Insertion of new section 3A

Insertion of new section 3A.-In the Andhra Pradesh Educational Institutions (Regulation of Admission and Prohibition of Capitation Fee) Act, 1983, after section 3, the following section shall be inserted, namely :- "3A. Special Provision in respect of unaided private educational institutions.-Notwithstanding anything contained in section 3 but subject to such rules as may be made in this behalf and the Andhra Pradesh Educational Institutions (Regulation of Admission) Order, 1974, it shall be lawful for the management of any unaided private engineering college, medical college, dental college and such other class of unaided educational institutions as may be notified by the Government in this behalf to admit students into such colleges or educational institutions to the extent of one half of the total number of seats from among those who have qualified in the common entrance test or in the qualifying examination, as the case may be referred to in sub-section

1. (1) of section 3 irrespective of the ranking assigned to them in such test or examination and nothing contained in section 5 shall apply to such admissions," 1. Short title and commencement
2. (1) This Act may be called the Andhra Pradesh Educational Institutions (Regulation of Admissions and Prohibition of Capitation Fee) (Amendment) Act, 2009.
3. (2) It shall be deemed to have come into force on the 27th January, 2009. 2. Amendment of Section 3, Act 5 of 1983 Amendment of Section 3, Act 5 of 1983. 2. In the Andhra Pradesh Educational Institutions (Regulation of Admissions and Prohibition of Capitation Fee) Act, 1983, in section 3, in sub-section
4. (1) for the existing proviso the following shall be substituted, namely:- " Provided that admission into Agriculture, Dental, Engineering, Medical, Pharmacy and Veterinary Colleges shall be made on the basis of ranking assigned by giving weightage to the marks secured in the relevant group subjects namely, Biology, Physics, Chemistry or Mathematics, Physics, Chemistry, as the case may be, in the Intermediate Public Examination or equivalent Examination and weightage to the marks secured in the common entrance test as may be prescribed."