MANGALURU: Admissions in state-run PU colleges have increased this academic year Dakshina Kannada The district is mainly due to two reasons: the government’s all-promotion policy for SSLC students, and a pandemic-induced financial crisis in households.
The data shows that 54 government colleges in the district have received 2,661 additional admissions as compared to the previous year, taking a total of 5,401 admissions. Even some students who had enrolled in aided and unaided colleges last year have moved to government colleges for another PU. There are total 54 government PU colleges, 42 aided and 116 unaided (private) colleges in Dakshina Kannada.
Vanitha Devadiga, Principal, Government PU College, montepadavu, said admissions had more than doubled, rising from 75 to 167. Three students, who were earlier studying in a private college, have joined the government college for the second year.
“Apart from the all-promotion policy, parents are unable to pay fees in private colleges. Fees are much lower in government colleges and the quality of teaching has improved. Most of the colleges also have good facilities like laboratories,” said Devadiga.
Admissions have increased especially in colleges located in cities and towns. Pramila Jesse Cresta, Principal, Government PU College for Girls, free rhymePuttur taluk said they have seen only 10 additional admissions as compared to last year.
“Parents told us that they could not charge fees in aided and unaided colleges, so they opted for a government college,” said Crasta. “Three students from private colleges had planned to shift to us, but they could not as the date of transfer was over.”
In contrast, aided PU colleges have seen an increase in only 920 additional admissions. Last year, there were a total of 11,155 students in the colleges (currently in the second year), while this year the first PU admissions have increased slightly to 12,075. Private unaided PU colleges saw 13,835 admissions this year as against 12,628 last year (an increase of only 1,207 students).
The data shows that 54 government colleges in the district have received 2,661 additional admissions as compared to the previous year, taking a total of 5,401 admissions. Even some students who had enrolled in aided and unaided colleges last year have moved to government colleges for another PU. There are total 54 government PU colleges, 42 aided and 116 unaided (private) colleges in Dakshina Kannada.
Vanitha Devadiga, Principal, Government PU College, montepadavu, said admissions had more than doubled, rising from 75 to 167. Three students, who were earlier studying in a private college, have joined the government college for the second year.
“Apart from the all-promotion policy, parents are unable to pay fees in private colleges. Fees are much lower in government colleges and the quality of teaching has improved. Most of the colleges also have good facilities like laboratories,” said Devadiga.
Admissions have increased especially in colleges located in cities and towns. Pramila Jesse Cresta, Principal, Government PU College for Girls, free rhymePuttur taluk said they have seen only 10 additional admissions as compared to last year.
“Parents told us that they could not charge fees in aided and unaided colleges, so they opted for a government college,” said Crasta. “Three students from private colleges had planned to shift to us, but they could not as the date of transfer was over.”
In contrast, aided PU colleges have seen an increase in only 920 additional admissions. Last year, there were a total of 11,155 students in the colleges (currently in the second year), while this year the first PU admissions have increased slightly to 12,075. Private unaided PU colleges saw 13,835 admissions this year as against 12,628 last year (an increase of only 1,207 students).
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