Stiff Competition To Avail A Seat As College Cut-offs Anticipated To Rise

With an increase in the number of students securing 90% marks in class 12 boards, the competition to secure a seat in top-notch colleges of Hyderabad is expected to escalate.

The principals have not only anticipated a rise in cut-off for various courses but also in the number of students vying to get admission to the superlative colleges of the state.

Minority and autonomous degree colleges of Telangana have commenced the admission process for academic session 2020-21 amid worldwide pandemic. However, the admission under Degree Online Services Telangana (DOST) is yet to start.

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LB Laxmikanth Rathod, Principal of Nizam College said, "Last year the cut-off for B.Com program under general category was 95% and under the reserved category, it was 92%. With more students securing high marks this year, we will definitely see a jump in the cut-offs for various courses."

The number of students securing 'A' grade i.e. above 75% in the state intermediate board results is 1,67,942, which is 18,368 more as compared to 2019.

The principal of University College for Women, Osmania University, Roja Rani said in this regard, "We expect the cut-off for many good subjects like biotechnology to be around 95%. For arts and other subjects, the lower cutoff is expected to be around 78%. There will certainly be stiff competition."

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A faculty member of an autonomous minority college in Habsiguda said, "The admissions for B.Sc. courses are expected to pick up after the results for all entrance exams are out. Students generally prefer to adopt degree courses when they fail to avail a seat in professional courses."