No post-pandemic relief: Admissions in government colleges dip

Despite educational institutions reopening in a full-fledged manner from this year after two pandemic-hit years, government degree colleges are seeing no relief. There are 430 Government First Grade Colleges in the State with an intake capacity of 2.35 lakh students, including 1.27 Arts, 74,680 Commerce and Management, and 33,672 Science streams. Three colleges — Government Sanskrit College, Melukote, Mandya district; GFGC Evening College, Mangaluru; and SSA Government First Grade Evening College, Ballari — have got only one student each against a total potential intake of 740. Dwindling numbers 430 GFGCs in the State with an intake capacity of 2.35 lakh students, including 1.27 Arts, 74,680 Commerce and Management and 33,672 Science streams 171 colleges have got fewer than 100 students. These colleges have got only 8,136 students against 1.18 lakh intake Most colleges have got less than 50% of enrolment this year September 30 is the last date for admissions in degree colleges As of now, about 1.02 lakh students have got admitted 3 colleges have seen admission of a single student each, against a total intake of 740 Number of students enrolled in 15 government degree colleges in the State is in single digit However, government colleges have denied this liberty.