Mumbai University Results Row: Delay in Declaration of Results affects Admissions in Pune
- At SPPU, various departments received fewer applications for PG courses.
- On the other hand, principals of various colleges in Pune pointed that the current situation has created the demand for additional seats to accommodate the students of MU.
The Postgraduate admissions in Maharashtra, particularly in Pune are being affected due to the delay in the declaration of final year results of the University of Mumbai. At Savitribai Phule Pune University (SPPU), various departments received fewer applications for PG courses compared to the previous years. Officials of the varsity were of the opinion that the delay in declaration of Mumbai University results might be the reason for fewer applicants. Usually, many students from Mumbai prefer to study PG courses at SPPU. The dates for the admission to PG courses at SPPU have already lapsed.
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For instance, around 30 seats combined are vacant in two post graduate specialisations of the Hindi department. If the University of Mumbai had declared the results earlier, there would not have been any vacant seats in the Hindi department of SPPU.
On the other hand, principals of various colleges pointed that the current situation has created the demand for additional seats to accommodate the students of Mumbai University. Many students of Mumbai University who are still waiting for the results have been requesting the managements of various colleges in Pune to extend the deadline for Postgraduate admissions for the academic session 2017-18.
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Few private colleges in Pune are still receiving applications for admission to popular PG courses like Psychology and Mathematics. PG admissions in most of the colleges of Pune are based on the percentage of marks obtained by the candidates in UG. Principals of a few colleges indicated that they could reserve only 10% seats to the students of Mumbai University. These colleges could no longer give preference to Mumbai university students, as they have been receiving numerous applications from the students of other universities for popular courses. At this juncture, the government could grant an additional quota of seats for this year.