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EAMCET focus will be on analytical skills

By R. Ravikanth Reddy

HYDERABAD April 22. The introduction of analytical questions for the first time in the EAMCET this year is likely to bring down the highest mark in both the Engineering and Medical streams.

Unlike previous years, students now have to answer 160 questions rather than 200 questions in the allotted 180 minutes. However, they have to spend more time in choosing the correct answer as this time the questions would not only test their memory power but also their analytical skills. "Last year, the highest score was 99 per cent in the Engineering section and 98 per cent in the medical stream'', according to officials.

The EAMCET-2003 Chairman and JNTU Vice-Chancellor, Y. Venkatrami Reddy, says even if the maximum score is intact, the number of students scoring high marks is likely to be reduced given the nature of the questions. "Our effort this time is to test analytical skills and not just memory power. However, bright students will anyway score good marks,'' he says.

Meanwhile, the EAMCET Committee has made all arrangements for the smooth conduct of the examination on April 26 in 351 test centres across the State in 18 regional centres. According to L.V.A.R. Sarma, Convener, EAMCET-2003, the number of test centres have come down by 20 this year as the number of aspirants have also reduced. "The question papers would be dispatched on Wednesday to far off areas like Vishakapatnam, Kakinada, Tirupathi, Nellore and Ongole while the they would be sent on Thursday to the remaining places'', he said.

In Hyderabad, where the maximum number of students are taking the examination, question papers would be dispatched on the examination day itself. The officials were a bit apprehensive about the transport of the papers with the truckers strike on.

They had made special arrangements with the TVS company for transportation with four armed constables to accompany each truck. However, they are now relieved with the strike called off.

The officials have identified a few sensitive centres in Nellore, Ongole, Cuddapah, Vijayawada and Khammam and special officers have been appointed to oversee the arrangements. "However, the concerned district administration and the police have been alerted and they are taking all steps to ensure that the test goes off smoothly'', Prof. Sarma said. "Even the RTC has agreed to provide special buses and AP Transco officials promised uninterrupted power supply during the examination time''.

Prof. Sarma asked the students to come to the centres an hour before the scheduled time since they would not be allowed even if they are late by five minutes. He also appealed to the superintendents of the centres to see that students are sent into the halls before the scheduled time.

As many as 1,32,276 candidates are taking the test in the Engineering stream and 41,130 students are appearing in the medical stream.

The Engineering stream has seen a reduction of 20,000 students this year while a thousand aspirants are less in the medical stream compared to last year.

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