Pune: bad demand for technical courses and low registration for a higher secondary certificate exam (HSC) has reduced registration for the country’s general entry test for courses in engineering, architecture, pharmacy, among other professions.
Registration has decreased by almost 1 lakh, this year.
The general entry test (CET) will be held in August and receipts will be carried out based on the merit list announced according to the CET score.
This year, more than 4 Lakh students have registered for the exam compared to registration of 5.3 lakh last year.
“Pandemic Covid-19 has forced education online, so courses such as techniques that mainly depend on practical sessions, have taken big setbacks.
There are many students who want to rest for a year and do short-term courses, prepare better and then come back next year for next year for Appearing for CE and a good chair bag on campus, “said Sunil Raskar,” said Sunil Raskar, “said Sunil Raskar,” said Sunil Raskar, “a professor of engineering in the city based in the city.
Other junior campus teachers, Anil Sabnis, said that HSC registration has declined this year.
“There is almost one reduction of lakh in registration this year and I strongly believe that this has had an impact on CET too.
This pandemic has an impact on education more than one and many students even migrate to their hometown and even failed to register for the exam,” Sabnis said.
Registration for MH-CET began on June 8 and the last day to register for the same July 15.
Of the 4 lakh students who have registered for the exam, as many as 3.92,232 came from Maharashtra, while a little more than 14,000 came from outside the country.
Cet Cell hasn’t announced the CET date.
However, while CET cells have announced that the examination will be held in August.
The date for CET will be announced after the HSC exam results are stated.
Exams are carried out for physics, chemistry and biology (PCB) Group and Physics, Chemical and Mathematics Group (PCM).
As many as 1,88,455 have registered for physics, chemical and biological groups, while 1,40,931 are registered for physics, chemical and mathematical groups.
TOI report in March has stated that CET countries and universities that are considered to have said that they will consider adopting changes in Aicte changes introduced in the process of the approval process 2021.
Based on change, PCM will not be obligatory at the school level to pursue technical courses , When asked whether there might be a change in CET and the rules of the reception process are centrally in accordance with the suggested changes in the handbook, Chief of CET cell chintamani Joshi said that the AICTE approach must be understood.
The Minister (Uday Samant) has mentioned that there will only be a CET in the coming years, the chairman has said further.