EDUCATION
January 20
Union HRD ministry announces plans to bring a common national engineering entrance for 10+2
students admitted in 2012-13. By this, Eamcet is
feared to be history
February 20
Deputy CM Damodara Raja Narasimha and principal secretary of higher education G. Gopal decide to present AP’s objections to Centre’s decision during the State Education Ministers’ Conference in New Delhi on February 22
February 22
Centre decides to go ahead with its plan to replace IIT-JEE and AIEEE
with Iseet from 2013
April 12
The first-ever online application system for Eamcet, which was to be held on
May 12, gets a positive response, with 3.87 lakh applications. A record 1.65
lakh girls applied.
June 13
Union MoS for HRD D. Purandeshwari says the Centre would not force states to implement the National Eligibility-cumEntrance Test for engineering admissions in
2013
September 9
IIT-JEE and AIEEE exams
scrapped from 2013. Students have to take the new Joint Entrance Exam
(JEE) for admissions to prestigious IITs, NITs, IIITs, deemed universities and
other Centrally-funded technical institutions. JEE will be held in two parts — JEE (main) and JEE
(advanced)
September 12
The first-ever Neet for admission to MBBS and BDS courses announced to be held on May 5, 2013. All medical and dental colleges in government and private sector across India asked to allot seats to students based on merit secured in Neet from 2013-14. This meant there would be no Eamcet medical exam next year and AP students would
have to take Neet for MBBS, BDS admissions.
October 17
AP High Court stays extending Neet for MBBS
to AP students for 2013
December 1
The CBSE announces that
Neet-UG for MBBS, BDS courses for 2013-14 will be
held on May 5, 2013 and begins online admissions. No clarity for AP students on if Neet is applicable for
them or not, in the absence of a court order
December 10
The CBSE sets up six facilitation centers across AP to help students appearing for the Neet-UG for
medical admissions
December 13
Supreme Court gives interim orders on Neet, permitting states to conduct their own tests for
admission to medical courses. States asked not to release the results till it delivers the final verdict on Neet in January 2013