Govt colleges under MU start provisional admissions amidst tepid response
Mangalore University
(MU) will have to wait until Aug to start classes. However, the start of late admissions means they will lose potential candidates to other colleges. To avoid this, the colleges have started campaigns and also commenced
provisional admissions
.The govt first grade colleges and aided colleges have seen a hit in admissions post-Covid and the introduction of NEP.
Last year, the state govt reverted to a three-year UG course, scrapping NEP. Admissions have dropped over the years, and they are putting in all efforts to increase them. A lot of colleges have fewer than 100 students across all subject streams."There is a response, but it is going at a slow pace," said Subbappa Kaikamba, principal of GFGC, Jidekallu, Puttur.
"We started a campaign on social media a long time ago, and we are receiving a positive response. The current student strength is low, and we are targeting at least 100 admissions. Out of 100, we have received 65 admissions so far. The college is still trying to reach out to as many PU passed candidates as possible," said Kaikamba."There could be multiple reasons why students have not rushed to govt colleges compared to private, autonomous, or deemed colleges. First, classes for the first-year UG will start only after Aug. Some students have applied to enhance their II PU marks. Thirdly, a lot of them have joined part-time work to support their family and studies. Some migrants have moved back to their hometowns. As a result of this, there are queries, but they are lukewarm. It may improve after the completion of MU's semester examination in July," said Jagadish Bala, principal of Govt First Grade College For Women, Balmatta. "Currently, we are doing provisional admissions, and it is the same in other govt colleges too since the UUCMS portal is yet to open for formal admissions," he said.The demand for courses is similar to previous years. Colleges said that there is a good demand for BCA and commerce, followed by science and humanities.
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