Gone were the days when arts and science colleges conducted “promotional programmes” in the schools in their respective zones so as to fill up seats in arts and science programmes.
The admission trend in the arts and science colleges seems to have made a remarkable turnaround this year.
A few colleges in Tiruchi have put up notice boards informing the candidates that admission for UG courses is closed.
They had displayed the boards within two days after the announcement of Plus Two results. However, admission seekers continue to queue up in large numbers to get applications.
“We were really surprised to see a huge crowd within hours of release of Plus Two results. There is a rush seeking admission in many of the conventional courses. I see it is a sign of revival of arts and science colleges,” says M. Jayandhi, Principal, Seethalakshmi Ramasamy College for Women, Tiruchi.
Interaction with the heads of various institutions in Tiruchi revealed the same trend.
Mathematics and commerce seem to be the flavour of the season, although there is a good demand for physics, chemistry, zoology and geology.
“Maximum applications are for mathematics course. There is an overwhelming response for other courses too,” said S. Vidyalakshmi, Principal, Indira Gandhi College for Women, Tiruchi.
She said that the number of applications had seen remarkable increase than the previous years.
It could be due to the resurgence of interest on basic science courses.
A leading college in the city has received about 1,000 applications for 200 seats, making the job difficult for the college authorities in allotting seats.
Similarly, English literature has seen a spurt in demand. Many of the colleges have closed admission for English Literature course.
Admission authorities feel that there is a definite attraction and demand for English literature as the Parents and students feel that it will increase the chances of employability upon completion of the course.
Computer science
Though there is a lukewarm response for computer science courses in general, they said that it would not have impact on filling seats. They had received sufficient number of applications for B.Sc., Computer Science and Bachelor of Computer Application (BCA).
