EATON VANCE GROWTH TRUST
                            The Eaton Vance Building
                                255 State Street
                                Boston, MA 02109
                            Telephone: (617) 482-8260
                            Telecopy: (617) 338-8054






                                  CERTIFICATION


     Pursuant to Rule 497(j) under the Securities  Act of 1933, as amended,  and
Regulation S-T, Eaton Vance Growth Trust (the  "Registrant")  (1933 Act File No.
2-22019)  certifies  (a)  that the  forms  of  prospectuses  and  statements  of
additional  information dated January 1, 2003 used with respect to the following
series of the  Registrant,  do not differ  materially  from those  contained  in
Post-Effective  Amendment  No.  79  ("Amendment  No.  79")  to the  Registrant's
Registration  Statement on Form N-1A,  and (b) that  Amendment  No. 79 was filed
electronically  with the Securities and Exchange Commission on December 23, 2002
(Accession No. 0000940394-02-000745):

                        Eaton Vance Asian Small Companies Fund
                        Eaton Vance Greater China Growth Fund
                        Eaton Vance Growth Fund
                        Eaton Vance Information Age Fund
                        Eaton Vance Worldwide Health Sciences Fund


                                        EATON VANCE GROWTH TRUST



                                        By: /s/ Janet E. Sanders
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                                            Janet E. Sanders
                                            Assistant Treasurer and
                                                Assistant Secretary

Date:  January 2, 2003