HRD Minister Ganta Srinivasa Rao on Tuesday said the ongoing standoff between Andhra Pradesh and Telangana governments over the conduct of Engineering, Agriculture and Medical Common Entrance Test (EAMCET) jointly would be taken to the notice of the Centre.
Talking to reporters in New Delhi, he said the State government would approach the court if there was no resolution even after taking the dispute to the Centre’s notice.
He accused Telangana government of not cooperating in implementing AP Reorganisation Act and renewed his appeal to TS government to cooperate in holding a common entrance test.
At the same time, he also advised the aspiring students to prepare for the examination in line with the schedule announced by the State government. He asserted that the State had the right to conduct the EAMCET examination and this was even confirmed by the provisions listed under the AP Reorganisation Act.
The Telangana government was, however, taking advantage of some ambiguity in the Act to claim that it had the right to conduct the examination.
The AP government was prepared to take legal recourse if need be.
The government would wait for the Telangana Government’s response to its request before taking a decision on whether to conduct the examination on its own.
But the students were advised to prepare for the examination keeping in view the schedule announced by the government.
