Online intermediate admissions in AP aimed at healing decades-old ills

By Sharon Thambala Amaravati, Nov 17 : As Andhra Pradesh High Court is poised to hear about online admissions it stayed recently in intermediate colleges, a senior official in the Board of Intermediate Education (BIE) said the digital procedure is aimed at healing many ills plaguing the crucial two-year course for decades.
Ease of seeking admission in a college of student’s choice, choice of colleges, abolishing the illegal custody of certificates with college managements, data integrity and others are the desired goals of online admissions.
“In the present system, students have to go from college to college to seek admission and physically apply, which is a great inconvenience,” BIE secretary V. Ramakrishna told IANS.
He said a student can get admission from the comfort of his home through online admission, which will allow him to choose a college of his choice and opt for multiple options.
Ramakrishna said a student can choose up to 50 colleges for admission anywhere in the state, which was not possible earlier.
Likewise, BIE has obviated the need for intermediate colleges to physically verify a student’s 10th standard certificate and other documents, a much abused procedure to gain complete domination over students.