time when the special education funding model “continues to deteriorate, the tendency is for boards to use un-enveloped dollars to meet the gap,” he said. “But with six more enveloped (or specific use) funds … the closing of that flexibility for boards means they’ll have to cut programs.”

He’s also worried about the government’s plan to penalize school boards that don’t close schools with excess space, while at the same time promoting the idea of turning buildings into community hubs, where extra room will be needed to offer services and programming to area families.

Some schools the province considers under-utilized are already offering programs because they have the space, he added, making the government’s stance “almost a contradiction.”

The Elementary Teachers’ Federation of Ontario said it too is concerned about school closings, possibly “driving elementary schools and students into high school settings” as schools are merged to save money.

It also slammed the government for not providing enough supports for teachers as more special education students are integrated into mainstream classrooms.

Parents of special needs children in Toronto Catholic schools say they were warned that the board is looking at a .8 per cent cut in provincial funding, or $7 million — on top of a $20-million plus deficit created by staff error — and that services would be impacted.

Spokesperson John Yan said the board overspends by $21 million each year on special education to meet students’ needs and is now looking at a cut of $2.7 million from funding that is already inadequate.

The Toronto public board was still analyzing the numbers, but said it was pleased with an increase for school repairs, to $112 million.

In announcing the grants for 2015-16, Education Minister Liz Sandals said parents concerned about cuts to their children’s programs will have to talk to their boards.

“We spent $22.5 billion on education in Ontario last year, we’re spending $22.5 billion on education this year. That’s even though there will be less students,” she said.

Sandals also took a swipe at the troubled Toronto District School Board, noting “we want to make sure that the money is going to students not to empty space,” referring to the number of schools in the board the ministry considers underused.

NDP Leader Andrea Horwath said “it’s really obvious that the Liberals are cutting education. “Just in straight math, when you keep a budget the same, inflationary pressures mean that you’re actually cutting.”

A spokesperson for Sandals said students with special education needs are receiving approximately $2.72 billion for the 2015-16 school year under a "more fair and equitable" formula.

"School boards are responsible for using their total funding allocation to provide the special education programs and services to meet the needs of their students," said Nilani Logeswaran in a written statement.

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Telangana State to recruit 85,000 people for Govt jobs

Telangana government on Tuesday stated there are no hurdles to conduct recruitments to about 85,000 government jobs. However, the government didn’t provide a clear timeline as to when the recruitments will begin. Irrigation minister T. Harish Rao said the Chief Minister has already promised that all recruitments would be completed within a year. However, dissatisfied with the “government’s callousness towards the issue,” Opposition parties walked out of the Assembly on Tuesday.

The matter pertaining to recruitments was once again raised during the Question Hour on Tuesday morning. Earlier, when the matter was raised, the government had said that recruitments can’t be taken up until the Kamalanathan committee submits its reports regarding staff allocations between Telangana State and Andhra Pradesh.

However, under pressure from the Opposition on Tuesday, finance minister Etela Rajender conceded, “There are 1,07,744 vacant posts out of which about 15,000 posts are related to the Kamalanathan committee. About 85,000 posts are district, zonal and multi-zonal posts. There is no hurdle for recruitments to these posts.”

Replying to MIM leader Akbaruddin Owaisi’s queries on Urdu medium exams and 12 per cent reservations for Muslims, Mr Rajender said, “Urdu exam issue is under consideration of the government. The four per cent reservation for Muslims will continue but if there is a recommendation from the appointed committee, we will implement the same.” He also said the government was planning to take up recruitments on a regular basis annually or biannually.

However, the government was criticised by the Opposition for not spelling out when the recruitments would be taken up. Leader of Opposition K. Jana Reddy said, “You admitted that recruitments in 85 per cent posts can be initiated immediately. But till date even a few thousand posts have not been filled by the government.”

Irrigation minister T. Harish Rao responded saying, “Our Chief Minister has already said that 1 lakh recruitments would be taken up within 1 year. We will begin the process soon.” However, dissatisfied Opposition parties Congress, BJP, CPI and CPM walked out protesting the callousness of the government towards the issue.

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Funds for higher education? Take education loan

The education loans can fund your higher education. The process is simple and if followed can offer you access to funds to pay your fees and other expenses. One must pay off his education loan to remain creditworthy.

After students pass out from schools, funding their higher studies is both a momentous event and a dilemma faced by parents. The costs of higher professional education have gone through the roof. Education loans come in as much-needed financial succour to help talented and meritorious students realise their dreams of studying in reputed professional institutes. The most alluring feature of education loans is that they can be repaid after the completion of the particular educational course. This loan generally covers all expenses incurred towards the tuition and other fees, library charges, hostel and mess charges, cost of books and equipment, maintenance, caution fund/building fund/refundable deposit and cost of passage (for studies abroad), etc.

