CET applications for
management courses cross 1lakh mark in state FOR THE FIRST TIME
Around
1.06 lakh aspirants will compete for 34,863 seats in 329 educational institutes
across state
In a
first-ever, nearly 1.06 lakh students have applied for the upcoming Maharashtra
common entrance test (MH-CET) for master of business administration (MBA) and
master of management studies (MMS) courses. Also, it is for the first time the
number of applications for MH-CET has crossed the 1-lakh mark since 2011-12.
Prior to this, the highest number of
applications received for MH-CET [management admissions] was recorded in
2011-2012, during which 96,000 students registered for 20,000 seats.
The state directorate of technical education
(DTE) received about 1.06 lakh applications for the MH-CET, which holds the key
to 34,863 seats in 329 institutes in the state.
This means three students are competing for one
seat. Last year, 94,300 students had applied for the test.
A DTE official said number of seats available
may vary slightly at the time of admissions owing to closing of existing
courses, divisions and additions of the new ones.
In the last three years, the intake has reduced
from 38,190 in 2015-16 to 34,863 in 2017-18, as some institutes that were
unable to fill their seats either shut down or discontinued a few divisions.
While the number of CET has risen in the past
fur years, the number of students taking admission has not changed significantly.
In 2015-16, when 60,000 students had registered for the test, 29,109 got
admission. In 2017-18, the number of applicants increased to 94,300 — more than
50% rise — but the number students admitted increased by 913.
As a result, the state continues to have
large-scale vacancies in MBA colleges although the proportion of vacancies has
dropped owing to a reduction in intake. Last year, there were no takers for
4,842 seats.
Experts believe despite the surge in
applications, vacancies will persist.
“Many of the students who register don’t turn
up for the examinations. Others appear just for the sake of practice,” said
Kalim Khan, director, Rizvi Institute of Management Studies and Research,
Bandra. “Many aspirants eye only certain institutes. If they fail to get a seat
there, they don’t pursue the course.”
There have been some fluctuations in the
admission trends of B-schools in the past few years. Owing to a change in the
admission process in 2016-17 where students were allowed to participate in all
the rounds of admissions, the number of students admitted dipped to 25,724.
In 2013, admissions to management courses in
the state were done on the basis of scores in the Common Management Admission
Test (CMAT) conducted by the All India Council of Technical Education (AICTE).
Registrations for the test took a hit owing to
this change and only 20,000 students applied as compared to 42,490 in 2012. In
2014, DTE went back to MH-CET for management seats as well and the
registrations once again shot up to 53,000.
Source | Hindustan Times | 22nd February
2018
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