Only 31.93% of the students admitted this academic year to BE, B. Tech programmes in the Anna University’s affiliated colleges has passed in all subjects.
The university released the results of the exams held in November/December 2017 on Monday. Of the 1,13,298 students who appeared for the exams, only 36,179 have passed in all subjects. However, in terms of theory answer scripts, the performance was better, with a 66.33% pass percentage. . If a student writes the test for eight subjects on average and fails in even one script, he/she will be considered as having failed, even though he/she has passed in the other scripts and practical exams, university sources said.
The university introduced the Choice Based Credit System this year, giving students more options. According to officials, the performance in the first year is usually dismal but students pick up pace gradually.
Most students had found calculus in Mathematics very difficult. “ In school, students simply learn by rote; but when they come to college, they cannot do the same,” the teacher said.
When the results for the rest of the semesters were published a few weeks ago, college principals had been upset as there was a drop of 15-20% in the pass percentage in each college.
