Counselling trend throws up Curious Pointers

Chennai: The end of the first phase of counselling for undergraduate engineering courses has thrown up a curious permutation as far as choice of courses goes. While the actual numbers of those seeking admissions has gone up compared to last year, more and more colleges are struggling to fill seats even in the high-intensity circuit branches.

Of the 57,257 seats available under the single window system, 15,206 have been allotted as on Tuesday. A total of 42,051 seats remain vacant at the end of the first phase. Of the 19,817 students called for counselling till now, 76.73 per cent has opted for a seat as compared to only 72 per cent during the same period last year.

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