Jamshedpur: After the results, race has now begun for the admissions in the Kolhan University colleges. Since the performances of the students in the intermediate exams in the district have remain improved in compare to last year, chances are that the rush would be more. With results out, admissions are keeping students on their toes.
The cut-off for entry into any honours course at constituent colleges like LBSM College Jamshedpur Co-operative College, and ABM College has been set at 45 per cent. Jamshedpur Women�s College, on the other hand, has laid down different eligibility criteria for different streams where students need to score 80 per cent in commerce, 60 per cent in arts and 70 per cent marks in science.
“This time admission will be through Chancellor Portal this year,” said Jamshedpur Women’s College principal, Purnima Kumar.
Affiliated colleges like Karim City College has not yet decided its cut off but principal Mohammad Zakaria said that the college will give direct admission to students of ICSE and CBSE because they usually score a high percentage. For state board applicants, they will revise the cut off marks after June 29.
Students have already started buying admission forms and to seek a seat in one of the best colleges. Those who would prefer staying in the city are applying to the colleges here. The admission started last week and will continue till the end of June.
Courses offered by Jamshedpur Women�s College like MBA (two year full time programme), Communicative English( one year) Graduation in Biotechnology ( three year) are much sought after by a sizeable chunk of students who want to hone their soft skills in different areas.
�In the last few years the courses we offered have become very popular. The courses are market-oriented and this also appeals to many applicants� said an official.
Jamshedpur Women�s College offers about 11 vocational courses ranging including BSC (IT), BCA, and several add one course like Banking, Web Designing, etc. The best part of these courses is that students get Bachelor�s degree after completion.
According to officials of Jamshedpur Workers� College, students are opting for job-oriented courses, which could land them plum jobs. �Since corporate sector is more lucrative than most conventional job providers, MBA has become the most sought-after course,� he said.
He said that the Worker�s College has added two-year course of MBA in its curriculum. The craze for MBA has increased manifold over the years and this year a sizable number of students had applied for the course.
Karim City College, another city-based premier college, has number of professional courses in store like Mass Communication and Video Production, Informational Technology, Computer Application etc.
