Showing posts with label Management Quota. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Management Quota. Show all posts

Sunday, May 5, 2013

Admission through management quota in deemed universities

When we surf the net under this topic, one finds pages of middlemen offering to help especially for private colleges.

But my experience says that it is always better to approach the office directly first. Maybe if that doesn't work out and if one is very keen on that particular college then one can go to the person offering to help.

Last year I approached both the means for a particular deemed college. The amount quoted was double. Think they wanted me to negotiate with them. When I approached the office directly it sounded more reasonable.

The people at the office asked me to pay half of the amount within 10 days and said that the amount would be adjusted if the child gets through counselling, else the remaining amount could be paid and the seat could be obtained. Thought that it sounded less demanding than any of the state private colleges too ....like SVCE or RMK...


One thing is certain, there are more than the required number of seats existing in most of these colleges. As a number of seats taken on counselling days are cancelled later by students when they get a seat in IITs and NITs. Moreover as these deemed universities are the first ones to start their counselling , many pay
the initial amount and book it as a backup. I found almost all the scholarships given by this University taken up by  these children which went wasted later on, as they discontinued their admission in these deemed colleges and went to better pastures.

I am sure if the student is good who the parent thinks is capable of pursuing engineering he is sure enough to clear at least a couple of the entrances conducted by these universities (being a CBSE student). My sincere advice would be that the child should peruse engineering only if he thinks that he has the aptitude.

Sometimes this period of admission seeking is like a zigzag puzzle falling into place. The picture will finally get completed. We just need to wait plan and proceed .

Good luck and best wishes...

Wednesday, October 17, 2012

Admissions through Management Quota in Colleges In Tamil Nadu

When I was seeking admissions for my son who did his schooling from a CBSE school, one thing was clear- that he would stand no chance in getting a seat into Anna University through the single window counselling for the branch he wanted in the top few colleges of Tamil Nadu.
This took me to exploring the college admissions done through management quota- and I thought I should share my knowledge to the parents who are surfing the net like I did.

These are mostly the Private colleges which are striving to out beat each other by various strategies.
I will cover the three colleges which I approached..
SSN
SVCE, Sriperambathur
RMK

SSN is very straight forward and very secretive. One needs to approach the office at Mylapore for the details. But the staff there are very co operative and answer all the questions raised, individually to each and every one. Nothing regarding admission through this quota is available on the website.
The institute admits students purely through merit in all its three categories: Sports/ NRI/ Others
The forms for the management quota is usually given after the final exams and the date of submission is after the results are announced. Students can apply under one of the above category only, meaning only one form per candidate is allowed.
After submission of the form, the call letter for counselling is intimated through post, only for the candidates selected from the lot and it is based on the merit list. However the college allots 5 marks as grace for students of CBSE. But this does not guarantee a seat in the college.
The counselling process is for a whole day at the college campus - with an online exam and a personal interview. It is done in 3 sessions for 2-3 days hence one will understand that the selection is done in a fair manner.
The results are however announced after 10 days which leaves many students enrolling in other deemed colleges where they have already paid the initial fee during the counselling and would have to pay the remaining amount which is partially refundable before the results announced.

SVCE - The process is very simple. A form has to be obtained during Jan/Feb and submitted before the said date. The information is passed telephonic ally about the date when the parent has to meet the management, this usually falls during the board exams, so we can keep the whole process a hush hush from our children. The slot for the meeting is based on the branch one is seeking for and the marks the student obtained during the 10th exams. The rest is like a usual management seat quota where one is told about the amount to be made through cheque to a given organisation, etc..
The amount varies from branch to branch and its a no installment no deduction basis. Once the payment is done in full the seat is confirmed irrespective of the marks obtained by the student in the boards , only a pass certificate is needed.

RMK - Though I did not personally approach this institution, the process was similar with the payment of the amount to seek admission. Both these colleges wanted the payment to be made before the announcement of the results which put many parents in a fix. One is not given the option to back out even if the child fairs good in other entrance test, and there is no refund of the money once paid... and the amount is nothing small.

Hope it was of some use...

Happy admission seeking...
I stood confused and muddled up last year..
Now its your turn..