Universities brace for UG admission rush amid excessive cross percentages and marks in board exams

In CBSE Class 12, the cross share this yr is 99.37 per cent, up from 88.78 in 2020. A complete of 70,004 college students have achieved 95 per cent and above marks, and 1,50,152 within the 90-95 per cent vary. In UP board class 12 end result, 97.88 per cent of scholars have been declared cross, which is a big improve from 74.64 per cent final yr. Haryana, the cross share is 100. For nearly all state boards, the sample is comparable with extra college students clearing Class 12 exams with larger marks.

The College of Lucknow shall be conducting entrance-based admission for all UG programs this yr. Professor Amita Bajpai from the varsity’s division of training informed indianexpress.com, “this yr, universities have no idea college students’ actual potential as no uniform methodology was adopted throughout boards and it’s going to have a long-term influence. Extra college students have gotten excessive marks and it’ll solely make UG admission harder. We’re conducting entrance exams for all UG admission to be sure that deserving candidates are getting a good probability.”

The college has no plans of accelerating the variety of seats this yr. The choice to conduct entrances was taken earlier than the board outcomes have been introduced because it was evident that the educational all year long was impacted amid Covid, mentioned Bajpai.

Vacant seats to be a priority
Universities in West Bengal have been requested to not conduct entrance exams on the UG degree because of the Covid-19 pandemic. Therefore, Jadavpur College shall be going forward with merit-based admissions this yr. Rimi Barnali Chatterjee, professor, division of English, Jadavpur College, mentioned, “Now we have been forbidden to carry entrance exams this yr and admissions are going to be a catastrophe. College students who have gotten excessive marks will get admission all over the place they apply, which is able to go away behind vacant seats. These seats will once more should be crammed by following the due processes, which is able to solely create a tedious cycle for college/faculty authorities and delay the tutorial session.”

She added that the school are hoping {that a} readjustment mechanism shall be out in place in order that college students could have the prospect to modify programs after a yr or so in the event that they discover themselves within the unsuitable place. “The variety of excessive scorers has elevated this yr however universities don’t have any provisions to extend seats. Admissions this yr are going to be extra chaotic than the board exams scenario. We aren’t positive of the standard of scholars coming by way of merit-based standards,” she mentioned.

Extra competitors will result in concentrate on personal varsities
Since there shall be larger competitors for securing a seat in UG programs, college students are prone to flip to personal universities. Together with the benefit listing, most personal universities have their very own admission processes. For instance, Amity College Punjab will maintain an entrance check, which could have particular sections of questions on basic information and field-specific ideas. However, those that have secured lower than 75 per cent marks at school 12 is not going to be allowed to seem.

RK Kohli, vice-chancellor, Amity College (Mohali), informed indianexpress.com that the college is providing beneficiant scholarships to draw the perfect skills. “College students who have gotten 95 per cent and above at school 12 board exams will get direct admission and a full waiver on the payment. Since seats in authorities establishments are restricted, they might not be capable to accommodate all the scholars because the variety of excessive scorers has elevated this yr. On this case, college students will attempt to get admission in reputed personal universities,” he mentioned.

This yr, the Rajasthan Board of Secondary Training (RBSE) has recorded a 99.97 per cent general cross. The science stream cross share is 99.48 per cent (91.96 per cent in 2020), arts 99.19 per cent (90.70 per cent in 2020) and Commerce cross share is 99.73 per cent as in comparison with 94.95 per cent in 2020. The College of Rajasthan can be mulling over numerous choices concerning the admission course of. The varsity started the registration course of on August 9.

KM Duriya, registrar, College of Rajasthan, mentioned that this yr’s class 12 end result would influence the admissions however there was no different manner out to maintain up with the tutorial cycle. “Now we have created a central admission board, which is intently monitoring the ratio of the variety of purposes that we’re receiving and accessible seats. As soon as the committee submits its report, we could look into rising the seats however as of now there is no such thing as a such plan,” he mentioned.

Universities anticipating extra, higher than regular candidates
Together with the challenges, universities are additionally hoping for a silver lining amid the admission chaos. Bangalore’s RV College, which is commencing its first tutorial session this yr, claims to have acquired an utility from a candidate with 100 per cent marks at school 12. Vice-chancellor of the college, YSR Murthy, informed indianexpress.com that the registration course of has already begun and the response is kind of constructive regardless of Covid. The varsity has acquired 420 registration thus far and is hoping to obtain round 1200 purposes for 400 seats throughout numerous programs.

“We’re receiving purposes from throughout the nation and never simply Karnataka. There was an increase within the variety of feminine candidates, which is a constructive change from earlier years’ traits in larger training. Since extra college students have handed this yr, we hope to obtain extra purposes than the sooner expectations. Percentages are just one parameter, we decide college students based mostly on their statements of function (SOPs), portfolio, ECA achievements. Many scholar entrepreneurs have additionally utilized to hitch this yr,” he mentioned.

The college can be providing scholarships to draw the perfect skills, Murthy mentioned. College students who’ve scored 95 per cent and above will get a 100 per cent tuition-fee waiver. In addition to, those that have been impacted by Covid and have misplaced one or each dad and mom will even get full scholarships to pursue any programme on the varsity.