Inadequate info mars counselling
Many B.E. aspirants do not do enough research before choosing seats; colleges cagey about details
During
every round of counselling by the Tamil Nadu Engineering Admissions,
Anna University’s single-window admission system for engineering
colleges, parents and candidates are told to do their homework before
they come for choosing seats.
Yet, the message does not appear to reach them. In the past four days, over 21,000 candidates have been allotted seats, but quite a few came without much of an idea of either the course they would like to pursue or the college they wished to join.
No clear idea
Even several students with a cut-off of over 190 did not have a clear idea about the possibilities.
A student with a cut-off of 193, who was awaiting her session, said, “I want to do ECE but I haven’t decided on the college yet. I will take a look at the availability before deciding.”
The father of a candidate with a cut-off of 193.25 chose a college closer to home. He had no clue about the quality of faculty, teaching or course content, but that did not seem to bother him. It does not help that often, not enough information about colleges is available to parents and students.
At the start of the academic counselling on Sunday, higher education secretary Sunil Paliwal mentioned that colleges treat students as if they were in school. He said colleges were more focused on pass percentage instead of rounded development of candidates as future engineers.
With the aim of enabling students to graduate as employable engineers, the university on Thursday announced new courses and options. However, giving students choices may not be enough unless colleges are reined in. University officials say 50% of the affiliated colleges delay uploading information on student data to the university portal. There have been deviations in the details provided about students in their institutions.
“There have been instances of students approaching us for help as colleges have not provided the required details to the student,” said an official.
The officials point out that some effort by parents and candidates, such as visiting the campus of the college of their choice and ascertaining the quality of faculty and teaching in the institutions, before appearing for counselling would prevent them from making an unsuitable choice and avoid problems later.
Yet, the message does not appear to reach them. In the past four days, over 21,000 candidates have been allotted seats, but quite a few came without much of an idea of either the course they would like to pursue or the college they wished to join.
No clear idea
Even several students with a cut-off of over 190 did not have a clear idea about the possibilities.
A student with a cut-off of 193, who was awaiting her session, said, “I want to do ECE but I haven’t decided on the college yet. I will take a look at the availability before deciding.”
The father of a candidate with a cut-off of 193.25 chose a college closer to home. He had no clue about the quality of faculty, teaching or course content, but that did not seem to bother him. It does not help that often, not enough information about colleges is available to parents and students.
At the start of the academic counselling on Sunday, higher education secretary Sunil Paliwal mentioned that colleges treat students as if they were in school. He said colleges were more focused on pass percentage instead of rounded development of candidates as future engineers.
With the aim of enabling students to graduate as employable engineers, the university on Thursday announced new courses and options. However, giving students choices may not be enough unless colleges are reined in. University officials say 50% of the affiliated colleges delay uploading information on student data to the university portal. There have been deviations in the details provided about students in their institutions.
“There have been instances of students approaching us for help as colleges have not provided the required details to the student,” said an official.
The officials point out that some effort by parents and candidates, such as visiting the campus of the college of their choice and ascertaining the quality of faculty and teaching in the institutions, before appearing for counselling would prevent them from making an unsuitable choice and avoid problems later.
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