Government college students lag behind in CET rankings
Results reveal worrying trend where students following central syllabus outperformed those under state syllabus, raising concerns about teaching methodsIn the recently concluded Common Entrance Test (CET) for admission into government colleges across the state, students studying in government institutions have failed to secure top ranks, especially in the banking sector. Of the 891 students who ranked within the top 100 in bank-related CET results, only 30 were from government, central government, or aided colleges. The remaining 855 students belonged to private colleges.The results reveal a worrying trend where students following the central syllabus outperformed those studying under the state syllabus. Furthermore, amongst state syllabus students, private college attendees showed better progress compared to their government college counterparts. These disparities raise serious concerns about the teaching methods of the state syllabus and the overall condition of government colleges.The state has 1,318 government pre-university (PU) colleges, admitting around 230,000 students annually. In contrast, there are 3,541 private PU colleges. Due to the lack of basic infrastructure in government colleges, fewer students enrol in them compared to private institutions.Within the top 100 ranks of the CET, only two students from government PU colleges secured positions in engineering streams. Amongst the top 25,000 ranks, 581 students belonged to government colleges. In specialised fields such as veterinary science, nursing, and naturopathy, only seven government college students secured ranks within the top 100.PU college boards have urged that training for entrance exams should be made mandatory and regulated by law. According to guidelines from the Pre-University Education Department, 'comprehensive education' involving entrance exam preparation should be provided on PU college campuses. However, many colleges do not offer such training, which is considered illegal and subject to departmental action.Since last year, government colleges have started providing comprehensive education specifically for science students. This practice needs to be extended to all colleges to help state syllabus students achieve better ranks in CET.BR Supreeth, Secretary, Karnataka Private PU College Management Associations said that government college students, especially those following the state syllabus, do not receive adequate training to perform well in state-level entrance exams. 'To address this, all PU colleges must legally implement comprehensive training. With proper coaching, state syllabus students can improve their CET ranks significantly,' he said.'I will obtain a detailed report on how government college students have performed in CET. I will also instruct officials to enhance the effectiveness of training provided for upcoming entrance exams,' said S Madhu Bangarappa, Minister for School Education and Literacy.The Education Department has launched a scheme to provide coaching for Joint Entrance Examination (JEE), National Eligibility cum Entrance Test (NEET), and CET exams specifically for government college students. Last year, 26,623 students from 674 colleges benefitted from this program. Coaching classes were conducted before and after regular PU classes to maximise student participation.
Hashtags
Try Our AI Features
Explore what Daily8 AI can do for you:
Comments
No comments yet...
Related Articles
Indian Express
21 hours ago
- Indian Express
Engineering admission process revision: Four CAP rounds instead of three, stricter admission confirmation rules: Patil
State higher and technical education minister Chandrakant Patil announced Thursday, that the government would now conduct four centralised admission process (CAP) rounds for admission instead of three for the 2025-26 academic year. The changes mirror the revised admission process announced for Engineering Diploma admissions a few days ago. While adding that the changes mirror the revised admission, Patil said, 'The move aims to complete the majority of admissions through the centralised process thereby ensuring greater transparency.' While a separate Government Resolution (GR) will be issued in this regard with details of the revised process according to the information shared by the minister, apart from one additional CAP round, another key change will be extending mandatory admission confirmation rule to the first three rounds and there would also be stricter rules of confirmation of admission on allotted seats in the first three rounds. As per this extension, the condition to mandatorily confirm admission on allotted seat will not be limited to first-preferred college. While it was always mandatory for candidates to confirm admission if allotted a seat in first preferred college, as per the revised rule this condition is now extended up to three and six colleges for second and third round, respectively. Which means, in the first CAP round, the candidate has to confirm admission on the allotted seat if it is his/her first preferred college. But in CAP round 2, it will be mandatory for candidates to confirm admission if the allotted seat is in the first three colleges from his/her preference list. Whereas in CAP round 3 the same condition is extended up to six colleges which means a candidate has to mandatorily confirm admission if allotted seat in first six colleges from his/her preference list. An official from the Directorate of Technical Education (DTE), said, 'Traditionally, candidates were allowed to choose 'float' option which allowed the applicant to keep the allotted seat on hold as he/she seeks a betterment chance in the next round. With this process candidates would wait until the last round to confirm admission with hopes that they will get allotment of a seat in a better preferred college. With extension of mandatory confirmation rule, maximum applicants will be admitted by three rounds.' Patil added, 'Additional CAP rounds will ensure that candidates have more chance of securing admission through CAP before heading to institution level admissions which start after CAP. Furthermore, expansion of the mandatory seat confirmation rule will ensure that candidates do not keep waiting until the last round without admissions.' Engineering admissions in Maharashtra will start after the result of MHT-CET is declared which is expected to be out on June 16.
