BSc chemistry most sought basic science course in govt colleges, ETEducation
Chennai: Among the basic science courses, BSc chemistry attracted more students in govt arts and science colleges this year. Of 6,786 sanctioned seats in govt arts and science colleges, 5,890 seats (87%) were filled during admissions, which was conducted till Sept 30. Commerce, computer science and Tamil courses remain the most preferred courses overall in govt colleges.
“In our college, BSc chemistry got the most applications, overtaking BCom. It could be because of availability of job opportunities for students after their UG degree,” said R Raman, principal, Presidency College. The college received more than 15,000 applications for 200 seats in chemistry. The trend was followed in Government Arts College in Nandanam as well. “Opportunities in education have been an attraction for chemistry courses in the past few years students can go to pharma, food, and other allied industries as researchers,” said Bhavani, head, department of chemistry, Government Arts College, Nandanam.
Colleges said students can take up jobs as trainers in private schools for entrance exams. “Chemistry gives more career options to students other than teaching which could be a reason it draws in more students,” career consultant Jayaprakash Gandhi said, adding that students completing MSc chemistry have options to join MTech programmes at top colleges if they clear the required exam.
However, according to admission data by directorate of collegiate education, admissions to BSc maths remain poor with 45% seats filled this year. In BSc physics, 36% seats remained vacant. Interest towards engineering courses is cited as a reason for poor interest in BSc maths and physics courses. Some private and aided colleges have tried to combine emerging areas, including data science, with maths to increase admission rates. Teaching such emerging areas of study along with maths can attract more students, teachers said
Courses such as BA English, history, and economics have filled more seats this year. New courses such as criminology, defence studies, psychology, costume design, and fashion technology have also filled more seats at govt colleges. Overall, 1,03,253 seats were filled in 180 govt arts and science colleges. The number of admissions has increased by 7,351 compared to last year
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