LUCKNOW : The State Entrance Examination 2010 being conducted by UP Technical University, Lucknow will pick 20 per cent students from AIEEE, according to a decision taken at a tripartite meeting held between the state government, UP Technical University authorities and the private colleges on December 29, says the university Registrar Mr U S Tomer.

The admission, Mr Tomer said, would be strictly in accordance with the reservation policy of the state. Out of the 20 per cent students to be picked from the AIEEE, ten per cent will be from the all India merit list while 10 per cent will be from the AIEEE state merit list on which the state reservation policy will apply. 

A formal government order is likely to be issued on Monday, January 18.

At the tripartite meeting the UP Technical University was represented by the university Vice-Chancellor, Dr Kripa Shankar, the Pro-VC, Dr V K Singh and the university registrar Mr U S Tomer.

The state government was represented by the Principal Secretary Technical Education Ms Vrinda Swarup and Special Secretary Technical Education.

The meeting was presided over by the UPTU vice-chancellor Dr Kripa Shankar where Mr Dev Murti chairman SRMS Trust, Bareilly led the presidents, secretaries and other important office-bearers of the private colleges federations.

The meeting was held in the conference room of the UP Technical University where the private colleges strongly argued to pick up at least 20 per cent students from the merit list of the All India Engineering Entrance Examination being conducted by the CBSE.

This is for the first time that the state government and the state entrance exam authorities would be picking up students from any other entrance exam.

Like previous years the SEE will be held in the state on April 17 and 18, Mr Tomer said. When asked what preparations have been made so far, he said that the SEE brochure has been revised and would be sent for printing on Monday. The sale of brochure will begin by month end, he added.

Over three lakh students are expected to appear at the SEE this year, for which the authorities are making elaborate arrangements.

The private colleges argued for picking up students from the AIEEE merit list because more than 20 per cent engineering seats remained vacant last year even after two counselling sessions. The colleges do not want to suffer similar loss this year and hence insisted on taking students from AIEEE.

The private colleges argued that by allowing them to pick up 20 per cent students from the AIEEE, they would not only be able to fill up their vacant seats but would also improve the quality of students and, at the same time, have a metropolitan culture to their campus.

The result, according to Mr Atul Jain, General Secretary of the Private Colleges Federation, would be that the overall placement of the students will also improve.