Here is a lowdown on the entire education loan process. How to apply Students applying for education loans can approach public sector (nationalised) banks and private sector banks that offer educational loans for professional studies in India and abroad. However, before approaching these banks, it is crucial to have sufficient prior knowledge about the various education loan schemes and their pros and cons. Also, all the possible expenses should be calculated, whether it is tuition fees or boarding and lodging expenses, before you avail an education loan. It will help you to arrive at the precise amount you need to take as loan. The second step is to finalise the financial institutions from which you should take the loan – government banks, other government financial institutions or private sector banks and institutions. Government loans are highly subsidised and require the interest to be paid after completion of education in easy-to-pay instalments. But,some reputed financial institutions also offer loans at competitive interest rates. You should do a thorough research on all the terms and conditions regarding the moratorium and repayment periods, etc, when you apply for an educational loan. Loan eligibility To be eligible for an education loan, you should be an Indian national and must have obtained admission to an approved professional or technical course at a leading educational institution in India or abroad through stipulated entrance tests or the due selection process.

The lenders prefer students who have a consistently good academic record. The loan applicants should have an earning parent or guardian as a co-applicant to the loan. The exact amount of educational loan is subject to the individual repaying capacity of the parents or student. The education loan process Once banks receive applications for an educational loan, they determine the period of the loan that normally does not exceed five years as well as the margin money that has to be paid by loan-seekers. Generally, for a loan above Rs 4 lakh, you have to furnish the minimum down payment (payment from your own sources) of five per cent for studies in India and fifteen per cent for studies abroad. However, the requirement for the minimum down payment is dispensed with in case of loans below 4 lakh. The course for which the loan is being taken should justify the amount of loan. Mostly, lenders grant the maximum amount of Rs. 10 lakh for studies in India and Rs. 20 lakh for overseas professional education. Planning the loan repayment Generally, education loans have a repayment period ranging from five to seven years and the EMI startsfrom the first year after the course completion or six months after the loanapplicant secures a job. But, in some cases, the repayment period starts within six months of course completion. In case a student finds it difficultto service the loan, it is advisable to request the lender to re-schedule the repayment period or seek for a moratorium period. If you secure a well-paid job on completion of the course, the repayment can be acceleratedto repay your debts as early as possible.

Thus, you can maintain your credibility and good track record, as well as save on your first earnings.Significantly, students can prepay educational loans without attracting any penalty. Implications of moratorium period Students need not pay interest during the moratorium period. But, there is a cost. For instance, if you avail a loan amount of Rs 5 lakh with the moratorium period of three years and loan repayment period of seven years at an interest rate of 13 per cent per annum, a simple interest is calculated on the disbursed amount from the date of disbursement. A compounded interest payment starts from the first EMI date. Difference between secured and unsecured education loan Most education loans fall into the unsecured loan category, but in some cases, collateral security can be asked. Collaterals asked for education loans are usually property owned by the guarantor (parent), which is free from any other legal complications or liabilities. Therefore, if a student fails to repay the loan, the consequences can be quite grave. Most loans offered by PSBs are secured education loans. Generally, they have lower interest rates and their rates are fixed, compared to the variable rates of private lenders.

Most secured loan providers also offer options of delayed repayment in the event of illness or prolonged unemployment. Unsecured student loans from a bank or private lender usually have higher-than-average interest rates due to the risk component on providing a loan without any collateral. But, such loans provide a sizable amount of money to students in a relatively short span of time. Education loans are a handy option, especially for many underprivileged students. The government intends to make it available for all those who qualify on the basic parameters, irrespective of their financial status. For the same reason, these loans are offered without stringent scrutiny, unlike other loans. However, defaulting on education loan payments will adversely affect the borrower’s as well as the guarantor’s (parent’s) credit-worthiness, which would render any fresh borrowing in the future a difficult proposition.

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Telangana Ed.CET 2015 on 6 June

Hyderabad: The Telangana state examination for the Education Common Entrance Test (Ed.CET) for 2015 was decided to be held on the 6 June, 2015 by the Telangana State Council of Higher Education (TSCHE) which convened at Osmania University. The meeting was led by the committee's Chairman Prof. E Suresh Kumar. In attendance were Prof. S. Mallesh, Vice-Chairman, TSCHE, Prof. P. Prasad, convenor, TS Ed.CET-2015, was well as several members of the Osmania University along with representatives from other universities in the state.

The full particulars of the examinations and other associated details will be released by 12 March, 2015. All applications will need to be made online. The registration fee is Rs.300 for candidates from the general category and Rs.150 from the SC/ST category to be submitted via State Online/AP Online/ Mee-Seva/E-Seva centres in Telangana or Andhra Pradesh.

The final date to complete all requirements for the exam is 7 May, 2015. Those who fail to complete the requirements by that date may do so by May 21 with an additional payment of Rs. 500. The exam tickets will be available for download from www.tsedcet.org after May 31.

The tests will be held at Hyderabad, Nizamabad, Nirmal, Karimnagar, Siddipet, Warangal, Jangaon, Khammam, Kothagudem, Nalgonda, Suryapet, Mahabubnagar, and Wanaparthy.

