THIRUVANANTHPURAM: It is highly unlikely that all those students who have found a place in the rank lists for admission to the engineering and medical courses in the State for the year 2005, will finally make it to the course or college of their choice.

Even if a course or a particular college does not matter much to many, getting a seat allotted for any course or college, at the Centralise Allotment Process (CAP) is almost impossible in the case of students who are far too low in the rank lists.

Even though 36,940 students have been included in the engineering rank list published here on Monday, there are only 22,656 seats for the various courses colleges. In the medical stream, 46,235 candidates have found a place in the State rank list, whereas the number of seats is 6,493, as of date. However, the number of seats is subject to change and will be finally known only at the commencement of the CAP, scheduled to be held from July 1, according to E.T. Mohammed Basheer, the Minister for Education.

It seems there is a lack of clarity on the possible increase in the number of MBBS seats this year, as also on the share of seats, which can legitimately be claimed by the Government in the event of such an increase.

The final verdict of the Supreme Court, on the cases pertaining to it, is awaited. The Government of Kerala has presented its case strongly in the apex court. The final verdict is of concern to the other States as well, the Minister said.

New engineering colleges will be sanctioned in the State only after a need-based study. The priority will be on ensuring stability and improving the academic quality of the existing ones. A quality council is to be constituted to achieve this, he added.

Referring to the admission to various courses and colleges, he said it was being done in a highly systematic manner, wherein there cannot be any undue considerations. Merit, community to which a candidate belongs and reservation norms already notified in the prospectus, are the only criteria for admission under the CAP, which has been entirely computerised.

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