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Covid impacts rural admissions, keeps FY cut-offs from getting too high
As the admissions process for undergraduate courses has begun, student preferences seem to be changing in the wake of Covid
As the admissions process for undergraduate courses has begun, student preferences seem to be changing in the wake of Covid.
Speaking about the admissions to the first year of the undergrad programmes, Rajendra Zunjarrao, principal, Modern College of Arts Science and Commerce, Shivajinagar, said that the students from rural areas are not opting for colleges in the city due to Covid.
Modern College has released its first merit list for all three undergraduate courses – Science, Arts and Commerce.
For first year BSc, Modern College saw a cut-off of 85.16 per cent; for BCom it was 95 per cent and for BA it was 90.98 per cent.
“For commerce, the cut-off this year is higher than previous year, but for Science and Arts the cut-offs are not much higher than 2020. Due to Covid, many students are hesitant to choose colleges from the city. Finding a safe place to stay is a big challenge for rural students. As a result, cut-offs have been affected,” said Zunjarrao.
Savita Datar, principal, Sir Parshurambhau (SP) College, said that her admissions are based on the merit list for undergraduate courses.
“We were expected to release the first merit list on August 18, however, as there are more applications still coming in, we will release the list in the coming days. Students may opt for Engineering courses instead of Science, which has been a constant trend. However, this year due to Covid, many students may choose a college closer to home. The cut-offs of course are likely to be higher than previous years as the competition for the same remains,” said Datar.
She added that students who have scored between 65 per cent and 80 per cent in their Class 12 assessments may have to struggle a bit to get admissions this year.
At SP College, cut-off for Commerce in 2020 was 88.92 per cent. Whereas, for BSc it was 82 per cent and for Arts it was 91 per cent.
At Garware College of Commerce, the cut-off this year is likely to go up by two to three per cent.
Anand Lele, vice-principal at Garware College of Commerce, said that last year the cut-off for Commerce at their college was 92 per cent.
“Many students opting for Arts to prepare for civil services, may opt for colleges near their hometowns. A trend of online coaching for civil services may be seen. Even with this, the cut-offs are likely to go up as competition in the city is still there. Arts in Garware College closed at 80 per cent last year. And for Science, the cut-off was 85 per cent,” said Lele.
Many top colleges, like Fergusson College, Brihan Maharashtra College of Commerce (BMCC) are yet to declare their cut-offs for 2021. The expected date for the same is August 21.
Admission cut-offs for first year under-grad
Modern College
2021(Arts) -- 90.83%
2021(Science) -- 85.16%
2021(Commerce) -- 95%
2020 (Arts) -- 94%
2020 (Science) -- 89.90%
2020 (Commerce) -- 90.92%
SP College
2020 (Arts) -- 91%
2020 (Science) -- 82%
2020 (Commerce) -- 88.92%
2021 – Cut-offs list yet to be announced
