Ahead of admissions to undergraduate courses in affiliated institutes of Dr Abdul Kalam Technical University, the university administration is planning to introduce new norms for vacant seats after the counselling session. In a meeting held between representatives of affiliated institutes and the university administration, a proposal was floated by AKTU with regard to filling up vacant seats of colleges post the counselling process. This year, the university administration has decided to not allow ‘direct entry’ to students for vacant seats in colleges. Many believe that such a step has been suggested by the university administration since many private colleges used to ‘sell’ the vacant seats by allowing direct admissions. Direct admission also affected the quality of education in the affiliated institutes as students were given admission without any test or interview.

Source: Hindustan Times March 12, 2017 17:26 UTC