More students from TN have joined paramedical, arts & science
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One-fourth of the colleges
have not attracted a single candidate by Monday , nine days after Tamil
Nadu Engineering Admissions began.And, around 350 government and
self-financing colleges have got less than 10 students each under the
general category .
Data accessed by TOI shows that of the 527 Anna
University-affiliated colleges in the single-window counselling process,
only 39 have filled more than 75% of seats.
With the number of absentees gradually increasing, more than one lakh seats are expected to remain vacant this year. Close to 1.18 lakh seats went without takers in 2016-17. Unlike in previous years, when seats in top colleges got filled in a day or two, this year, it reportedly took more than a week. Counselling began on July 23 and on Monday, more than 1.35 lakh seats, including more than 30% of the 8,300 seats in the four university departments and constituent colleges, remain vacant.
Anna University has attributed this dip to delay in commencement of medical admission process as most Class XII toppers still waiting for details of the National Eligibilitycum-Entrance Test (NEET) results. “With more number of students with moderate and low cut-off scores expected to attend engineering counsel ling this week, we are optimistic the numbers will rise,“ said a senior state higher education department official, requesting anonymity .
Former Anna University vice-chancellor E Balagurusamy said students not choosing seats in more than 40% of tierIII colleges reflects on the poor quality of teaching. “Indeed, the state government instead of staying idle, should proactively come forward to close these 200 colleges in the interest of the public,“ he added.
The figures also indicate that the recent layoffs in the IT sector have had a major impact on engineering admissions this year, said education al consultant Moorthy Selvakumaran. “Consequently , more students from Tamil Nadu have joined paramedical, arts and science, agriculture, business and management related courses,“ he added.
Some some self-financing colleges, particularly in the western belt, which all these years collected hefty capitation fees have begun approaching organisers of educational fairs to fill seats, he said. A private engineering college principal said that awareness about infrastructure had increased among parents and students, but many were still carried away by misinformation campaigns.
With the number of absentees gradually increasing, more than one lakh seats are expected to remain vacant this year. Close to 1.18 lakh seats went without takers in 2016-17. Unlike in previous years, when seats in top colleges got filled in a day or two, this year, it reportedly took more than a week. Counselling began on July 23 and on Monday, more than 1.35 lakh seats, including more than 30% of the 8,300 seats in the four university departments and constituent colleges, remain vacant.
Anna University has attributed this dip to delay in commencement of medical admission process as most Class XII toppers still waiting for details of the National Eligibilitycum-Entrance Test (NEET) results. “With more number of students with moderate and low cut-off scores expected to attend engineering counsel ling this week, we are optimistic the numbers will rise,“ said a senior state higher education department official, requesting anonymity .
Former Anna University vice-chancellor E Balagurusamy said students not choosing seats in more than 40% of tierIII colleges reflects on the poor quality of teaching. “Indeed, the state government instead of staying idle, should proactively come forward to close these 200 colleges in the interest of the public,“ he added.
The figures also indicate that the recent layoffs in the IT sector have had a major impact on engineering admissions this year, said education al consultant Moorthy Selvakumaran. “Consequently , more students from Tamil Nadu have joined paramedical, arts and science, agriculture, business and management related courses,“ he added.
Some some self-financing colleges, particularly in the western belt, which all these years collected hefty capitation fees have begun approaching organisers of educational fairs to fill seats, he said. A private engineering college principal said that awareness about infrastructure had increased among parents and students, but many were still carried away by misinformation campaigns.
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