Tuesday, December 8, 2009

Understanding EAMCET web counselling and admission process

The government has introduced total web counselling from this year in the engineering admissions. Introduced for completing the admission process early, this much thought-about process needs to be understood carefully by the students.

The entire process can be divided into eight phases.

Stage 1: First register for certificate verification by entering details like hall ticket number and rank at the helpline centre.

Stage 2: Verification of Certificates: Verify the details printed on registration form for name, local area, sex, category, date of birth etc for correctness. If there is any mistake, report to verification officer for correction. If you belong to SC/ST/BC Category submit the original Caste Certificate.

After that report to one of the Certificate verification officers to get other certificates like Rank Card, Hall ticket, Marks memo, Study certificate, income certificate etc. for verification. If you belong to OC Category, directly report to Certificate verification officer.

A print out of receipts of certificates will be given to you and if you find any discrepancy report to the Chief Verification Officer for correction. Append your signature.

Stage 3: Instructions on Exercising Options: Exercising options means you have to select colleges and courses you wish to join and arrange them in the order of priority. Collect list of college and their codes, courses offered and course codes, manual option form and specimen option form and retain with you. The officer in briefing room will explain the procedure of exercising options and filling of blank option form.

Stage 4: Preparatory work to be made by you at home for exercising options: Consult your parents or friends on the selection of courses and colleges.

Take the manual option form and write option number, college code and course code. For example, if you wish to join in JNTU College of Engineering, Hyderabad under option number, you will write 1, under College code write JNTH, under course write CSE. If you wish to join in Mechanical Engineering Branch as your second option, write 2 under option number, HYD under district code and JNTH under College code and write MECH under course code i.e. if the vacancy is not available in CSE Branch, MEC will be considered for allotment of seats. In the similar fashion, write down any number of options.

Stage 5: Procedure to be followed for exercising options on Internet: You can exercise the options from home or from any Internet café or from any Help Line Centre. For entering the options on the computer screen make use of specimen option form. Save the option numbers entered on the screen periodically.

Later enter website address: http://apeamcet.nic.in or as indicated in the notification. The home page contains the information regarding Web Counselling, and “Candidates Login” for exercising options.

You have to first complete the registration and generate the password required for exercising options. Enter details like application number, EAMCET H.T No. rank, Date of Birth for generating password. Save the password and click on “Log Out” to complete the registration and return to home page.

For Exercising Options: Enter the details “ICR No., Hall Ticket No., Pass Word and Date of Birth” and click on “Sign In”. Read the declaration and click on Check Box to confirm the same and then click on “Option Entry Form.”

The screen will display various districts along with check boxes. Select one or more districts or state-wide institutions to display the Colleges in those districts along with state-wide Institutions or ‘Check all’ to display all the Colleges in the state including state-wide Institutions. Click on ‘Display Option Entry form’ displays the screen for exercising the options. By looking at already filled Specimen Option form, enter the option numbers in the spaces on the screen.

You are advised not to start entering options directly on the web without preparatory work at home, as you may commit mistakes. Save the options at regular intervals. After completion of entries click on “Logout.” It displays an alert message with three buttons “Save and Logout”, “Confirm Logout” and ‘Cancel Logout’. Click on “Save & Logout” button will save the options exercised up to that point of time and display the details. Click on “Confirm Logout’ button will directly display the details of the options exercised. Students can add, modify or delete the options any number of times within in stipulated time. The options recorded in the server on the last day will be frozen and taken for allotment of seats. Take a printout of the options exercised.

Stage 6: Final Allotment of Seats: The allotments will be processed on the date mentioned in the notification based on merit and category and will be placed in the web. Download the allotment order.

Stage 7: Payment of Fees: With downloaded allotment order you have to remit the fees in one of the branches of Andhra Bank or Indian Bank in the State and obtain a receipt. However in respect of SC/ST/BC/PH/Minority a candidate whose parental income is up to Rs. 1 lakh per annum, payment of tuition fee and special fee is exempted.

Stage 8: Reporting at College: With downloaded allotment order fee receipt etc., you have to report at the respective colleges in which seat is allotted within the dates mentioned by the authorities. If you fail to report on or before the stipulated date you will have no claim further on the allotment.

source : THE HINDU, Jun 29 2009

How to choose best engineering college?

If you have written EAMCET and planning to study engineering, several key factors will influence your admission:
1) The type of engineering branch you will choose
2) The quality of the school
3) The prospects for jobs or higher education after engineering
4) Your personal preferences for college facilities, living and studying
5) Year of Establishment
6) No. of successful branches passed out
7) Placement details
8) Participation of students and faculty in seminars
9) Accreditation of the course
10) Approval of the college by AICTE and the affiliating university

This section will help you in exploring these issues.