In addition to the finalization of exam dates the committee also decided that B.Ed courses will be two years and candidates for B.Ed with Mathematics and Physical Science with B.E. and B.Tech degrees will be deemed eligible to pursue the same.

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No Admission Tests for Nomadic BCs

HYDERABAD: To encourage education among children from nomadic backward classes (BCs) in Telangana, the BC welfare department is planning to provide them admissions to government residential schools at any point of the academic year without holding entrance tests. Admissions will be given to BC welfare and social welfare residential schools in respective districts.

In a move to improve the literacy rate among the nomadic BCs, the BC welfare department has recently proposed to launch a survey to identify eligible children to send them to schools. According to the data available with the government, there are 51 nomadic BCs in Telangana and around 90 per cent of their children are away from formal education.

Though the nomadic BCs are entitled to several welfare schemes o the state and central governments, they are unable to utlise the benefits of schemes due to lack of awareness. Recently, the Union government has launched a scholarship scheme for them but very few of them are aware of it, said an official of the BC welfare department. The government is also planning to organise programmes to motivate parents to send their children to schools.

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Telangana: 7-year school record must to claim fee reimbursement, scholarships

Hyderabad: The Telangana state government has made it mandatory for students to submit last seven years’ schooling records to claim fee reimbursement and scholarships.

This will be applicable with immediate effect, from the ongoing academic year 2014-15.

The government has allowed online submission of applications on the “e-Pass” website and students have to upload their schooling records to be eligible to claim the benefits, along with other documents like income and caste certificates.

Deputy CM Kadiam Srihari informed the Assembly on Thursday that only students who pursued schooling in TS for a maximum period out of seven years would be extended the benefit as per Article 371 (D) of the Constitution to determine “local status”.

Deputy Chief Minister Kadiam Srihari who is also the higher education minister for Telangana, said that Telangana is committed to implement the fee reimbursement scheme.

“As per norms in accordance with the Presidential Order issued under Article 371 (D) of the Constitution to determine the local and non-local status of applicants in education and employment opportunities, the school record of last seven years will be taken into consideration, and wherever a student has pursued education for a longer duration out of this period, he or she will be considered the local of that state,” he said.

Mr Srihari reiterated that the TS government was committed to implementing the fee reimbursement scheme despite severe financial implications on the state exchequer and had no plans of scrapping the scheme in future.

“The government has released Rs 1,790 crore fee arrears of students that were accrued in the undivided Andhra Pradesh during the last four years. This shows the sincerity and commitment of the TRS government towards funding the education of the poor and needy. For the ongoing academic year 2014-15 too, we have launched an online application system recently for which over 40,000 students have already applied. We have made necessary allocations in the budget to extend the benefit to over 16.57 lakh students this year,” he added.

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Millennium Development Goals: India shows mixed progress on gender equality

The Millennium Development Goals—eight international goals established in the UN Millennium Summit—are set to expire in 2015. The goals were set to achieve development targets across the world on issues like health, primary education and gender equality and empowerment of women. While India has made progress on issues like combating hunger and poverty and primary education, its performance in meeting the third goal, on gender equality and empowerment, has been mixed. Indian women’s labour force participation is 33% compared with the global average of 50%. Only 10% of women in rural areas have some ownership entitlements over agricultural land; 83% of them, however, depend on agriculture. While India has eliminated gender disparity in primary education, gender budgeting has taken a hit. This in spite of ambitious schemes in pursuit of the goal.

These issues and others were the subject of a round table discussion on “India and the MDG’s gender and Development—An Assessment’ organized by UN Women and the UN Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific in New Delhi on Friday. According to Dipi Sinha of the Right to Food campaign, some of India’s biggest challenges are both institutional and social. The women and child development ministry has seen its budgetary allocation cut by almost 50% as has the rural jobs scheme under the Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act (MGNREGA). “For a lot of women, MNREGA is considered to be a good working option but they have not been provided work for over a year now. Where do they find work?” asked Sinha. “While parents are willing to invest in education, the pathways to convert education into employment are limited. Women’s work force participation as paid employees is not improving.” Jobless growth, according to her, is a pressing concern. “We have to be more demanding in commitments to close the gender equality gap,” said Patricia Barandun, deputy representative, UN Women multi-country office, who believes that more and more women are needed in a position of power and decision-making. Internationally only 22% of all national parliamentarians are women.

India might not have been able to bring about 33% reservation for women in Parliament but in 2009 a proposal to increase reservation for women in Ranchayati Raj institutions to 50% was cleared. But ordinances like the Rajasthan Panchayati Raj (Second Amendment) Ordinance 2014, if passed, will only serve to de-rail such initiatives. The ordinance seeks to introduce a set of educational qualifications of secondary education for candidates to contest panchayat elections. Class VIII has been introduced as the minimum qualification for the post of sarpanch while Class X is the minimum for a post in the zilla parishad. “This will lead to the disenfranchisement of nearly 85% women,” said Sinha. Post 2015, UN Women is advocating a standalone goal to achieve gender equality. The standalone goal rests on three pillars: freedom from violence, access to opportunities and ensuring women have a voice within households and in public and private decision-making spheres. “We need representation of women in different domains. It is not only about women in politics but standing up to other challenges,” said Subhalakshmi Nandi, head of the women’s economic empowerment unit at UN Women.






