First merit list for MU colleges out;
cut-offs see minor surge
Suyash Karangutkar | MUMBAI, JUNE 18,
2019 01:45 IST
Most eligible students from CBSE,
ICSE; self-financed courses gain popularity
The first cut-off list for degree
colleges in the Mumbai Metropolitan Region (MMR) on Monday saw a minor surge in
some colleges, while it remained the same in others. According to academicians,
students from the CBSE and ICSE boards have made it to the list easily, with
their results having improved this year.
Following the schedule issued by
Mumbai University (MU), aided and autonomous colleges rolled out the first
merit list for admissions to various degree courses from Arts, Science and
Commerce streams at 5 p.m. on Monday.
Hemlata Bagla, principal of
Kishanchand Chellaram College, said cut-offs for the traditional courses have
seen a minor spike, while courses such as Bachelor in Financial Management and
Bachelor in Banking and Insurance have a seen a hike of 1% to 2% in their
cut-offs.
B.A, B.M.M. see hike
“While the cut-offs for Bachelor
of Arts have gone up to 93% in our college as against 91% last year, Bachelor
in Mass Media cut-offs have seen a spike of 3% too. Bachelor of Commerce
(B.Com) and self-financed courses have also been picking up,” she said.
The Commerce stream retained its
cut-offs. In HR College B.Com saw a jump of 1%.
“The cut-off is dependent on the
scores of all the boards put together. Our first list has a majority of
students from boards other than HSC. Students should not be disappointed, as
the second and third merit lists are yet to be put up,” Parag Thakkar,
principal, HR College said.
In Ramnarain Ruia Autonomous
College, more in-house students have applied for Arts, while outsiders have
staked claim to a chunk of seats for Science. “We have received more forms than
last year . Arts has seen more demand from our own students. Unaided courses on
the other hand are purely on merit,” Dr. Anushree Lokur, principal of the
college, said.
While many students continue to
prefer traditional courses, experts said subjects such as Statistics are also
gaining momentum.
“We are seeing a trend in the
city towards Statistics and Mathematics. Their demand seems to have doubled
this year. Students also seem to have an inclination towards basic sciences,”
Dr. Pradnya Prabhu, principal, Somaiya Vidyavihar, said.
