MBA MCA colleges closing down in north gujarat due to dull student response

Updated on: Monday, July 15, 2013

Following a dull response from students, over 80 self-financed institutes offering MBA courses and 50 MCA colleges have surrendered their quotas to the Admission Committee for Professional Courses (ACPC). ACPC has also received a proposal to close down a self-financed college offering MCA courses in north Gujarat.

This year, nearly 10,000 seats in MBA and MCA colleges have remained vacant with students showing no interest. The SFIs have an intake of 25% in management seats.

"Colleges offering regular courses are facing difficulties in attracting students. How can we expect those offering MBA and MCA to get students?" said UV Shah, officer on special duty (OSD) for Admission Committee for MBA and MCA programmes. Only 10,150 students have applied for 18,384 seats in 218 MBA and MCA colleges in the state.

Meanwhile, the provisional merit list of both courses will be declared today. President of Self-Financed Management Colleges Association, Gujarat University, Sudhir Nanavati, said, "We are noticing that students are opting for MCom over MBA and MCA as they have an additional option to take up a career in academics."

Last year, 4,000 seats in MBA and about 2,200 in MCA had remained vacant as students who had applied for these courses did not take admission. MBA and MCA courses are fast losing their sheen as graduates are finding it difficult to get good jobs and the salary packages are also not very attractive.

Most of the colleges that are seeing a significant drop in number of students in MBA and MCA courses are in rural areas of the state.

MBA MCA colleges closing down in north gujarat due to dull student response

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