Thiruvananthapuram: A high-level meeting held here on Monday — on the proposal to do away with the practice of giving weightage to Plus Two marks in the preparation of state entrance rank list for admission to engineering courses — has decided to let CM Pinarayi Vijayan take a decision in the matter.
State entrance commissioner A Geetha had submitted a proposal to the government, recommending drastic changes in the way state entrance rank is prepared.
The proposal was submitted in view of the uncertainly over Plus Two exam by central boards and its possible fallout on the state entrance examination, currently schedule on July 24.
The state entrance rank list for admission to engineering courses are prepared considering the score obtained by candidates in entrance test and the marks they scored in maths, physics and chemistry.
“The meeting discussed some options in view of the current scenario.
Nothing has been finalized.
A fair decision, ensuring justice to all candidate, can be expected within a few days,” sources said.
Since central boards and several state boards too have decided to cancel Plus Two exams in view of the pandemic, state government is worried over the appropriateness of considering Plus Two marks of students pursuing qualifying course offered by different boards.
State has already conducted Plus Two exams.
Higher education minister R Bindu, higher education secretary V Venu, state entrance commissioner A Geetha attended the meeting on Monday.