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No takers for degree courses
As many as 305 degree colleges affiliated to the Kakatiya University in Warangal, Khammam and Adilabad districts are desperately seeking students, as more than half of the 1.28 lakh seats are lying vacant when classes in these institutions are scheduled to begin on August 4.
Warangal: As many as 305 degree colleges affiliated to the Kakatiya University in Warangal, Khammam and Adilabad districts are desperately seeking students, as more than half of the 1.28 lakh seats are lying vacant when classes in these institutions are scheduled to begin on August 4.
The higher education seems to be ailing as none has sought admission in 26 colleges, although the admission process of has been closed. Less than 10 students have joined in eight colleges.
Highlights:
- No admissions in 26 colleges
- In-charge of KU admissions Prof Srinivas says fall in admissions is only 5 %
- Classes in degree colleges are scheduled to begin on Aug 4
- On-line degree study seems to have drastically hit regular classes
The 26 institutions are virtually facing closure. The situation has drastically changed from the days when it was difficult to secure seats without lobbying.
On-line degree study seems to have drastically hit regular classes, feel educationists. Another reason is the academic calendar going haywire. This has caused confusion among students, as admissions are now being taken up on the basis of university, as against the last year’s practice of treating colleges as units.
Leaders of student organisations, like Sarayya of PDSU, blame the government’s negligent attitude for the sorry state of affairs prevailing in the colleges which are set to close. The Kakatiya University officials attribute the steep fall in admission to the newly introduced on-line system.
They told The Hans India that although there are a number of seats admissions so far have been sought only for 60 per cent. Prof Srinivas, in-charge of admissions, maintains that the fall in admission this year is only five per cent.
The university authorities have advised the students seeking admission in the first year B.A, B. Com, B. Sc and BBM to apply on-line in 70 combinations. Students have sought 64,000 admissions in three stages—42,000, 17,000 and 5,000. Thus 64,000 seats have been filled in some colleges.
Many colleges, both in the government and private sector, have not received any admissions. This has posed a question mark over the future of the institutions which have not been approached by students.
In the past the degree admissions used to be taken up after the seats in the engineering and medicine courses were filled up. Now the situation is different. This is causing severe anxiety among the managements of the private colleges.
