Girls outperform boys in TS EAPCET 2024 Results
Girls recorded a qualifying percentage of 90.18 in the A&P stream, while the boys got 88.25 per cent. Similarly, 75.85 girls qualified in engineering stream as against 74.38 per cent of boys.
Hyderabad: In an interesting development, more girls than boys qualified in the Telangana State Engineering, Agriculture and Pharmacy Common Entrance Test (TS EAPCET) 2024.
But, boys secured majority of the top 10 ranks in the results announced here on Saturday. Girls recorded a qualifying percentage of 90.18 out of 66,969 who attended the A&P stream, while boys got 88.25 per cent out of 24,664 who took the test.
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Similarly, 97,902 girls appeared and 75.85 per cent qualified in engineering stream as against 74.38 qualifying percentage of 1,42,716 boys who appeared for the test.
Among the top 10 ranks, Telangana and Andhra Pradesh students shared five ranks each in both engineering and A&P streams. AP students topped the EAPCET with Sativada Jyothiraditya of Srikakulam and Aloor Praneetha of Madanapalli securing the first rank in the engineering and A&P streams respectively.
Telangana students – Rishi Shekher Shukla of Secunderabad and Gaddam Shri Varshini of Hanamkonda – secured third rank in engineering and A&P respectively.
Interestingly, only one girl Dhanukonda Srinidhi of Vizianagaram, AP, figured in the top 10 ranks securing 10th rank in engineering stream, while three girls were among top 10 rankers in the A&P stream.
This year, 2,40,618 students appeared for the engineering test conducted from May 9 to 11 and 74.98 per cent qualified. As for the A&P stream held on May 7 and 8, 91,633 candidates took the test and 89.66 per cent qualified.
The qualifying percentage has come down from 80.33 in 2023 to 74.98 this year. But, it increased from 86.31 per cent to 89.66 in the A&P stream.
Releasing the results at JNTU-Hyderabad, Principal Secretary to Government (Education) Burra Venkatesham said the government would shortly announce the admission counselling schedule and academic calendar.
The process of granting affiliation to private engineering colleges was under way and would be completed before the web counselling, he said, adding that enough seats were available in the engineering programmes.
Common admissions end this year
Students of Andhra Pradesh will have a last opportunity to pursue engineering, agriculture and pharmacy programmes in Telangana as common admissions between the two Telugu States will end this year.
The Andhra Pradesh Reorganisation Act 2014, during the bifurcation, had mandated the continuation of the common admission process provided under Article 371 D of the Constitution for both successor States — Telangana and Andhra Pradesh — for a period of 10 years starting June 2, 2014.
Since the TS EAPCET 2024 notification and results have been notified before June 2, 2024, the State government decided to continue common admissions for this year.
“While the EAPCET 2024 results are announced, admission notification is scheduled to be issued before June 2. Students hailing from Andhra Pradesh can participate in web counselling for admissions in their reserved seats this year,” Principal Secretary to Government (Education) Burra Venkatesham said on Saturday.
As for filling up of engineering management quota seats without following merit, Venkatesham said the government would look into the issue and come up with a solution on the lines of the medicine management quota admissions. The government would be implementing online certificate verification for admissions into various professional courses from next year, he said, adding that an academic bank of credits would also be introduced in the higher education institutions this year.
On two private colleges that admitted students under the private university category without nod from the government, Venkatesham said the government would initiate severe action against the colleges.