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Telangana State Intermediate board gets recognition for qualifying examinations

Hyderabad: The Telangana State Board of Intermediate Education has been added to the list of Boards of qualifying examinations or the JEE (Main) this year. TSBIE has asked students in Telangana, who have applied for JEE (Main) this year, to mention their Board of exam as “Telangana State Board of Intermediate Education” while downloading the admit card.

Officials also said that students, who mentioned AP as their state of eligibility can change to Telangana if they desire so, through a request for change of state of eligibility by mailing the application number to jeemain@nic.in from the candidate’s e-mail address written in the JEE (Main) application form.

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Bring nursery education under govt control

AURANGABAD: Bringing in nursery education under government purview, provision for encashment of earned leaves and offering due recognition while handing over government awards are some of the major demands an association of primary teachers from private schools in Maharashtra has raised.

Addressing media persons here on Tuesday, association general secretary for Marathwada region, Arjun Rasal, said a demonstration would be staged in front of the office of the regional educational authorities to press for demands.

"The government has been turning a deaf ear to our demands. We had very high hopes from the new government, but the change in guard has not yielded any results. To highlight our demands, we have decided to intensify our agitation at regional level followed by massive agitation at state level," he said.

Elaborating on demand for bringing nursery education under government control, Rasal said the present system in which such schooling is unregulated was putting a huge burden on primary teachers.

"At several nursery schools, primary teachers are roped in to manage affairs with a handful of untrained staff. Primary teachers have been delivering this as an additional responsibility besides their assigned work. If brought under government control, nursery education would have proper rules and regulations in place for appointment of teachers and other staff," he said.

Rasal said primary teachers are deprived of encashment of earned leaves though such practice which was a norm in other sectors.

The association of primary teachers from private schools has also raised a strong objection to distribution of Ideal Teachers award of the government, alleging that their members have been not been considered positively for the award despite possessing merit.

"Several teachers from private primary schools have been involved in innovative and student-centric teaching practices for years, but their proposals get rejected despite sending repeated entries. This has to be changed as our members too need recognition for their tireless services," Rasal said, highlighting other demands including free internet facility for schools and appointment of non-teaching staff.

Rajendra Wani, management representative of the teachers' association, demanded that the government release dues for unaided schools, which are declared eligible for receiving government aid. He also demanded that "stringent" norms laid down for evaluation of schools must be relaxed.

http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/aurangabad/Bring-nursery-education-under-govt-control/articleshow/46603473.cms

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Online Education in India – Going the Right Way

Technology in education is creating a disruption in the higher education sector globally. Heavy textbooks and notebooks are paving the way for technology led means of learning like interactive videos and virtual live learning sessions. Online reading devices, mobiles, tablets, laptops, multiple digital tools and applications are revolutionizing the learning habits of the student community.

According to the Docebo report of July 2014, the global market for self-paced e-learning is growing very fast in the developing economies of the world – the highest being 17.3% in Asia, followed by Eastern Europe (16.9%), Africa (15.2%) and Latin America (14.6%).

Online education has the potential to bridge the gap between the education provider and a student by providing a more engaging, interactive and mass reach platform. Features such as live instructions, video conferencing, remote test administration and peer to peer networking equip online education to complement the brick-and-mortar classroom training. At the same time, innovation will be required to overcome the challenge of low engagement and high dropout rate on the student side and lack of edtech adoption on the faculty side.

Within India, there has been a steady growth in the adoption of blended or hybrid learning models and even complete online delivery models. Institutions in the country like the Indian School of Business and the Indian Institute of Management are experimenting with direct to desktop models for providing executive education while Indian Institute of Technology (Mumbai) has successfully delivered courses on edX. Government and private institutions such as Acharya Nagarjuna University, Annamalai University, Dr. BR Ambedkar Open University, Narsee Monjee Institute of Management Studies and Amity University have launched their distance degree programs in online mode. Many training companies have launched courses in areas such including Digital Marketing, Big Data, Healthcare, Law, Finance and more. There has been an emergence of online assessment companies who are supporting these online learning programs by providing rigorous assessment tools.

