Kolkata: 80% of 5 lakh applicants already got college berths through CAP
Times of India | 30 July 2024
Image used for representative purpose only KOLKATA: The final upgrade round of online UG admissions ended on Sunday. More than 4 lakh students out of 5.2 lakh applicants have taken admission by depositing fees through the online system, said officials.
In the upgrade round, of the 62,423 students, who were on waiting list and allotted seats, 42,800 took fresh admission. Officials said that 37,000 also upgraded their choice.
In the first round of admission, there was a gap of 60,000 between the candidates, who were on the first list, and the students, who had deposited admission fees. In the upgrade round, the state higher education department released a list of 1.2 lakh candidates, who got their allotment as per their first preferences.
A higher education department official said, “The admission process is running seamlessly and a huge number of students, even if they made mistakes in the first round of admission, could rectify it and get a course at their preferred colleges. But those who failed to get the chance in the upgrade round can get another chance in the mop-up round. So, we advise students not to get disheartened and fill choices in the mop-up round.”
A number of principals highlighted that the 55% reserved seats need to be de-reserved during the mop-up round, otherwise these seats would be difficult to fill after the final round of admission.
There are several colleges, including Maulana Azad College and Lady Brabourne College, where seat allotment has not been done as those were reserved seats. Lady Brabourne College principal Siuli Sarkar said, “This is the first time that there is no student in the department of Sanskrit and only one student in Persian. We have a number of reserved seats that can only be filled if they are de-reserved. So, we are hopeful that the department will take an appropriate call on this.”
An admission coordinator of a Kolkata college said, “The maximum seats that are still vacant are under the reserved category. So, these seats should be de-reserved before the mop-up round is over.”
Surendranath College principal Indranil Kar said, “The admission procedure is going smoothly. We are hopeful that the seats which are still vacant will be filled in the mop-up round.”
Meanwhile, the annual general meeting of All Bengal Principals’ Council on Sunday was attended by principals of at least 200 state-aided colleges. Shortage of teachers and staff to run the four-year programme was discussed.