NAGPUR: The centralized admission process (CAP) for 2011 has finally come to an end after two extensions. A record 40,286 forms were sold but only 29,275 forms were actually submitted. Form submission figures for CAP 2011 are much higher than the just over 24,000 forms submitted in 2010.
Baban Taywade, working president of the centralized admission committee (CAC), said, "The low submission figures can mean various things. Some students buy extra forms just in case they make a mistake while filling one form. Also, as the entry percentage for polytechnic has been lowered, it may have led many students to reconsider their decision after purchasing the form."
The CAC has said there are 16,000 seats in science faculty, 14,000 in commerce and 2,000 in bifocal.
Commerce stream was the biggest casualty in CAP 2011 with almost 40% seats remaining vacant. There were 43 colleges in CAP, offering around 14,000 seats. Over 11,000 forms were sold for commerce but only 8,047 forms were submitted. The top commerce college in the city, GS College of Commerce, had opted out of the CAP this year citing "lack of quality students coming through CAP".
Taywade said, "More and more students are now trying to go for professional courses like engineering and polytechnic, hence the drop in number of applications. If for another 2-3 years this kind of slide continues then automatically we will have to reduce the commerce seats being offered."
Science faculty has just about filled up its offered seats with only 3% remaining vacant. There were 110 colleges offering 16,000 seats through CAP. Just over 20,000 forms were sold, but only 15,465 have been submitted. Considering the number of forms sold it was estimated that the faculty would be oversubscribed.
The most popular of CAP 2011 was clearly the bifocal faculty. There were 67 colleges offering 2,000 seats through CAP. Almost 8,000 forms were sold and 5,496 were finally submitted. This also means that almost 3,500 students will have to choose a different option as there seems to be no way to accommodate all the extra students.
Taywade said, "We cannot make any provisions for extra students because that is the maximum we have permission for. This kind of response was expected, because students who ultimately want to go for engineering like to take computers or electronics and hence prefer bifocal. With entry percentage into engineering colleges dropping, even kids scoring below 50% in Std X have started applying for bifocal."
While the form submission process was common, the merit list and admissions dates will be separate for bifocal faculty.
The education department has said that CBSE student, who took the school-evaluated exams can submit their forms on July 6 and July 7. However, these forms will not be processed till further directives are received from the government.
Baban Taywade, working president of the centralized admission committee (CAC), said, "The low submission figures can mean various things. Some students buy extra forms just in case they make a mistake while filling one form. Also, as the entry percentage for polytechnic has been lowered, it may have led many students to reconsider their decision after purchasing the form."
The CAC has said there are 16,000 seats in science faculty, 14,000 in commerce and 2,000 in bifocal.
Commerce stream was the biggest casualty in CAP 2011 with almost 40% seats remaining vacant. There were 43 colleges in CAP, offering around 14,000 seats. Over 11,000 forms were sold for commerce but only 8,047 forms were submitted. The top commerce college in the city, GS College of Commerce, had opted out of the CAP this year citing "lack of quality students coming through CAP".
Taywade said, "More and more students are now trying to go for professional courses like engineering and polytechnic, hence the drop in number of applications. If for another 2-3 years this kind of slide continues then automatically we will have to reduce the commerce seats being offered."
Science faculty has just about filled up its offered seats with only 3% remaining vacant. There were 110 colleges offering 16,000 seats through CAP. Just over 20,000 forms were sold, but only 15,465 have been submitted. Considering the number of forms sold it was estimated that the faculty would be oversubscribed.
The most popular of CAP 2011 was clearly the bifocal faculty. There were 67 colleges offering 2,000 seats through CAP. Almost 8,000 forms were sold and 5,496 were finally submitted. This also means that almost 3,500 students will have to choose a different option as there seems to be no way to accommodate all the extra students.
Taywade said, "We cannot make any provisions for extra students because that is the maximum we have permission for. This kind of response was expected, because students who ultimately want to go for engineering like to take computers or electronics and hence prefer bifocal. With entry percentage into engineering colleges dropping, even kids scoring below 50% in Std X have started applying for bifocal."
While the form submission process was common, the merit list and admissions dates will be separate for bifocal faculty.
The education department has said that CBSE student, who took the school-evaluated exams can submit their forms on July 6 and July 7. However, these forms will not be processed till further directives are received from the government.
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