20,000 students apply for admission to the 3 year degree courses in arts, science and commerce in PU

Updated on: Thursday, June 27, 2013

Altogether 20,000 boys and girls have applied for admission to the three-year degree courses in arts, science and commerce in different colleges of Patna University this year. There are approximately 3,500 seats in different streams in PU colleges. The last date for submission of admission forms ended on Wednesday afternoon.

While Patna Science College received about 6,000 applications against 600 seats in science stream, Patna College received about 3,000 applications against 600 seats in arts stream. B N College received more than 3,000 applications against 950 seats in arts and science streams. Magadh Mahila College has received more than 3,000 applications against about 750 seats in arts and science streams. Vanijya Mahavidyalaya has received over 4,000 applications against 400 seats in commerce stream. The admission counters of different colleges witnessed huge rush of admission seekers on Wednesday, the last date of forms submission.

Now all these applicants will have to take the written entrance test to be conducted by the colleges on different dates. The dates of entrance test for the colleges are: Patna College (July 2), Patna Women's College (July 3), Magadh Mahila College (July 4), Patna College (July 4), B N College (July 5), Vanijya Mahavidyalaya (July 6) and Patna Science College (July 7). The results of entrance tests will be published latest by July 16 and all the admissions are to be completed latest by July 31.

The minimum qualifying marks in the entrance test is 50% for general category candidates and 45% for SC, ST and EBC category students.

The entrance test would be held separately by each college and the test questions would be of objective type. The test would contain 100 questions of one mark each on general awareness (40 marks) and the subjects concerned (60 marks). Candidates seeking admission on sports, fine art and wards' quota would also have to clear the entrance test, said PU vice-chancellor Arun Kumar Sinha.

However, the sale of application forms for admission to the post-graduation courses could not commence even on Wednesday owing to students' protest over the hike in prices of forms. The university administration is waiting for direction from the chancellor's office in the matter. The last date for submission of forms for admission to MA, MSc and MCom courses of PU would have to be extended from July 15, said PU sources. However, there would be no entrance test for admission to the post-graduation courses.

Patna University directorate of distance education (DDE) is likely to witness greater rush of admission seekers this year as it won't hold any entrance test for admission to the three-year degree courses. Admission of students under distance education mode would be made only on the basis of marks secured in plus two (intermediate) examination.

20,000 students apply for admission to the 3 year degree courses in arts, science and commerce in PU

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