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Colleges brace for admissions
Life is about to change for lakhs of students as they take that big leap from school to enter college life.
Despite the interest in basic sciences dwindling, colleges continue to keep the cut-off percentage for science stream the highest.
The reason for this, students cite, is that studying a science combination means you have the option to study medical, engineering as well as bio-technology at the graduate level.
Most colleges have over five sections of 100 students each for PCMB alone, while the rest of the combinations and streams manage with one section or less.
The commerce subjects too are being lapped up readily and colleges insist on at least an 80 per cent SSLC aggregate for admission.
Lucrative careers in finance and management are the key reasons for the demand for this stream. It is the arts stream that suffers the most.
Most colleges find it tough to fill even 100 seats. Nevertheless to maintain quality, many institutions have 60 per cent cut off for those wanting to pursue a career in Arts.
"For students, taking up arts is also a prestige issue. They feel they're settling for something second grade. It's a vicious circle," a principal noted.
But colleges aren't iron-fisted about academics alone. They are armed to clamp down on the rebelliousness that adolescence brings with it.
Strict dress code and ban on mobile phones, apart from other rules reign supreme. If St Joseph's bans long earrings or slogan T-shirts, at Christ College, it's a strict no for jeans. And almost all colleges have banned mini skirts, shorts, tight clothes and short tops.
Among other rules, Mount Carmel College has banned the parking of vehicles on campus for PU students.
NMKRV has made yoga compulsory for all students and teachers. Given the scramble for the best colleges, institutions are making their best efforts to keep admissions as transparent as possible, leaving little or no room for complaints.
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