With new government initiatives such as the Digital India Initiative to drive up the internet penetration and the launch of Swayam (the MOOC Platform), more companies emerging in the space and a very favorable demographic dividend, you can expect to see a lot of action in the field of online education in the coming years!

http://www.iamwire.com/2015/03/online-education-india/111949

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Telangana Epass Fresh Application 2014-15 Scholarship Status

All students of Telangana can apply Fresh applications for 2014-15 in telanganaepass.cgg.gov.in . Application process will start very soon . Candidates can apply in official website telanganaepass.cgg.gov.in

Important announcement for students who are residents and economically backward of Telangana State those are eligible for this E pass fresh scholarship 2014-15. The Telangana E pass fresh scholarship application form is available on the official website www.telanganaepass.cgg.gov.in. We all know that the Telangana government is providing financial support to the student who belongs to economically backward sections. The reservations candidates belong to SC/ST/BC categories with lower income levels are eligible to claim e-pass scholarship.

The students who are pursuing their undergraduate courses in the state of Telangana are eligible to get scholarships from Telangana government. Telangana government has announced scholarship notification for students for the year 2014-2015. The candidates who are eligible to claim scholarship have been already applied through online within the specified dates announced by the Telangana Govt. Now students can get updated with their e-pass scholarship status 2014 on the Official Website of Telangana Govt. www.telanganaepass.cgg.gov.in.

Telangana E-pass scholarship application status:

The candidates will be able to find the status of their Telangana scholarship applications through the official web portal, so that they can relieve from their tension about fee reimbursement. The students claiming e-pass scholarship are instructed to submit the relevant certificates while applying. The students are supposed to attach copies of income certificate, all academic certificate copies including previous year marks lists and caste certificate, Residence Proof to apply for Telangana e-pass scholarship.  The students should apply the e-pass once and they are supposed to renew every year. The students can check their Telangana (TG) e-pass Scholarship Application status 2014-15, e-pass Renewal Application at telanganaepass.cgg.gov.in. Telangana state government has invites online application forms form eligible candidates for Reimbursement of Tuition Fee for the academic year 2014-15.

Telangana E pass Fresh application forms 2014-15 apply online at www.telanganaepass.cgg.gov.in:The e-pass Scholarship system provided financial assistance for so many students who fall under the lower income level. In the previous academic year 2013-14 a grand total of 14.339 lakhs students have applied for tuition fee reimbursement and 922 crores have released for tuition fee and 244.41 crores have released Mess charges. Candidates who belong to the SC, ST categories, whose annual income is Rs. 2 Lakhs or below and BC, EBC, Disabled Welfare Students and whose parental income is RS. 1 lakh or below are eligible for Telangana E-pass fresh scholarship for tuition fee reimbursement 2014-15. The following are the simple steps to get the e pass scholarship. These are very useful for those students who are facing problem and having doubts in attaining e pass scholarship.

Name of the organization: Telangana Electronic Payment & Application System of Scholarships (E-pass)

How to apply for E- Pass Scholarship:

•     Open the official website www.telanganaepass.cgg.gov.in
•     Search for E Pass Application Fresh form & status
•     Click to open the link
•     Application form will be opened in new window
•     Fill all particulars correctly & submit the details
•     Application status gets displayed

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IIM Calcutta announces launch of EPBM Programme with Hughes Global Education India

Hughes Global Education India Ltd (HGEIL) today announced the launch and opening of admission to the Executive Programme in Business Management (EPBM) by the Indian Institute of Management (IIM) Calcutta. Delivered over the Hughes Interactive Onsite Learning platform by the eminent faculty of IIM Calcutta, this programme offers working executives comprehensive learning through lectures and real world case studies including addresses by senior executives from the corporate world.

Sudip Chaudhuri, Programme Director EPBM, IIM Calcutta said, “Businesses across the country have been in need of competent and skilled manpower and we are glad that Hughes Global Education India has helped IIM Calcutta to reach out to smaller and more distant locations.”

The unique Hughes Interactive Onsite Learning Platform, offered by HGEIL provides a live, interactive capability where participants in any part of the country can listen and discuss questions directly with IIM Calcutta faculty members, cutting across geographical constraints. The programme is designed to equip the managers and professionals with diverse perspectives, leadership styles, and the skills required to lead their organizations in the liberalized and deregulated business environments.

Partho Banerjee, President and Managing Director of Hughes Communications India Ltd (HCIL), parent company of HGEIL, said, “The Hughes Interactive Onsite Learning platform has helped candidates located at far-off locations benefit from esteemed institutions like the Indian Institute of Management—Calcutta.”

Eligibility:

Applicants should be working professionals/self-employed;

Applicants should have a minimum 5 years of work experience (full time paid employment) post completion of graduation as on Application Closure date i.e. 24 March 2015;

Graduates (10+2+3) / post-graduates in any discipline with min. 50% marks  (aggregate – considering results of all years (e.g. 3 or 4 together)) recognized by UGC/AICTE.

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'Skill up India' online education portal launched in Gujarat

AHMEDABAD: Silicon Valley-based 'Code for India' (CFI), a network of Indian-origin technology professionals launched a free education portal 'Skill Up India' here today.

The portal was launched by CFI's Gujarat chapter, in partnership with iCreate, IIT, Gandhinagar, IIM Ahmedabad, CIIE and US-India Business Council (USIBC).

