UoH admission tests commence

l Record number of 37,500 applications received for 2,000 odd seats

The entrance examination for admission to various courses for the academic year 2014-15 at the University of Hyderabad (UoH) commenced from Tuesday and will go on till February 7.

More than 10,000 students appearing for these tests at the UoH campus itself and about 25,000 students in the remaining 34 centres in Andhra Pradesh and other parts of India.

This year the University received a record number of applications from about 37,500 students out of which about 22,000 are from south India and about 15,500 from north India. Andhra Pradesh alone accounted for about 18,500 applications. North and north-east Indian states continue to prefer the central varsity due to its increased status, excellent infrastructure and experienced faculty.

Interestingly among the total applicants, 16,000 were girls who favour the varsity for its cosmo culture and good atmosphere. The remaining 21,500 were boys who sent their applications to various courses at UoH. Among the applications received about 18,400 are from the general category, about 7,200 are from SC category, about 2,900 from the ST category and about 9,000 from the OBC category.

Only 394 applications were received offline while the rest were processed online. “This shows that our effort to make the process completely online is received positively. We will continue this in the years to come,” a top exam official of the varsity told The Hans India.

UoH has decided to advance its admission test in an attempt to take away the cream of students to its fold. Other varsities conduct admission tests in May and some like Osmania even in July-August.