Three new junior colleges sanctioned in AP: Secy

 VIJAYAWADA: Three more new junior colleges have been sanctioned under Mahatma Jyotiba Phule Andhra Pradesh BC Welfare Gurukula Vidyalayas: Bethamcherla (Boys) in Dhone Assembly constituency of Nandyal district, Sadum (Boys) in Punganur Assembly constituency of Chittoor district, and Amadalavalasa (Girls) College in Srikakulam district. Secretary of Mahatma Jyotiba Phule Gurukula Vidyalayas Krishna Mohan said that there were already 14 junior colleges in the state, and with the newly sanctioned ones, the number had gone up to 17.

Krishna Mohan said that the new junior colleges were started in the current academic year, and 40 MPC and 40 BiPC seats had been allotted in each college. He explained that there were a total of 105 Gurukuls under the BC Gurukula Vidyalayas organisation in the state. He further added that 17 of them were junior colleges, while the remaining 88 schools conducted classes from 5th to 10th grade, and a total of 44,000 students were studying in these educational institutions.

Regarding the performance of BC Gurukul students in NEET and JEE, Krishna Mohan said that BC Gurukul students had performed well in NEET and JEE examinations. He explained that according to their results, four medical seats, one dental seat, four veterinary seats and four agriculture B.Sc seats were likely to be secured. He further said that six students were likely to get seats at IIT, NIT, and IIIT, and 24 students were likely to get engineering seats on the basis of their performances.