EATON VANCE GROWTH TRUST, 485BPOS, EX-99.(J)(3), 2000-12-21

EATON VANCE GROWTH TRUST
485BPOS, EX-99.(J)(3), 2000-12-21

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                                                                 EXHIBIT (j)(3)


                       CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT ACCOUNTANTS

     We hereby consent to the incorporation by reference in this  Post-Effective
Amendment No. 75 to the Registration  Statement on Form N-1A of our report dated
October 4, 2000, relating to the financial  statements and financial  highlights
of the Eaton Vance Growth Fund (the  "Fund") and of our report dated  October 4,
2000, relating to the financial  statements and supplementary data of the Growth
Portfolio,  which appear in the August 31, 2000 Annual Report to Shareholders of
the  Fund,  which  are  also  incorporated  by  reference  in  the  Registration
Statement. We also consent to the references to us under the headings "Financial
Highlights" and "Other Service Providers" in such Registration Statement.


/s/ PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP
PRICEWATERHOUSECOOPERS LLP


Boston, Massachusetts
December 21, 2000


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