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From: Architexturez <interface.services@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
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Date: Wed, 15 Aug 2007 12:10:18 +0530
HYDERABAD: The conflict between the Council of Architecture (CoA) and
the Ministry of Human Resource Development over the ‘authority’ on
admissions into Architecture colleges is snowballing into a major
controversy even as the admissions in the State are set to begin on
August 27.
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The CoA has totally frozen admissions in 50 colleges in the country.
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The whole problem seems to be emerging from the National Aptitude Test
for Architecture (NATA) conducted by the CoA. The Council maintains that
NATA is must for admissions. However, the Ministry of Human Resource
Development (HRD) in a directive issued in April 2007 made it clear that
CoA doesn’t have the legal powers to conduct NATA. The Ministry said the
Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) is already holding such an
aptitude test along with AIEEE. Based on HRD Ministry’s directive, the
State Government revived the Planning and Architecture Common Entrance
Test (PACET) this year.
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http://www.hindu.com/2007/08/15/stories/2007081559010100.htm