PG Courses lose charm with declining admissions in Telangana

Mathematics is out of calculation, and Commerce is out of circulation. Even Chemistry is losing connect. This is the scenario emerging for postgraduate courses in the State.

Hyderabad: Mathematics is out of calculation, and Commerce is out of circulation. Even Chemistry is losing connect. This is the scenario emerging for postgraduate courses in the State. The traditional postgraduate courses such as mathematics, commerce, and chemistry have seen a sharp decline in interest from students.

Once considered the cornerstone for academic progression, these programmes are grappling with poor admissions with hundreds of vacant seats even after multiple rounds of Common Post Graduate Entrance Test (CPGET) 2024 web counselling conducted by Osmania University.

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The CPGET is conducted for admissions into PG, PG diploma and five integrated programmes offered by conventional universities, including Osmania, Kakatiya, Telangana, and Mahatma Gandhi universities.

One of the main courses with poor admissions this academic year is in the field of Commerce. MCom, once a popular choice after undergraduate education, saw only 29.21 per cent seats being filled out of 8,282 seats available in campus, constituent and affiliated colleges across the State

As for mathematics, only 32.42 per cent of seats have been filled out of the 4,244 seats. Similarly, of 4,195 seats, only 2,260 were filled in chemistry.

A total of 73,342 candidates registered, and 64,765 appeared for entrance tests for admissions into various PG and five-year integrated programmes. However, despite a high success rate – 94.57 per cent of candidates qualified in the entrance tests – around 39,000 candidates took part in the certificate verification process.

“Majority of the students are opting for the professional courses. Of late, students who completed BCom are either opting for an MBA or taking up a job. The traditional courses such as mathematics, chemistry and commerce have less demand these days. Only a few courses like nutrition are in demand among students,” said a senior official.