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Race for college admission to be tougher
Reprinted from The Times of India
CHENNAI -- The race for admission into professional and arts and science colleges is likely to be tougher this year considering that the number of students who have passed the State Board, plus two examinations, has gone up significantly. This year, 532,222 boys and girls have cleared the examination, which is 35,728 higher than the previous year. Also, the number of students who have secured a first class (aggregate score of 60% and above) has gone up by 23,040.

A preliminary analysis of these figures clearly indicate that this would push up the cut-off marks for admission into MBBS and BE/B. Tech courses. Many students are expected to be tied at every level of cut-off that is differentiated by a 0.25 decimal score. This tie could lead to some students missing the chance of joining preferred colleges or branches by a whisker.

As of mid-May, a total of 129,257 persons had purchased the Tamil Nadu Engineering Admission application forms, a clear sign of a continuing demand for BE/B.Tech courses.

If this is the case with admission into professional degree courses, the scene at the arts and science colleges is not going to be any different particularly for courses like B.Com and B.Com (Corporate Secretaryship).

Trends in the past have been that there is a mad rush among students who had studied in the Commerce Stream in Plus Two to apply for B.Com, B.Com (Corporate Secretaryship) and BA Economics. The competition for these courses is so intense that in well known institutions like the Loyola College, Ethiraj College and Meenakshi College, the cut-off for B.Com (merit quota) has been above 95%.


Race for college admission to be tougher