Nine PG courses at Mangalore University at risk of suspension due to low enrollment


Daijiworld Media Network - Mangaluru

Mangaluru, Oct 9: With more than nine postgraduate (PG) courses yet to receive a single enrollment, Mangalore University is facing a challenging situation in its 2024-25 academic year. Despite having 28 departments offering a total of 42 PG courses, certain programmes such as statistics, electronics, MEd, MSW, Geo-informatics, and material science are still without students.

In an effort to boost admissions, the university extended the application deadline twice, first to September 25 and then again to October 10. However, despite these extensions, there has been no significant increase in student interest, and with only two days remaining for admissions, the situation remains critical.

The university had previously decided that if any course attracted fewer than 15 students, the department would be temporarily closed until enrollment numbers improved. To accommodate the current scenario, the university has now reduced the minimum required enrollment to 10 students per department, allowing courses to continue if they meet this threshold.

Although over 1,800 applications were submitted, only around 680 students have secured admission so far. In contrast, certain courses like MCom, chemistry, and biotechnology have witnessed high interest, with MCom recording the maximum number of enrollments.

The university is hoping for a last-minute surge in applications to ensure the continuation of its full range of academic offerings.

 

 

  

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  • Vinod, Hubli

    Fri, Oct 11 2024

    There is a need for creating awareness about specialized PG programs, students and faculty in feeder colleges at undergraduate level aren't aware of opportunities with specific PG programs. University also has to reach out to degree Colleges.

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  • Seema, Mangalore

    Wed, Oct 09 2024

    They dont receive calls at all . I wanted to do MSW

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  • Rita, Germany

    Thu, Oct 10 2024

    Seema Mangalore,try to go personally and show a cover with some blue Notes .May be you will be considered.Everywhere same philoshophy .Calls will be not attended.

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  • RJ Poojary, Mangalore

    Wed, Oct 09 2024

    Corrupted administration and poor faculties made University in this pathetic situation. Corruption is in the peak since last 10-15 years.

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  • griffith, kulai

    Wed, Oct 09 2024

    VERY TRUE..

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  • Anita Almeida, Bangalore

    Wed, Oct 09 2024

    The university staff is nothing but bloated pompous egocentrics.Did they ever try to develop new syllabus to suit the charging demands of the job market? Did they send the promotion material to colleges to keep the students informed? Are their websites give a good feedbackback about these courses. Most of the university professors are busy with inner politics. These universities don't add anything to the academic enrichment not job worthiness. First let them say, what are the annual new features of their department or their academic achievements. Let those courses get extinct as they just waste money as salary to these frogs in the well

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  • Haneef, Mangalore

    Wed, Oct 09 2024

    Old syllabus, poor facilities, snoozing staff , lack of visionary staff makes MU less attractive.

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  • ravi, Mangalore

    Wed, Oct 09 2024

    Need to overall all the syllabus to match with what industry is expecting . The benefit of that is day one a person can be productive he will be able to relate what is taught vs what is required by the industry. We see lot of time lost due to training an candidate if the candidate can utilise 50% of his knowledge when he work then the training curve is reduced. The focus of university should be to produce industry ready candidates who can be groomed with short training and he can contribute with some time.

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  • KS Mayya, Mangalore/Bangalore

    Wed, Oct 09 2024

    There is a strong need for the University to position itself vis-a-vis top institutions in India and set a target. Must consider an audit by competent committee of its strategy so far and the vision forward. The traditional purpose of churning undergraduate lecturers may not sell considering that majority of undergraduate colleges offer engineering courses. If strategy and vision is to contribute towards education, that is also fine - consider including engineering faculties also along with natural science. Alternately, if the University considers its role as preparing the next generation of researchers, chose one and consider setting up of a cell with top experts to purely attract funds for research from Government as well as industry. It can't be one stop solution for all. Rewards and recognition for the faculties also must be revamped. Reservations must stop at hiring stage. From then onwards, only outcome & performance should matter.

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  • Jd, Mlr

    Wed, Oct 09 2024

    Yes to some extent but big decisions need big capital too. University can check with local government and aided colleges as to what is the enrollment in their courses. Based on that rebemp pg courses. Private colleges will retain their students for pg also largely. And, let there be no negative environment. If color and political interference is seen, a keen student is threatened.

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