EAMCET-Eight Stage counselling,Tips and Precautions to be followed

The counseling for EAMCET has begun and as a first step the state government has started 49 online help centres across the state. Students will be given the book that indicates to them admission pattern in the colleges as per the rank attained by them for the last academic year. From July 8^th at District level verification of certificates will be carried out which all aspirants should compulsorily attend. Advice will be given to students in eight stages which they will have to adhere to.

I Stage – Registration for Verification of Certificates.

• Wait for the announcement of concerned officers at the district online help centers.
• Handing over of the rank card to the concerned officer after the announcement of the same.
• Wait for your turn to be called in the registration room.
• Payment of registration fees when the rank of a student is called out.
• Obtain registration verification form from the concerned computer operator.
• Enter details asked for in the register at the help center.
• Wait for the announcement of certificate verification.
• Proceed to the verification counter after the announcement is made.

II Stage – Certificate Verification

• Cross check for the correctness of your details in the registration verification form.
• Get the mistakes corrected if there are any.
• Students wanting to avail reservation should get their caste certificates approved by the concerned officer provided for this purpose. They should then proceed to get the other certificates verified by another officer provided for this purpose.
• OC students also should get all their original certificates verified by the concerned officer.
• Officers will then provide a receipt of verification to the student on which the student must sign. In case of any problems are doubts they can contact the main verification officer.

III Stage – Advice for Options

• Students must arrange the list of colleges they want to join in the order of preference.
• Students must obtain from the briefing officer, the code of the colleges, the codes of the courses and the specimen option form.
• The briefing officer will explain the procedure for exercising options and filling up of the option form to the students.

IV Stage.

• Students must consult their parents regarding the choice of their colleges and courses.
• The option number of the selected college and course codes must be entered in the specimen option form.

Note: If you want to join in the ECE branch of a particular college then against the code of the college and the particular course code you must enter the number 1. Similarly if you want to do another course in another college you should enter the number 2 against that code.

V Stage. Submitting Options Across the Inter Net . Students can enter the details mentioned in stage IV on the computer screen on an inter net connection at home or from any where with an inter net connection. When he/she enters on the computer screen they should follow the procedure given below.

• Verification of certificates should be completed.
• Enter the URL of the web site address as notified or as given below
  for eg. http://apeamcet.nic.in
• The information necessary for giving the information will be in the given page. In the information provided the page “candidates registration” is for web counseling and the page “candidates log in options” should be used to provide the necessary information.
• Click on the “candidates registration” and give all the necessary information.
• Then click on the “general pass word”.
  1. In the enter pass word box at least enter a pass word of 6 characters with at least one number eg. Ramana1 etc.
  2. Re enter the pass word.
  3. click on save to save the pass word.
  4. To complete registration click on log out and go to the home page.

• For giving details of options go to “candidates login options”.
• Enter the details like registration number, hall ticket number pass word date of birth etc., and click on “sign in”.
• Read carefully the directions given on the screen and also the declaration. Then click on the click box and confirm.
• Then click on the options entry form or on the help screen and menu items will appear on the screen.
• Read menu items care fully and click on ” click here to enter options”. You will find different districts along with their check boxes. You will also find the same information when you would have earlier clicked on the options entry form.
• You can then select the college you want district wise. If you click on “select all” you will be able to see the list of all the colleges in your district.
• When you click on “display options entry form” you will find the screen on which you can select your options.
• On the screen you will find engineering courses in four groups e.g. on screen 1you will find BIO, CIV, CSE, INF,EEE, MEC etc.,
• As per the specimen option form you have previously filled, you should enter the options for the courses and the colleges in the boxes on the screen.
• This should be done after consulting your parents. Do not try to directly fill the boxes on the computer screen without filling the options specimen form.
• Do not forget to click on “save options” when you enter your options on the computer screen.
• Once you complete filling options click on “log out”. You will then find 3 warnings. They are “Save and Logout”, “Confirm Logout” and “cancel Logout”. If you click on “Cancel Logout”, there will be no change in the information you filled in the options form. If you click on “Save and Logout” you will find the immediate information that you have filled in options. If you click on “Confirm Logout” you will find all the information you have given in your options.
• Once you verified you options if you want change them click on : “Login for options entry”..
• You can change your options as many times as you want provided it is with in prescribed time.
• After the prescribed time is over these options are frozen in the server.
• If you want to change the options once they are frozen then you can go to the help line center and change it but you can do it only once.
• You can obtain a print out regarding your options.

Note : You should try and give as many options as you can depending on your rank. If you give less options then there is a chance that you may miss your seat.

If you take the help of a computer operator to fill in your ensure he does not know your pass word.

VI Stage : Allotment of Seats

• Results of allotment of seats based on merit and category will be placed in the web on the announced date.
• Candidates can down load the allotment order.
• This will be treated as final and no changes will be entertained.

VII Stage : Payment of Fees.

• For payment of fees the challan form can be down loaded from the web site.
• The fee is payable at any of the branches of Andhra Bank or Indian Bank in the state.
• Parents of reserved categories whose annual income does not exceed Rs 1,00,000/- will get an exemption of Tuition fees and special fees.

VIII Stage : Admission to the College.

• The candidate should report to the respective college before the necessary date along with the down loaded allotment order, receipt of the fees etc.,
• Your seat will be cancelled if you do not report by the due date.