AIEEE and AIPMT merge from the next academic year???

AP students eligible for only AIEEE...
Central government was planning to merge AIEEE and AIPMT from the next academic year to reduce pressure on students. Common exam would test the general awareness and aptitude of students. But the decision to merge the AIEEE and the AIPMT being conducted by CBSE would not affect Andhra Pradesh students. Andhra Pradesh students not eligible to appear for AIPMT since the A.P state government does not offer any seats to 'national pool'. But nearly 1 lakh students from AP appear every year for AIEEE that is held for admissions into National Institutes of Technology.
Even after the merger, they will continue to be eligible for only AIEEE as they will not be allowed to appear for medical stream exam since A.P state government are not part of national pool.
Once the AIEEE and AIPMT are merged, the physics and chemistry exams will be common for both. Medical students can answer the biology paper while the engineering students can answer the mathematics paper.
The HRD ministry is also working towards evolving a system to give weight to the marks scored by students in Class-XII and marks secured by them in the entrance examination.(News source: Deccan Chronicle)