Jawaharlal Nehru Technological University Hyderabad (JNTUH) is preparing for the Telangana State Engineering, Agriculture and Pharmacy Common Entrance Test (TS EAPCET). This year, a record number of students have registered for the exam, with 54,000 more students in the engineering stream compared to last year. In total, around 3.54 lakh students have registered for both streams.
The exam is scheduled to take place from May 7 to 11, with strict rules about punctuality. Students must arrive on time as they will not be allowed to enter if they are even a minute late. The exam will be held in two sessions, from 9 am to 12 noon and from 3 pm to 6 pm. A new facial recognition system will be introduced this year, where students’ photographs will be matched with those in their registration forms before they can start the exam.
Prof Limbadri, Chairman of TSCHE, stated that arrangements have been made for the exam in 135 centers for the Agriculture and Pharmacy stream and 166 centers for Engineering. In Hyderabad, there will be 63 centers for AP stream and 82 centers for Engineering. Last year, there were some server issues reported during the exam, but officials have assured that any hardware or software problems will be addressed promptly by invigilators. If needed, students will be provided with another computer system and any lost time will be compensated.
