TN engg admissions: Top scorers prefer pvt colleges over govt institutes

Anna University’s College of Engineering and Madras Institute of Technology filled only 86.82 per cent and 85.58 per cent seats, respectively, in the first round. 

As per a report published in The New Indian Express, one city private college even left behind Anna University’s College of Engineering (CEG) and Madras Institute of Technology (MIT) campus for the top choice of general category students in the first round of counselling. 

SSN College of Engineering top pick among top rankers

Sri Sivasubramaniya Nadar (SSN) College of Engineering, which has 487 seats under the general category, has managed to fill 428 seats in the first round. While the private college has managed to fill 87.89 per cent of seats, Anna University’s CEG and MIT campus colleges have filled only 86.82 per cent and 85.58 per cent seats, respectively. Only 83.87 per cent seats in (Central Electrochemical Research Institute) CECRI, affiliated to Anna University, have been filled after the first round of counselling.  

Usually, Anna University’s CEG, MIT, and CECRI are the most preferred colleges by top rankers in the first round of counselling. Top scorers usually prefer government colleges over private ones because of lower fee and better quality of faculty. But the scenario is different this time.  

Surpassing many government colleges, private colleges, including those that have not made it to the NIRF rankings or are not among the top ranking colleges in NIRF, have emerged as the 30 most preferred colleges this year. Apart from SSN, a few other top picks are Chennai Institute of Technology (CIT) and PSG Institute of Technology.  

Sri Krishna College of Engineering and Technology, RMK Engineering College and Sri Venkateshwara College of engineering, too, have become the most preferred colleges in the first round. Chennai Institute of Technology ranks fifth in terms of preference by general students in the first round and has managed to fill 73.40% of its seats.  

Govt colleges seem to find few takers 

On the contrary, government engineering colleges in districts seem to find very few takers in the first round. The Government College of Engineering in Coimbatore, which was in the top-10 list of most preferred colleges last year, failed to attract rank holders and managed to fill only 49.69 per cent of seats after the first round. 

Last year, CECRI filled 97 per cent of its seats and MIT and CEG filled 93.75 per cent and 92.35 per cent seats in the first round. 
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