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Latest News |
| 17th
July 2010 / Times of India / Pune Edition |
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Students fret over cut-off percentage
Pune: With the ‘Best of 5’ policy likely to
push percentage points (cut-offs) higher, getting an admission
continues to be a worry for students who are on the brink.
On Friday, the first day when sale and receipt of admission
forms began, the issue of cut-offs was a buzz among the
students. Many even feared a change in faculty over the
preferred one due to the likelihood of higher percentage
points.
Arun Kumar, who scored 70 per cent in std X, said, “I
want to get into science faculty in a decent college,
if not the best. But this looks unlikely. I may get an
admission in the science faculty, but not in, say, Nowrosjee
Wadia College, because we are expecting a high cut-off
everywhere. I have decided to go in for commerce faculty,
as a result.”
Another student, who has bought both science and commerce
forms, said, “We are allowed to fill just one form.
I have bought both. I will go home and decide which one
to fill. I am aiming at Wadia College, but things look
difficult with a sizeable number of students falling in
the above 90 per cent range.”
Ruta Brahme, who scored 92 per cent, is worried if she
can make it to the Fergusson College. Although the cut-off
for science faculty in the college was 91.71 per cent
last year, Ruta said, “This time, the scenario has
changed. I know a handful of students who have scored
in the range of 97 to 99 per cent. Taking that into consideration,
I am expecting that the cut-off will leap higher. I wonder
if I will make it to my preferred college.”
The situation is similar with students who wish to get
into Commerce and Arts faculties. Samiha Nande, who scored
89 per cent is aiming for a BMCC seat. “Last year
cut-off for the BMCC was about 89 per cent. Probably,
I will have to take provisional admission somewhere if
I don’t make it to BMCC when the first list is announced.”
Last year, the cut-off point at soughtafter colleges in
the city and Pimpri-Chinchwad was between 88 and 93 per
cent. However, the ‘Best of 5’ has seen an
unprecedented number of students ending up with 95 to
98 per cent marks and many others between 90 and 94 per
cent.
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