"Gujarat chapter of CFI today launched its education portal for anybody wishing to learn and teach via internet, in partnership with IIM-Ahmedabad, IIT-Gandhinagar, USIBC and Centre for Innovation, Incubation and Entrepreneurs (CIIE)," Karl Mehta, founder of 'Code for India' and CEO of Silicon Valley educational technology company EdCast, said.

CFI was floated by US-based technologists, designers, and engineers to volunteer their time and talent to give back to the community.

Mehta said that the portal will be like a virtual classroom, where facilities like putting publications along with the courses on various subjects will take place and the people can access it through internet for free.

"Skill Up India is part of the new movement in the country to help our youth with free access to high quality education through online and mobile courses essential to re-focus our workforce to meet the demands of global economy," Mehta added.

"Learning is not a one-way process...We will democratise teaching capability of a person. If your are good at teaching a particular subject, one can easily become teacher to the rest of country," he said.

On the process of subscribing to the portal, Mehta said there is no criteria for subscription as it is "casual and open way of learning, where anybody can subscribe to."

However, screening would be done before the content or course is posted on the website.

Mehta said they would think about providing content in regional languages of India and some of the content has already been available in Hindi.

When asked about the contribution of IIM, Ahmedabad and IIT, Gandhinagar, he said, "Both the premiere institutes believe in open way of learning and that is why they support us."

The free education portal has been supported by iCreate, an autonomous body guided by an advisory board led by technologist N R Narayana Murthy.

iCreate's founding Director Parag Amin said that their attempt is to create a portal where people can learn from best practices of individuals, institutes and corporates.

http://economictimes.indiatimes.com/industry/services/education/skill-up-india-online-education-portal-launched-in-gujarat/articleshow/46558712.cms

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Digital Gender Atlas for girls' education in India launched

The Ministry of Human Resource Development, Department of School Education and Literacy, presented the Digital Gender Atlas for advancing girls' education in India to the media in New Delhi on Monday. The tool, which has been developed with the support of UNICEF, will help identify low performing geographic pockets for girls, particularly from marginalised groups such as scheduled castes, schedule tribes and Muslim minorities, on specific gender related education indicators.

The Atlas is placed on the Ministry of Human Resource and Development (MHRD) website and available and ready to use by the states/districts/blocks education administrators or any other interested group. In order to plan and execute educational interventions, the purpose of the Gender Atlas is to help identify and ensure equitable education with a focus on vulnerable girls, including girls with disabilities.

To ensure this is feasible, the Gender Atlas has been developed as a hands-on management tool to enable critical decisions and actions in pockets where gaps are to be met. The Atlas provides comparative analysis of individual gender related indicators over three years and that enables a visual assessment of the change and an understanding of whether some intervention introduced in a geography at a particular point in time has worked or not.

It is constructed on an open source platform with an inbuilt scope of updating data by authorized persons to retain its dynamic character.

Using available government data such as the Unified District Information System for Education (U-DISE) data (2011-2014), Census 2011 data and District Level Health Survey (DLHS) 2007-08, the Gender Atlas enables the user to navigate between geographical representation and numeric data at state, district and block levels and gives information on key indicators for girls' education at primary, upper primary and secondary level.

No primary data has been generated for the development of the atlas. India has achieved high enrolment rates for girls at primary and upper primary levels of schooling. However, at the secondary level girls' enrolment remains lower. While in upper primary the representation of girls in the total enrolment is 48.66 percent, the percentage in secondary is 47.29 percent.

Girls comprise half the population of school age children, and therefore, it is important to understand the multiple vulnerabilities they face in different areas in order to plan and prioritise inclusive interventions.

The main components of the Gender Atlas are: Composite Gender Ranking, Trend Analysis of Gender Indicators, Vulnerabilities based on educational indicators in districts with substantial tribal, schedule caste, minority population in educationally backward blocks and in left wing extremist districts, and the low sex ratio districts selected under 'Beti Bachao Beti Padhao' programme.

Vrinda Sarup, the Secretary of School Education and Literacy, was also present on the occasion. Additional Secretary (School Education and Literacy), and other senior officers and dignitaries from the Ministry of HRD as well as the UNICEF were also present on the occasion.

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Harvard again ranked as world's best university, no Indian institute makes it to the list

America's Harvard University remains number one in a ranking of 100 most prestigious education institutions across the world, followed by Cambridge and Oxford universities of the UK. The list does not feature any Indian university.

According to the Times Higher Education World Reputation Rankings 2015, the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) of the US was pushed to the fourth spot by the University of Oxford, and Stanford University was pushed to the fifth spot by the University of Cambridge, reported IANS.

Among Asian nations, Japan's University of Tokyo stood at the 12th spot. The rankings revealed that London and Paris have the maximum number of the top universities, with five universities each featuring in the list.

The United States took eight of the top 10 positions and 43 of the top 100 places, down from 46 last year followed by Britain, which has 12 such universities, up from 10 last year and nine in 2013, the report said.

