Engineering colleges affiliated to the Cochin University of Science and Technology (Cusat) repeated their poor performance in the final semester B.Tech. examination, with the pass percentage being 39.06 as against last year's 39.8.
Of the 5,253 students who appeared for the examination from the 21 colleges, 2,052 passed, 607 of them with distinction and 1,445 with first class.
The pass rate in two engineering colleges could not even touch the 25 per cent mark. The Sarabhai Institute of Science and Technology in Thiruvananthapuram finished last with 19.48 per cent. Only 52 of the 267 final year students in the college passed the examination.
M.G. College of Engineering, Thiruvananthapuram and the Cooperative Institute of Technology, Vadakara, recorded pass percentages of 20 and 25.97, respectively.
Colleges that found place on the list below the 50 per cent mark include School of Engineering, Thrikkakara (49.83); Cochin University College of Engineering, Pulinkunnu (45.34); Toc H Institute of Science and Technology, Arakunnam (42.49); TKM Institute of Technology, Kollam (28.17); and Colleges of Engineering at Adoor (32.05); Kallooppara (47.09); Poonjar (44.96); Kidangoor (33.11); Perumon (40.71); Karunagappally (31.86); Trikaripur (41.1); Thalassery (35.26); Munnar (31.94); Attingal (33.09); Cherthala (44.19); and Kottarakkara (37.3).
College of Engineering, Chengannur, topped the list by registering a pass percentage of 64.1. Model Engineering College, Thrikkakara, followed with 61.6 per cent.
