AHMEDABAD: Despite a large number of BCom, BBA and BCA seats going empty, Gujarat University (GU) has given permission to five colleges to increase their student intake.
“These five colleges together will add 300 seats in these courses,” said a source in GU.
The admission committee has also decided to extend the deadline for admission from November 15 to November 20. Commerce colleges affiliated to GU have been asked to fill vacant seats on their own.
“A total of 8,651 seats have been vacant after several rounds of admission. This includes 368 BBA and 273 BCA seats, as well as 3,951 seats at grant-in-aid and government-run commerce colleges,” a source said. So far, 33,799 students have enrolled in colleges.
In the earlier rounds, colleges were allotted to 39,000 candidates for BCom, BBA and BCA courses on the basis of their choice filling. Of the 56,613 candidates who participated in the admissions for commerce courses at Gujarat University affiliated colleges, 28,000 candidates were enrolled in the first two rounds, sources said.
In September, there was an uproar at Gujarat University on the release of the final merit list for commerce courses. In many instances, it showed that students were allotted colleges not affiliated with GU. GU will hold a reshuffling round on October 2 and October 3, where students will be allowed to change their college selection. In the first round, colleges were allotted to 39,000 candidates for BCom, BBA and BCA courses.