As India failed to make its mark, the report quoted Times Higher Education Rankings editor Phil Baty telling, "It is really a matter of concern that a country of India's great intellectual history and its huge and growing economic power does not have a single university that is regarded by academics globally as being among the world's most prestigious."

Baty added, "Brazil, Russia and China, the other "BRIC" nations, all have at least one top-100 university in this prestigious list. It is time India gave more support to its leading universities to ensure that they can compete on a world stage."

As far as other BRIC countries are concerned, Russia's Lomonosov Moscow State University achieved its highest position yet at the 25th spot. Brazil's University of Sao Paulo jumped from the 81-90 group to the 51-60 band. China too has gained ground as its top institution, Tsinghua University, rose 10 places to 26th, while Peking University too moved up nine places to reach the 32nd spot.

The 2015 World Reputation Rankings are based on 10,507 responses from 142 countries conducted between December 2014 and January 2015. In all, 21 countries are represented in the list.

The poll attracted almost 70,000 responses from more than 150 countries in five annual rounds since the first survey in 2010.


Read more at: http://indiatoday.intoday.in/story/worlds-best-university-indian-institure-harvard-oxford-ranking/1/423389.html

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School Education Set to go Online in Telangana

HYDERABAD: The school education is all set to go online in Telangana State. The school education department is planning to prepare online portals where the digitised lessons will be shared online with the schools across the state.

Recently the school education department and the State Council of Education Research and Training (SCERT) proposed to build  online portals which will be made accessible to both private and government schools in the state.

According to the proposal, the school textbooks will be digitised and will be uploaded on the portals. To simplify  learning experience for children, the officials are planning to use animated pictures in the digital lessons. Unlike the lessons in printed textbooks, online lessons will have more pictures and less text, said a senior official of the school education department. They will be available in both English and Telugu languages, he added. 

Apart from providing lessons, the online portal would also help students and teachers to interact with subject experts. They can get the doubts clarified in any subject by using the portals, the officials explained. There is also a plan to have social media platforms for every subject where the discussion forums can be operated. This proposal was addition to the online portals.

The officials are planning to launch the portals by beginning of the next academic year. Since many of the schools have no access to computers, the government is focusing more on computerisation. Currently, only 4000 schools in the state have full-fledged computer labs. As the computerisation of government schools is still under progress, the officials propose to launch the online teaching in various stages.

Earlier, under MANA TV programme, the government used to telecast recorded lessons on television. But the scheme worked only for few years.

The officials found out that the lessons in MANA TV programme remained unchanged for years. To avoid that, it was also proposed to keep updating the lessons in the online portals. It will work like a continuous teacher training programme, said an official from the SCERT.

http://www.newindianexpress.com/states/andhra_pradesh/School-Education-Set-to-go-Online-in-Telangana/2015/03/10/article2706488.ece

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New Education System in Offing in Telangana

HYDERABAD: As part of the KG-to-PG free education programme, the Telangana government is said to be planning to introduce a new education system and establish a residential education complex in every Assembly constituency in the state. With the intention of bringing all the government educational institutes at single place, the government has recently proposed to build new residential education institutes across the state.

According to the recent proposal, institutes ranging from high schools to degree and PG colleges will be set up at a selected place where students will also be provided accommodation. This is going to be similar to the model of existing social welfare and tribal welfare residential schools, says an official of the State Council of Education and Research Training (SCERT). 

Deputy chief minister and education minister Kadiam Srihari has recently held a review meeting with officials of school education, SCERT and the Telangana State Public Service Commission and discussed the KG-to-PG free education scheme.

According to officials of the school education department, several proposals on reforms in school and higher education were discussed at the review meeting. Introduction of residential education system and free KG-to-PG education from the next academic year were the major subjects of discussion. Another brainstorming session on the KG-to PG-free education scheme is likely to be held on February 18 or 19 to prepare a draft which will be sent to chief minister K Chandrasekhar Rao for approval.

As earlier announced, English medium of instruction will be introduced in schools but so there is no clarity whether it will be introduced at Nursery or Class V. There are also proposals to introduce vocational courses which are most likely to be introduced in high school. Officials favour their introduction in Class IX and Class X.

To improve the teaching methods, the government is thinking of revising the  teacher training programmes. In addition to the annual training sessions, quarterly refreshing courses are likely to be held for government school teachers.




http://www.newindianexpress.com/states/telangana/New-Education-System-in-Offing-in-Telangana/2015/02/17/article2672601.ece

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Digital India: Indian education system has a great opportunity

Shantanu Prakash, Chairman and Managing Director, Educomp Solutions Ltd

It is great to see that the current Union government has set the ball rolling on a New Education Policy. That this is being revisited after nearly 30 years does not take away from the fact that it has come at a critical juncture- when India is staring at a surging youth population, set to be the world's largest in 2020.

