COIMBATORE: Private engineering colleges have welcomed the direction of the University Grants Commission (UGC) which says that no new engineering colleges will be allowed to start in the coming academic year. With no more new seats and colleges to be permitted, existing institutions feel that they have a better chance to fill their seats. City colleges continue to struggle to fill seats forcing many such institutions to surrender their seats to the university.
College owners say that indiscriminate granting of permissions to start new institutions and increase seats in existing ones has caused this problem. When existing institutions were allowed to increase their intake, the leading institutions became the first choice for students, which left those with questionable reputation struggling to fill seats. The announcement of UGC has brought cheer among the institutions facing tough times.
T D Eswaramoorthy, the joint secretary of the Engineering Colleges affiliated to Anna University in Coimbatore says that for a while now, many colleges have been unable to fill seats. "Many institutions with 180 seats have surrendered 60 of them," he said. This is because having more seats is a financial strain on the college, especially if they are unable to get students. For every 15 students, there is supposed to be one teacher. Therefore, the teachers required for the excess students can be cut-down. Other expenses including laboratory facilities can also be minimized.
One college owner says that the existing trend is not encouraging for all. "Though we expect better times than the previous year, not many students are seeking admissions in the management stream," says the owner of a private college. The coming months will be crucial for them.
College owners say that indiscriminate granting of permissions to start new institutions and increase seats in existing ones has caused this problem. When existing institutions were allowed to increase their intake, the leading institutions became the first choice for students, which left those with questionable reputation struggling to fill seats. The announcement of UGC has brought cheer among the institutions facing tough times.
T D Eswaramoorthy, the joint secretary of the Engineering Colleges affiliated to Anna University in Coimbatore says that for a while now, many colleges have been unable to fill seats. "Many institutions with 180 seats have surrendered 60 of them," he said. This is because having more seats is a financial strain on the college, especially if they are unable to get students. For every 15 students, there is supposed to be one teacher. Therefore, the teachers required for the excess students can be cut-down. Other expenses including laboratory facilities can also be minimized.
One college owner says that the existing trend is not encouraging for all. "Though we expect better times than the previous year, not many students are seeking admissions in the management stream," says the owner of a private college. The coming months will be crucial for them.
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