Students worry as number of intermediate seats ‘shrink'
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Ranchi: As the race to secure admissions in intermediate courses in city's educational institutes gets tighter, students, who are eyeing to secure seats, are getting worried over the lesser number of seats up for grabs.
Students of the
Jharkhand Academic Council
(JAC), whose matriculation results were announced after ICSE and CBSE boards, even though are applying both on offline and online modes, they are facing a tight competition after several degree colleges in the city stopped admissions in intermediate courses from last year. By the time the JAC results were published, several institutions had already begun the admission process, leaving limited opportunities for JAC candidates.
Out of 3.95 lakh students who passed JAC matric exams this year, over 30,000 are from Ranchi alone. With overwhelming number of applications, some institutions have submitted requests to the JAC seeking an increase in seat allotments.
St. Xavier's College has sold 2,000 applications so far for 384 seats across all streams. Admissions will be conducted based on an entrance examination. Principal of the Inter Division, Fr Ajay Tirkey, informed that application forms are available online until June 7.
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At Ursuline Inter College, application forms are being distributed offline at a fee of Rs 300. Last year, the college had 384 seats per stream, and a proposal has been submitted to increase this number. Principal Sister Mary Grace stated said, "The final merit list will be released soon. We are witnessing a high number of applicants. If seat allotment is not revised, accommodating all deserving students will be a major challenge.
" At St. Anne's Intermediate College, application forms are available in all three faculties, including arts, science, and commerce. The college currently offers 512 seats per stream, and a proposal for increasing seats has been forwarded. Students scoring above 80% are being enrolled directly.
Alka Rani, a former student of govt middle school in Ormanjhi, said, "The shortage of seats has become a major concern as admissions in degree colleges have been scrapped."
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