<p>Engineering and medicine apart, the next best that a PUC pass-out is asking for is commerce and management-related courses. A reason why colleges have more seats for commerce-related subjects and also have a high cut-off for intake, ranging from 80 per cent to 93 per cent.<br /><br />Mount Carmel College got 398 applications for 60 seats in the BBM course, and plans to screen students on the basis of an entrance examination.<br /><br />The demand is felt even at the PUC level. BMS PUC College has set aside around 370 of its 705 seats for first year PUC for commerce subjects. <br /><br />Topping the chart in the arts stream is the English, psychology and journalism/ communications/ economics combo. The demand is so high for the course that colleges have entrance examinations to filter the intake.<br /><br />The demand for journalism could be due to the booming media industry and the pay of Rs 1.2 lakh to Rs 2 lakh that fresh pass-outs are now taking home. In the science stream, computer science and electronics-related streams are way up in demand, though pure sciences are going through a slump. Admissions to science courses are sought by students as reserve, just in case they do not clear engineering and medicine entrance tests.<br /><br />“Most of the seats go vacant and hence we give admissions on the spot. There is no cut-off marks or list put up,” says Prof S P Chudamani, principal of BMS Degree College for Women. <br /><br />As though reading the mind of the youngsters, some colleges have come up with new courses. Christ College has started a degree course combining performing arts, English and psychology. It has also begun evening courses for BCom. Mount Carmel College has a new BCom course that promises industrial exposure in all the six semesters of study.<br /><br />The major reason is the heavy pay packet (Rs 7-8 lakh per annum) a fresh management graduate takes home, according to industry figures.<br /><br />With recession showing signs of receding, the demand for computer-related courses at the PUC level has picked up, says Suresha P H, the principal of BMS PUC college. “This year, with the market showing signs of picking up, the demand is back on track,” he says.<br /> <br />Yet it is the Physics, Maths Chemistry, Biology combo that reigns. The group is selected by science students to qualify them to appear both for engineering and medicine entrance examinations. <br /></p>
<p>Engineering and medicine apart, the next best that a PUC pass-out is asking for is commerce and management-related courses. A reason why colleges have more seats for commerce-related subjects and also have a high cut-off for intake, ranging from 80 per cent to 93 per cent.<br /><br />Mount Carmel College got 398 applications for 60 seats in the BBM course, and plans to screen students on the basis of an entrance examination.<br /><br />The demand is felt even at the PUC level. BMS PUC College has set aside around 370 of its 705 seats for first year PUC for commerce subjects. <br /><br />Topping the chart in the arts stream is the English, psychology and journalism/ communications/ economics combo. The demand is so high for the course that colleges have entrance examinations to filter the intake.<br /><br />The demand for journalism could be due to the booming media industry and the pay of Rs 1.2 lakh to Rs 2 lakh that fresh pass-outs are now taking home. In the science stream, computer science and electronics-related streams are way up in demand, though pure sciences are going through a slump. Admissions to science courses are sought by students as reserve, just in case they do not clear engineering and medicine entrance tests.<br /><br />“Most of the seats go vacant and hence we give admissions on the spot. There is no cut-off marks or list put up,” says Prof S P Chudamani, principal of BMS Degree College for Women. <br /><br />As though reading the mind of the youngsters, some colleges have come up with new courses. Christ College has started a degree course combining performing arts, English and psychology. It has also begun evening courses for BCom. Mount Carmel College has a new BCom course that promises industrial exposure in all the six semesters of study.<br /><br />The major reason is the heavy pay packet (Rs 7-8 lakh per annum) a fresh management graduate takes home, according to industry figures.<br /><br />With recession showing signs of receding, the demand for computer-related courses at the PUC level has picked up, says Suresha P H, the principal of BMS PUC college. “This year, with the market showing signs of picking up, the demand is back on track,” he says.<br /> <br />Yet it is the Physics, Maths Chemistry, Biology combo that reigns. The group is selected by science students to qualify them to appear both for engineering and medicine entrance examinations. <br /></p>
