Fight for premium engineering colleges to be tougher this year
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CHENNAI: With cut-off scores for engineering admission likely to
increase by 0.25 to 0.5 marks this year, experts predict a tougher race
for seats in premium colleges in the State. There has been a marginal
drop (0.02 per cent) in total number of centums in Physics, Chemistry
and Mathematics combined -- subjects considered for engineering cut-off
calculation. However, when taken separately, there are more centums in
maths this year compared to last and nearly 94,400 science students have
scored more than 1000 out of 1,200. According to last year’s data,
2,884 students scored above the cut-off mark of 196.75 and 21,420
students were above the cut-off of 185.75.
“The number of students who score below 185 and opt out of
engineering has grown over the last few years,” says educationist Prince
Gajendra Babu. “With an increase in the dropout ratio and competition
to get campus placements, the trend of more students opting out of
engineering might continue this year.”
“In the last few years, there has been a spike in number of students who have scored below 185 and moved away from engineering. With increased dropout ratio and competition to land campus placements, it was likely that this trend might continue this year,” says Babu.
Nearly 1,000 students lost centums in biology-based courses this year, compared to 2016. “Students who were uncertain over their performance in the NEET will prefer agriculture and veterinary courses, the admissions for which were based only on Class XII scores,” Selvakumaran added.
Also, experts have predicted that the minimum cut-off required for admission into these courses will come down by one mark since there were lesser number of centums in biology and chemistry subjects.
Also, with regard to commerce students, the high demand for B Com (general) courses continued this year with leading arts and science colleges in the city closing the application counter for this particular course on Friday.
This means, there were at least 1,400
students for every one cut-off mark, according to an analysis by
Erode-based educational consultant Moorthy Selvakumaran. “But this year,
there will be 1,500 students for every one cut-off mark. That is,
hundred more students compared to last year competing for admissions
within a one-mark range,” he says. “Due to a rise in centums in maths,
the effect will be more profound on those whose cut-off ranges between
185 and 194.75.” Educationist Prince Gajendra Babu says the trend of
students opting out of engineering course could further increase.
“In the last few years, there has been a spike in number of students who have scored below 185 and moved away from engineering. With increased dropout ratio and competition to land campus placements, it was likely that this trend might continue this year,” says Babu.
Nearly 1,000 students lost centums in biology-based courses this year, compared to 2016. “Students who were uncertain over their performance in the NEET will prefer agriculture and veterinary courses, the admissions for which were based only on Class XII scores,” Selvakumaran added.
Also, experts have predicted that the minimum cut-off required for admission into these courses will come down by one mark since there were lesser number of centums in biology and chemistry subjects.
Also, with regard to commerce students, the high demand for B Com (general) courses continued this year with leading arts and science colleges in the city closing the application counter for this particular course on Friday.
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