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College admission blues in Lahore
LAHORE, Aug 7: College admission merit is likely to decline this year as the
matriculation result was 9 percent lower than last year, but the competition
will still be tough because of decrease in the number of seats in various
colleges and a significant increase in the number of applicants.
The
Kinnaird College (KC), the Government College University (GCU), the Forman
Christian College (FCC) and the Lahore College For Women University (LCWU) were
top priority among students to get admissions in intermediate
classes.
Lahore being the key city in rendering education and cultural
activities has been attracting a good number of students from across the country
every year.
The last year's merit lists showed that the merit was high as
last year examinations had occurred on part-wise basis. This year due to
composite system the result remained below 9 percent as compared to the last
year.
Last year the pass percentage was 59.5 percent and this year pass
percentage remained 50.25.
Hasaam, a student from Sargodha, said he had
applied in the GCU and wanted to study pre-medical. He said he had secured 765
marks in matriculation exam and he wanted to become a doctor.
Iqra, a
student from Lahore, said she had applied in general science group in the KC.
She said she had secured 767 marks in matriculation. She said, "I want to join
the King Edward because I think it is a good institution." Noreen, a student
from Sheikhupura, said she had applied in the LCWU in pre-medical group. She
said she had got 725 marks in matriculation. She said it would be a miracle if
her name would came in the merit list. She said she had also applied in the
KC.
Government College University
Last year the pre-medical
merit was 929 marks, pre-engineering remained 922, ICS remained 774, general
science remained 826, arts remained 714 and I Com remained 638. GCU deputy
registrar Saboor Ahmad Khan said last year the college had issued 13,000
prospectuses to intermediate students. He said out of these students only 2,000
students had fulfiled the college's criteria for admission. He said, "This year
we are expecting more applications." He said the merit could reduce, as pass
percentage had remained low this year. He said students with less marks could
avail an opportunity to join the GCU. He said there has been no change in the
college's admission policy. He said, "We have not increased the number of
seats."
Lahore College for Women University
Last year the
pre-medical merit was 929 marks, pre-engineering remained 922; ICS with physics,
computer science and math remained 851; ICS with economics, computer science and
math remained 804, general science remained 826, I COM remained 774 marks and
arts remained 714. The LCWU vice chancellor Prof Dr Bushra Mateen said the LCWU
had increased the number of seats in order to admit more students. She said the
LCWU had also started evening classes. She hoped that the merit would decrease
this year. She said the LCWU had received more applications as compared to the
last year. In general science, she said, the university would give admission to
1,000 students and 1,500 admissions would be given to arts students.
Forman Christian College
Last year the pre-medical merit
was 82 percent, pre- engineering remained 86 percent, ICS remained 65 percent
and arts remained 65 percent. FC director admission Amber Pal said this year the
FC had decreased seats, as the last year the college offered admissions to 1,000
students, but this year the college would admit only 850 students. She said
after given autonomous status the FC was focusing on the graduation classes. She
said, "As we are focusing on the graduation classes so we have decided to
decrease the number of seats. She said she hoped that the merit would not
decrease, as there was competition among students. She said a student who had
scored 700 marks could get admission in the FC.
Kinnaird College
Last year the pre-medical merit was 953 marks, pre-engineering
remained 935, general science remained 875 and ICS remained 888 marks. A KC
admission committee official said that the KC had increased number
of seats and 400 students would be enrolled in science category, 450 students in
arts category and 100 students would be enrolled in general science and computer
science categories. She said this year there would be a tough competition among
students regarding admissions. She said she was expecting that the merit would
be a wee bit low this year. She said last year the college had issued 5,000
prospectuses among students. She said this year more prospectuses would be
issued to give more admissions. Daily times
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