Tamil Nadu
As per the statistics,
the admissions to polytechnic colleges have been very few this year. The
colleges in small towns are struggling to fill sanctioned seats.
On the other hand, some city-based colleges have managed to receive
a lot of applications. According to a faculty member at a city polytechnic, the
college managed to fill 450 seats this year whereas it used to get over 1,500
applications every year. It is seen that the job opportunities related to this
field are excellent but somehow the COVID-19 pandemic has affected students’
preferences.
In order to attract students, government polytechnic colleges have
announced that there will be no fees for the first year. As per a faculty
member, The All India Council for Technical Education has given a deadline of
October to start the classes for polytechnic and engineering students. It was
also said that polytechnic admissions have been adversely impacted by peer
influence and the delay in the admission process.
As per N. Sathyan, a faculty member, this is a social issue too. As
more girls are joining the degree programs they don’t want to marry a person
who has only a diploma qualification. As per S. Shanmugasundaram, general
manager, the firm used to recruit from various colleges and there was no dearth
of trained candidates. But the quality of students has fallen now.
Source – The Hindu
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