After engineering colleges, it’s now the MCA colleges in the state that are facing the threat of shutdowns due to low admissions. Though 129 MCA colleges and 402 MBA colleges recorded 100 per cent admissions, as many as 159 MCA colleges witnessed zero admissions in the Icet seat allotment list that was released on Tuesday.
The demand for MBA courses has also come down with nine MBA colleges recording zero admissions. Students qualified in Icet (Integrated Common Entrance Test) are eligible to opt for MBA and MCA courses and a majority of them this year has opted for the MBA courses. From a total of 31,181 MCA seats that was on offer in the convener quota in the Icet Web-based counselling, only 9,443 seats got filled, leaving 21,738 seats vacant.
Source : DC