Hyderabad: After the Telangana State Council of Higher Education (TSCHE) conducted online admissions for degree colleges via DOST, there is a demand from parents and engineering aspirants for online counselling for engineering admissions in order to circumvent the high donations that are demanded.
Though the state government has issued an order for online counselling for admissions for engineering students, the council has failed to implement it, alleged activist B Laxma Reddy.
In case of offline counselling, parents and students have to visit all the colleges they applied to for the management seats. The online system will provide them a single platform for applying to colleges and will provide more transparency in the counselling process. The online admission system is also a big advantage to colleges that have difficulty attracting students.
Mr Reddy, chairman of the Association of Stren-gth of Private Initiative in Rural Education (ASPIRE) has filed a public interest litigation (PIL) in Hyderabad High Court seeking an order to fill the B-category seats through online mode.
“The aspiring students have to apply to minimum 20 engineering colleges and what if the counselling at multiple colleges is on the same day? This can be avoided with the implementation of online counselling. Many academic years have passed after the GO, but it has not been implemented so far,” he said.
Dr Srini Bhupalam, vice-president, All India Federation of Self-Financing Technical Institutions, said, “I do not understand why the state council is
reluctant when there is a simple solution available to help meritorious students and alleviate menace of donations and bring transparency to the entire admission system.”
Professor Venkata Gaddam Reddy said, “The biggest advantage of online admissions system for management quota seats is the convenience of filling a single application form for all colleges in the state and distance does not become a hurdle. Students across the country can apply, thereby increasing the number of applicants.”
Despite several efforts by this newspaper, the TSCHE council officials were not available for comment.
