Stiff Competition ahead, Cut-Off Congestion

The projected struggle to make the cut-off grade indicates a big challenge ahead for CBSE candidates, and the need for a robust normalisation score.

The results of the Plus-Two examination, released last week, have only confirmed what was expected all along: that in the absence of a streamlined mechanism for ranking and standardisation, the abolition of the common entrance for professional admissions may not exactly benefit those for whom it was intended — students from educationally backward and rural districts, especially for engineering seats.

An analysis done by Jayaprakash Gandhi of Turning Point, a Salem-based educational consultancy firm, has thrown up interesting possibilities: A total of 3,35,012 students appeared for the Plus-Two examinations under the science group this year, compared to 2,99, 187 students last year. With the pass percentage also going up, the rush for professional courses is expected to be more this year.

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Stiff Competition ahead, Cut-Off Congestion