For better concentration, B'lore co-ed college has girls-only class

BANGALORE: Want to admit your daughter to a co-ed college but slightly uncomfortable about it? Well, don't worry. A co-ed college in Bangalore has a separate section 'only' for girls.
Vivekananda Degree College at Rajajinagar has a 'girls-only' B Com course. There are three sections for B Com, of which two are for boys and the third for girls only. There are no separate sections for other courses.
"We have been following this concept since 1991.At that time, some parents were hesitant to send girls to co-ed colleges, hence we decided to have a separate section," principal M Govindaiah said. "Parents wanted to send their children to our college, but hesitated because it was a co-educational institution. To retain and encourage girls' education, a separate section was introduced," he explained.
After the section was introduced, girl enrolment picked up, he maintained. Of the 1,800 students, 35% are girls. But this segregation was done only for B Com, because there weren't enough students in other streams to start a separate section. The maximum intake for B Com course is 300 while for others is 60.
Govindaiah felt girls studying in separate section helps in better concentration. "There is healthy competition among other sections," he pointed out.
Incidentally, the separate sitting is only for academics. Co-curricular activities are in a co-ed environment.
The college intends to continue with this practice. "Parents prefer to put their girls in co-ed institutions. They feel it readies them to face the corporate world."