13-07-2025
Admissions to UG courses in Kochi colleges see marginal increase
Kochi: As phase I of undergraduate admissions across prominent colleges in the city ends, this year's admission patterns showed a marginal increase of nearly 5% in student enrolments compared to the previous academic year.
Although student enrolments have increased, traditional science subjects struggle to attract students with several seats remaining vacant in many city colleges.
However, unconventional vocational programmes such as BVoc and Psychology witnessed a larger demand. Also, the demand continued for computer science with 100% admissions in most colleges and witnessing a higher demand in courses which provide artificial intelligence as a main component.
"Interestingly, we saw an increase in admissions compared to last year. Most seats have been filled, except in traditional science subjects such as Botany and Mathematics," said Sabu M C, controller of examinations at St Albert's College.
Officials of Bharat Mata College, Thrikkakara, said the cut-off percentages for key departments remained high with Commerce at 95%, English at 90% and Economics at 88% while the cut-off for science subjects generally stood around 70%.
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"Nearly 85% of students have enrolled so far at the college, slightly higher than last year. A higher demand has been witnessed for new-generation courses although subjects such as Botany and Mathematics have seen less takers," said a college official in charge of admissions.
At Rajagiri College, Kalamassery, high cut-offs were recorded for its specialized honours programmes. BSc Psychology led with 98%, followed by BCA and BSW at 94% and BCom (Hons) with ACCA at 93%.
The institution also reported a 2-3% rise in cut-off marks for courses like Psychology and Fintech-based BBA compared to the previous year.
At Sacred Heart College, Thevara, the cut-offs for BA and BSc courses ranged from 70-95%. Popular courses such as BBA, BCA, BA English, BA Sociology and BSc Psychology had cut-offs in the 90%+ range. Newly introduced BA Social Work recorded 73% cut-off.
UC College, Aluva, also reported high cut-offs with Sports Management topping the list at 98%, followed by BSc Psychology (97%), BSc Computer Science (96%) and BSc Chemistry and Economics at 95%. College officials noted that most cut-offs remained consistent with last year.
However, with delays in the results of entrance exams such as NEET, KEAM and CUET, colleges fear that students may migrate to professional courses when those admissions begin.
