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CBSE students aspiring for an engineering seat are increasinglyknocking at the doors of deemed universities, not wanting to losetime — and a chance for admission in a decent college —by waiting for Anna University to begin its counselling. The trendis on the rise because many of these universities boast of advancedinfrastructure facilities and excellent placement records. Two years ago, when D. Kumar's daughter, despite standing third inthe State in class-XII CBSE examinations, did not get a seat in themost reputed colleges under Anna University, he learnt a lessonthat he remembers even today. "Deemed universities have caught up over the last few years.I am hoping my son gets into SRM or VIT merit list so that hedoesn't have to wait for the single window counselling," hesays, waiting for this son to come out, after writing the SRMentrance on Sunday. "There is little that CBSE students can choose from. Very fewof them make it to the government engineering colleges throughcounselling. For those who cannot afford management seats, meritlists at deemed universities remain the best option," saysK.G. Pushkar, a parent. Deemed universities assert there is atleast a 20 per cent increase in the number of applications receivedin 2012 when compared to last year. Anna University's method of normalisation of scores of studentsfrom various boards is to blame for, say many parents. S.Vaidhyasubramaniam, dean (Planning and Development), SastraUniversity, feels the process of taking the maths-physics-chemistryscore to normalise leads to faulty marking as there are manystudents with the maximum score. Most deemed universities have scheduled their counselling sessionsin May and June, much ahead of Anna University counselling or evenNIT admissions through AIEEE. While these universities cite UGCnorms as the reason for advancing their schedule, students say manyof them give up on waiting for the AIEEE results that decideadmissions to over 27 NITs. "But what if you don't get through AIEEE? This thoughtworries us and therefore, we feel securing a seat in a deemeduniversity is the safest bet, especially if you are a CBSEstudent," says Karun Padmanabhan, a class XII student. V. Rhymend Uthariaraj, secretary, Tamil Nadu EngineeringAdmissions, has urged parents and students to be patient becausethere are nearly 1.6 Lakh B. Tech/ B.E. seats available under thesingle window system across the State. There are 525 engineeringcolleges under the Anna University in Tamil Nadu. "If astudent applies for counselling in Anna University, he willdefinitely get a seat," Mr. Uthariaraj says. But parents are not satisfied with just any college seat. "Ittakes nearly five years for a college to have a good mechanicallaboratory. The new colleges go for courses that do not need muchinvestment. I want my son to get the best," says R.Swaminathan, a parent. The fact that most deemed universities begin their counsellingprocedures by mid-May and finish it off by June forces parents tobook seats in these colleges. "I have already booked a seatin VIT by paying Rs. 30,000. I am willing to forego the money if mydaughter gets admission in a good NIT. The fact that AnnaUniversity stretches admission till August is not good as there isno point getting a seat in some far-flung college. VIT or SRM is amuch better choice," says P. Balasubramaniam, another parent. The e-commerce company in China offers quality products such as Womens Swimming Costumes Manufacturer , Custom Swimming Goggles Manufacturer, and more. For more , please visit Custom Swimming Goggles today!
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