Admissions in Junior Intermediate to start from June 1

 Guntur: Admissions will start for the junior intermediate course for the academic year 2018-19 from June 1. All the government and aided colleges already started issuing applications for admissions and accepting the filled in applications. The first spell of the Intermediate admissions will continue till June end. The Intermediate Board already issued orders to this effect. Junior colleges will reopen from June 1.

 Sources in the Intermediate Education Board informed that campaign has been started to increase admissions in the government junior colleges. They collected the names of the students who qualified in the SSC examination and started motivating parents to admit their children in the government junior colleges. The government junior colleges are implementing mid-day meal scheme and offering free textbooks to the students. 

For SC,ST,BC students notebooks are also free. The government will reimburse the fee also.Regional Inspecting Officer Z S Ramachandra Rao said that there are 22 government colleges and 23 aided colleges in Guntur district. "We have displayed cloth banners to conduct campaign to increase admissions. 

Lecturers are also explaining benefits of admitting the students in the government junior colleges. At present MPC, BIPC, MEC and CEC groups are available in the government junior colleges in the state.

Though lecturers are making efforts to increase strength in the junior colleges, the colleges are unable to attract the students. Meanwhile, the corporate junior colleges have started classes for junior intermediate students and started EAMCET and IIT coaching also.

Former MLC of Guntur and Krishna districts teachers constituency KS Lakshmana Rao said, “The government should start English Medium in the government junior colleges in the state to increase strength of the students and give IIT and EAMCET coaching to the students to attract them. While parents and students are preferring English Medium, the government is offering Telugu Medium in the junior colleges. There are 4,000 junior lecturers are working in the government junior colleges, out of which 3,200 lecturers are working on contract basis."

He appealed to the government to appoint lecturers on permanent basis. There is need to conduct skill and communication development classes in the government junior colleges, he said and suggested beautification of the college premises.

"There is need to set up smart classrooms in the junior colleges to attract the students," he added.