With eye on medicine, 35% state toppers skip Anna univ counselling
Ram.Sundaram@timesgroup.com
Chennai:29.07.2018
Almost one-third of the state’s engineering toppers have given the Anna University counselling a miss this year.
Of the 10,700 eligible candidates with a score of 190 or more, only 7,300 have entered their choices, with tentative allotment being provided to 7,100 of them, according to official data. The final numbers may vary as provisional allotment is yet to be provided.
The high rate of absenteeism suggests that toppers may be moving away from engineering because of the decline in campus placements and growing interest in other undergraduate courses, including medicine, agriculture and veterinary sciences, say experts.
Nearly 1.59 lakh candidates had applied for this year’s counselling and only those with an aggregate score of 190 or above were invited for the first round of general counselling to fill seats in engineering colleges affiliated to Anna University that began on July 25 and ended on Friday.
Unlike previous years, this year’s counselling was conducted entirely online. A total of 42 admission facilitation centres have been set up across the state for those who were not familiar with the online process.
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7,300 entered their choice of course online
Close to 7,300 candidates made the initial payment of ₹5,000 and entered their choice of course and college on the online admission portal.
Though there is no ceiling on the number of choices per applicant, each candidate on an average submitted 15 options. Candidates were allowed to revise their choices till 5pm on Friday.
Following this, seats were allocated to the candidates based on their cut-off scores, seniority and seat availability. Now, the ball is in the candidates’ court. If an applicant rejects the tentative allotment, the seat will be allotted to the next person in the rank list which was prepared based on the aggregate scores secured by Class XII students in their respective board exams “Until last year, toppers blocked seats in top engineering colleges and declined the offers at the last minute thereby leaving the most-sought seats vacant. This has been eliminated in the online counselling process as the vacant seats will be filled in the subsequent rounds of counselling right from the beginning,” said a senior Anna University official, requesting anonymity.
Educational consultant Moorthy Selvakumaran said many toppers who absented themselves from engineering counselling would have applied for medical counselling too.
Ram.Sundaram@timesgroup.com
Chennai:29.07.2018
Almost one-third of the state’s engineering toppers have given the Anna University counselling a miss this year.
Of the 10,700 eligible candidates with a score of 190 or more, only 7,300 have entered their choices, with tentative allotment being provided to 7,100 of them, according to official data. The final numbers may vary as provisional allotment is yet to be provided.
The high rate of absenteeism suggests that toppers may be moving away from engineering because of the decline in campus placements and growing interest in other undergraduate courses, including medicine, agriculture and veterinary sciences, say experts.
Nearly 1.59 lakh candidates had applied for this year’s counselling and only those with an aggregate score of 190 or above were invited for the first round of general counselling to fill seats in engineering colleges affiliated to Anna University that began on July 25 and ended on Friday.
Unlike previous years, this year’s counselling was conducted entirely online. A total of 42 admission facilitation centres have been set up across the state for those who were not familiar with the online process.
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Rejecting the plea of a student, the Madras high court said that admission for MBBS courses under reserved categories in Tamil Nadu cannot be claimed by candidates on the basis of community certificate obtained from other states. P5
7,300 entered their choice of course online
Close to 7,300 candidates made the initial payment of ₹5,000 and entered their choice of course and college on the online admission portal.
Though there is no ceiling on the number of choices per applicant, each candidate on an average submitted 15 options. Candidates were allowed to revise their choices till 5pm on Friday.
Following this, seats were allocated to the candidates based on their cut-off scores, seniority and seat availability. Now, the ball is in the candidates’ court. If an applicant rejects the tentative allotment, the seat will be allotted to the next person in the rank list which was prepared based on the aggregate scores secured by Class XII students in their respective board exams “Until last year, toppers blocked seats in top engineering colleges and declined the offers at the last minute thereby leaving the most-sought seats vacant. This has been eliminated in the online counselling process as the vacant seats will be filled in the subsequent rounds of counselling right from the beginning,” said a senior Anna University official, requesting anonymity.
Educational consultant Moorthy Selvakumaran said many toppers who absented themselves from engineering counselling would have applied for medical counselling too.
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