Online counselling introduced

hyderabad: engineering admissions through eamcet  will be totally web-based from this year and the official decision is likely to come in a few days. in the new procedure, after entering required details, the candidates can opt for a college and a course on the net. based on parameters like variety of courses and colleges that include nba-accredited; reservations based on gender, region, caste and sub-divisions within reservations; double payment seats, sliding, sports and ncc quota, the software will generate options. in every district helpline centres are to be set up to facilitate students choose a college or course on the web. the students can opt for any number combination of colleges or courses or  colleges or courses from the available options. there would be a last date announced and the students can change their options any number of times till the last date. based on the preferences given, the system would automatically allot the seats. once the allotment is done, candidates would have to download the allotment letter and then pay the fee in a bank. the counselling procedure and dates for certificate verification will be announced after the eamcet ranks are declared. before the student can participate in the online counselling, he has to necessarily get his certificates verified at the helpline centres. candidates who fail to report for certificate verification will not be considered for the allotment of a seat.