HYDERABAD: The examinations for agriculture and pharmacy streams of the Telangana State Engineering, Agriculture and Medical (TS Eamcet) commenced on Wednesday. While the examinations were held smoothly, some students had to travel long distances to reach their respective examination centres.
In one such incident, a group of eight students from Adilabad were seen eating their lunch at the side of the road outside Ion Digital Zone (IDZ) Moula Ali. “As there were no other examination centres available students were allotted to this place,” said Bellay Shankar, father of one of the students.
These students travelled throughout the night from Kuchlapur village of Talamadugu Mandal in Adilabad and were appearing for the agriculture examination in the second session. As per a press statement released by Jawaharlal Nehru Technological University (JNTU), 99 students were accommodated in Adilabad among which 96 were present. In total, 91 per cent of registered candidates was recorded in both sessions.
As per the schedule issued, the Agriculture and Medical (AM) stream's first session was conducted in the forenoon from 9 am to 12 pm and the second session in the afternoon was conducted from 3 pm to 6 pm.
Officials including Prof R Limbadri, chairman of Telangana State Council of Higher Education (TSCHE), Katta Narsimha Reddy, chairman of TS Eamcet and B Dean Kumar, convenor, among others were present during the initial configuration drive.