While most of the pressing concerns like re-assessing the government's spend on education, access to quality education, innovation, research, regulation, poor ranking of our higher institutes globally and education financing etc. have been factored into the vision document, much will depend on how calibrated the government's approach to solutions will be.

The education sector is in dire need of new thinking and complementing radical steps. Traditionally, in the education sector, the challenge has not been so much about knowing what to do, rather the challenge has been to have the nerve and the action orientation to do what is required. The current government has to plan for a whole generation of young people who are thirsting for access to quality education.

The time for incrementally relevant decisions is over, because we have simply run out of time. The time now is for radically big leaps. It is imperative, therefore, that the HRD minister acts with boldness, speed and vision and our new education policy reflect this. Only then can we hope to see visible impact in the short term, since we do not have the luxury of simply planning for the long term for our large, impatient young population with their pent up hopes and aspirations.

So, what should the government do? Some key things, are the answer:

Digital education: the Mahamantra

The Indian education system has a great opportunity to go digital, thereby leapfrogging the progress in education that other countries have done. Over the past 8-9 years, Indian schools and students have demonstrated that their ability to adapt to digital technology is no less than anybody else in the world.

It is a fact that today many private schools in India which use products like Smartclass are way ahead of the technology adoption curve than many other schools in the US, Singapore and even Japan. There is a great opportunity in front of us to take e-education and spread it across the country.

The advantages are quite obvious. With one stroke, we will be able to deal with the critical teacher shortage problem and also the teacher quality problem. We will also be able to make education contextualized, localized, relevant and consistent across the country.

It has been proven through multiple studies that when kids are exposed to multi sensory and multimedia education, they absorb better and they are able to retain the learning content. One of the perennial problems in the Indian education has been the huge drop out ratio because students in school do not find education relevant or contextual to their surroundings.

Using high quality digital materials will immediately ensure that every learner in the country will find it a joy to go school and immediately cut down the dropout rate. In the past, many proposals have been made to the government regarding e-education and this could be an opportune time to take up digital class room and digital education across the country.

Unshackling Education:

When you consider it has taken about 60 years to create 1,200 odd Kendriya Vidyalaya, you know that your strategy is not working. Clearly, what is needed is to supplement new schools, institutions on a war footing. For decades we have limited the supply of schools due to self imposed illogical constraints on volumes by keeping private investment out of education.

And yet, there seems to be no rationale to limit the participation of private capital in education. Various estimates suggest that in case private capital is freely allowed to participate in education, it can unleash an investment of over 10,000 crores over the next 12 months. That's a huge sum of money and is the equivalent of building 1,000 new schools. When you consider it has taken about 60 years to create 1,200 odd Kendriya Vidyalaya schools, the logic argument for private investment in education makes sense.

But what prohibits private capital now to enter education? Current regulations only permit non proprietary and non-profit bodies from getting recognition or affiliation from state education authorities or national education board such as CBSE and ICSE.

What is interesting is that this is not the law, this is merely the fine print of regulation that has created a whole bunch of anomalies in the education sector. With a stoke of a pen allowing all kinds of bodies, whether for-profit or not-for-profit, to set up educational institutions, will overnight create an investment environment which will attract capital, not just from India but all over the world.

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How to Apply for Telangana EAMCET 2015 Online Application?

Follow below mentioned steps carefully to apply online for Telangana EAMCET 2015.

1.     First visit the Official website of TS EAMCET.
2.     Now find the EAMCET 2015 Online Application and click on it.
3.     Download the Application form and first pay registration fees of 250/ – at any mee seva center to get application ID nad registration number.
4.     Login with that and fill online application and submit the details.
5.     Upload the respective scanned copies which are suggested
6.     Finally check all provided details and submit the button.

TS State Telangana Eamcet 2015 Application form Submission Dates:
Applications will be Taken through online from 28th February 2015 till 9th April 2015 without any late fee. After also Application will be Taken with following late fee

Last date to submit online application with late fee of Rs.500/- : 15 – 04 – 2015

Last date to submit online application with late fee of Rs.1000/- : 22 – 04 – 2015

Last date to submit online application with late fee of Rs.5000/- : 5 – 05 – 2015

Last date to submit online application with late fee of Rs.10000/- : 12 – 05 – 2015

Students will be allowed to make any corrections in their applications between 15 and 20th April without any additional fee.

For Detailed Telangana Eamcet 2015 official Notification and important guidelines and required documents to submit Online Application and procedure to submit Telangana EAMCET 2015 Application Form, candidates are required to visit official website of Telangana state of Eamcet.
Important Dates of Telangana EAMCET 2015:

•     Telangana EAMCET Notification 2015 Date – 25th Feb, 2015
•     Telangana EAMCET Online Application Form – 28th Feb, 2015
•     Download EAMCET Hall Ticket 2015 – 8th May, 2015
•     Date of Eamcet Examination 2015 – 14th May, 2015
•     Telangana Eamcet Results 2015 – 28th May, 2015

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