EXHIBIT (j)(2)


                          INDEPENDENT AUDITORS' CONSENT

     We hereby consent to the use in this Post-Effective Amendment No. 78 to the
Registration  Statement (1933 Act File No. 02-22019) of Eaton Vance Growth Trust
on Form N-1A of our report dated  December 18, 2001,  relating to the  financial
statement  of the  Small-Cap  Portfolio,  which  appears  in  such  Registration
Statement.

     We also  consent to the  reference to us under the heading  "Other  Service
Providers" in the  Statements of Additional  Information  which are part of this
Registration Statement.


                                             /s/ Deloitte & Touche LLP
                                             DELOITTE & TOUCHE LLP

December 20, 2001
Boston, Massachusetts