Hindustan Times
a day ago
- Hindustan Times
Delay in declaration of CET results draws criticism
PUNE: The Sajag Nagrik Manch has strongly criticised the Maharashtra State Common Entrance Test (CET) Cell for the delay in declaring the results of engineering, pharmacy and agriculture entrance exams. In a letter addressed to higher and technical education minister Chandrakant Patil, the organisation has called the delay 'unacceptable' while highlighting the inefficiency of the CET process. This year, the CET was conducted online between April 19 and May 5 however the results are going to be announced only on June 16 after a gap of nearly 40 days. Vivek Velankar, president of the Pune-based citizens' group compared this timeline with that of the results of Class 12 Maharashtra board exams wherein 14 lakh students appeared and results were declared within 55 days. 'In contrast, the CET, which was held online for barely 7 lakh students, is taking over 40 days for result declaration. This is a puzzle no one can solve,' Velankar said in the letter. He pointed out that the neighbouring state of Karnataka is handling the process more efficiently. 'Karnataka's CET was conducted between May 10 and 25 and the results will be out on June 7 in just 13 days,' the letter stated. Velankar also raised concerns over multiple errors in the CET question papers this year. 'There were at least 40 mistakes in the question papers, which is shameful in itself,' he noted. He said that the delay in declaration of CET results would in turn delay the admission process with professional colleges beginning their academic year as late as mid-August. Calling the entire situation very unfortunate, Velankar demanded immediate action in terms of urgent processing of CET results and admission timelines. Meanwhile, Akshay Randive, a student, said, 'It's already June 4, and yet the dates keep getting extended again and again. The CET cell helpline tells us to contact the CET office, but no one answers the calls there.' Abhishek Dubey, another student, said, 'This year, there were around 40 mistakes in the CET question papers which is already frustrating. Now, the delay in results is adding to the stress and making me more anxious by the day.'
Indian Express
2 days ago
- Indian Express
Maharashtra CET Cell declares results of LLB entrance test, all four toppers from single exam centre in Patna
In an unusual pattern, all four candidates who scored a perfect 100 percentile in the Maharashtra Common Entrance Test (CET) for the 5-year LLB course have one thing in common—they all took the exam at the same centre in Patna, Bihar. The Maharashtra CET Cell announced the results on Wednesday evening. As per the information shared by the CET Cell, the four top scorers—Vishesh Kumar Pathak, Himanshu Jaiswal, Prakhar Jyoti, and Sanskrit Soundarya—all appeared for the exam at Mahi Infotech, an exam centre in Patna. This clustering of top scores at a single exam centre in Patna has drawn attention and requires further scrutiny, according to experts. Out of 35,074 candidates who registered for the MAH-LLB 5-year CET, 27,372 appeared for the test conducted on April 28. On the same day, the CET Cell also declared results for the Five students from various parts of Maharashtra secured a perfect 100 percentile in this exam, which saw 61,666 candidates appear out of 72,259 registered. This test was held on April 29 and 30.