Selecting an Engineering College:
There are about 500+ colleges under different Universities across the AP state. Which college should you choose?

The first step is to make decisions about your personal preferences. You may want to attend a college that is nearer to your home or a college that is far away. You may want a college in the rural or urban area. Obviously the expenditure of the college is a major factor, and University colleges are less expensive than private colleges. Once you make some of these decisions, you are then ready to consider the potential advantages of specific colleges.


Engineering Disciplines
Engineering is composed of many fields of specialization. Nowadays, many new fields of engineering have been added as each new innovation demands new types of engineering graduates to join industry. Change is a constant in the engineering industry and this is reflected in the engineering curriculum. As you look around your home and work, almost everything you see involves equipment and services that have been created by engineers.

Electrical engineering comprises the largest of all engineering disciplines (25%) and deals primarily with devices that are involved in changing energy from one form to another. Electrical engineers specialize in power transmission, designing and building electricity generators, transformers, and electric motors. They also design radios, televisions, computers, antennas, controllers, and communications equipment. These engineers contributed significantly in developing many of the discoveries connected with electronic equipment, such as computers, telephones, and televisions. A new field within electrical engineering is wireless engineering, which has developed in response to the need for engineers who can work effectively in the mobile world. For example, the computers, phones and other inventions designed by these engineers help us communicate effortlessly with one another irrespective of distances.

Civil engineering is one of the oldest engineering disciplines since it concerns itself with the design and construction of public infrastructure and services. Civil engineers design and supervise the construction of bridges , airports, dams, buildings, canals, and water and sewage systems. In addition, they conduct research to optimize the composition of roadsurfaces (such as tar, asphalt, etc.), study skyscraper disasters, abd work to ensure the structural integrity of buildings. Civil engineering includes specialized areas of practice such as structural engineering, construction engineering and management, transportation engineering, geotechnical engineering, hydraulic and water resources engineering, and environmental engineering. Buildings, bridges, roads, and other infrastructure designed by these engineers keep us comfortable in our homes and workplaces and help us travel from one part of the country to another quickly and efficiently.

Mechanical engineering is a very broad area of activity that is involved whenever any machinery is being designed and constructed. Mechanical engineers design and manufacture engines, vehicles, machine tools, power plants, consumer items, and systems for heating, air conditioning, and refrigeration. The machines designed by these engineers move and lift loads,transport people and commodities, and produce energy.

Chemical engineering is concerned with the design and operation of processing plants that convert materials from one form to another using chemical processes. These engineers design equipment to process petroleum, coal, ores, corn and/or trees into refined products such as gasoline, heating oil, plastics, pharmaceuticals, and paper. For example, they are responsible forconverting crude oil into petrol, kerosene, fertilizers, and many other products that we use every day.

Industrial/Production engineering deals with the efficient, safe, and effective design of plants and offices. These engineers develop, design, install, and operate integrated systems involving people, machinery, and information to produce either goods or services. They are best known for designing and operating the assembly lines that are widely used in manufacturing. We feel the impact of their work when we go to crowded places such as stadiums, but are able to safely and comfortably enjoy watching games alongside thousands of other fans.

Aerospace engineering deals with all aspects of machines that are designed to fly at many different speeds and altitudes, including vehicles that operate in the atmosphere and in space, such as airplanes and space craft. For example, aerospace engineers have designed drone aircraft that fly unmanned missions over hostile territory to drop missiles on targets with pinpoint accuracy, thereby avoiding the need for direct combat operations by troops.

Computer science engineering involves the design and implementation of digital systems and the integration of computer technology into other applications. These engineers design and build computers, network them together, write operating system software, and write application software. For example, the software that was used to write the materials in this text was developed by computer science engineers.

Biochemical engineers combine their knowledge of biological processes with chemical engineering to produce food and pharmaceuticals and to treat wastes. Materials engineers work with different materials such as ores, ceramics, plastics, composites, and metals in order to develop materials that can be used by other engineers. Agricultural engineers help farmers efficiently produce food and fiber. Nuclear engineers design systems that employ nuclear energy. Architectural engineers combine the engineer’s knowledge of structures, materials, and acoustics with the architect’s knowledge of building esthetics and functionality. Biomedical engineers combine traditional engineering fields with medicine and human physiology to develop prosthetic devices, artificial kidneys, pacemakers, and artificial hearts.