Intermediate admission process to begin from May 21

Hyderabad: The Telangana State Board of Intermediate Education on Friday announced the schedule for admission into the two-year Intermediate Course in General and Vocational stream.

The Board has requested the Principals of the Government/Private Aided/Private Unaided/Co-operative/T.S. Residential/Social Welfare Residential/Tribal Welfare Residential/Incentive/ Minority/ KGBV/ T.S. Model Junior Colleges and Composite Degree Colleges offering two year Intermediate course in General and Vocational streams to take special care in enrolment of students for the academic year 2019-20 by making admissions in two phases.

The first phase will begin on May 21 with the issuance sale of application forms. The classes will commence on June 1 while entire process (in the first phase) will end on July 1.

The Board said that the schedule of second phase of admissions would be communicated later. The classes for first year Intermediate course will commence from June 1. The Principals can make provisional admissions on the basis of Internet marks memos. The provisional admissions made will be confirmed after the production of original SSC pass certificate and Transfer Certificate issued by the school authorities, where they last studied. The principals have been directed to follow the Rule of Reservation in admissions by reserving 15% seats for SCs, 6% for STs, 29% for BCs (A-7%, B-10%, C-1%, D-7% & E-4%), 3% for Physically handicapped, 5% for NCC, Sports and Extra Curricular activities and 3% for ex-servicemen and defence personnel residing in the State.

As many as 33.33 per cent or one-third of total seats have to be reserved for girls category wise where there are no separate colleges for them.

The Board said that in view of the introduction of grading system in SSC, admissions should be made based on GPA (Grade point average) and subject-wise grade point (GP) obtained in the qualifying examination as per the guidelines. They should not conduct any test for admission. Stringent action will be taken against the junior colleges making admissions on any other basis. The Principals of unaided junior colleges have been directed that they should make admissions only upto the sanctioned sections and upto the ceiling strength of 88 in each section. They are further directed not to make admissions in the combinations dropped by the Board. The admission into additional sections should be made only after the permission is issued by the Board. Violation, if any, will be liable for action including levying of penalty and disaffiliation of the college.

During the period of admissions the managements have been asked to display prominently at the entrance of the building the number of sections sanctioned by the Board of Intermediate Education for the academic year 2019-20, the number of seats filled up in each section and the number of seats vacant in each section. This information should be updated on a daily basis.

All the Principals of unaided junior colleges have been instructed not to resort to issue of advertisements with inducements amounting to violation of Rule 7 of Andhra Pradesh Public Examinations (Prevention of Malpractice & Unfair means) Rules 1997 issued in G.O.Ms.No.114, dated 13-05-1997. Any violation noticed will be dealt under law, the Board warned.

The Board has urged parents and students to take admissions in only affiliated colleges, as the List is provided in official website of TSBIE i.e., acad.tsbie.telangana.gov.in and bie.telangana.gov.in. (INN)