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Cut-off marks percentage for degree courses to go up

KOCHI: Expect a two to three per cent increase in the cut-off percentage list for various undergraduate courses offered by colleges here this time thanks to the record higher secondary results declared on Thursday.

Ernakulam district recorded a pass percentage of 81.17 per cent in the higher secondary section.

Only the best will make it to the top, with as many as 10 colleges located in the city and its nearby areas offering 5,000 regular seats in various undergraduate programmes in 2008-09.

More students might get a berth, if the Mahatma Gandhi University sanctions a marginal increase in the number of seats.

Senior officials in various colleges pointed out that the cut-off for science subjects might vary between 85 and 90 per cent. Last year, the cut-off varied from 80 to 85 per cent. The going might get tougher for the students who pursued the State syllabus, if the forthcoming CBSE results go up beyond the expectations.

Among the B. Sc programmes, the demand for mathematics is higher in city colleges. The projected cut-off percentage for Plus Two students who pursued the science stream is between 88 and 90 per cent this year.

According to figures provided by Mahatma Gandhi University, the demand for computer science programme remains steady thanks to the booming job market. The cut-off percentage for science students applying for the computer science programme might touch the 85 per cent figure this time.

English language and literature seems to be the popular programme along with B. A. in economics in the majority of the colleges.

Superintendents of city colleges, who monitor the admission process, pointed out that the cut-off percentage for English might go up by two to three per cent this year. Economics course is also on the most wanted list thanks to the emerging opportunities in the field.

Contrary to popular belief that the demand for humanities subjects had gone down, college officials said that there is good demand for undergraduate programmes in Malayalam and psychology. The cut-off for psychology in the majority of the colleges last year was 80 per cent. This might touch the 83 per cent figure this year, according to the officials. Colleges will start distributing the application forms for the undergraduate courses from Friday.

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