Kerala 2005 - of Planning Commission

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Table 6.4: Common Entrance Examination, Kerala: Subject-wise Rank List and Marks*
Mathematics Physics Chemistry Biology
Rank Marks (%) Rank Marks (%) Rank Marks (%) Rank Marks (%)
1 60.62 1 83.12 1 89.58 1 84.58
100 28.96 100 56.88 100 75 100 73.96
500 20.62 500 42.92 500 64.79 500 67.50
1,000 17.08 1,000 37.08 1,000 58.96 1,000 63.54
2,000 13.96 2,000 30.42 2,000 51.25 2,000 57.29
3,000 12.08 3,000 26.46 3,000 46.25 3,000 52.92
4,000 10.62 4,000 23.33 4,000 42.08 4,000 49.17
5,000 9.58 5,000 20.83 5,000 38.75 5,000 46.25
6,000 8.75 6,000 18.96 6,000 36.04 6,000 43.33
7,000 8.12 7,000 17.29 7,000 33.54 7,000 41.25
8,000 7.29 8,000 15.83 8,000 31.25 8,000 38.96
9,000 6.88 9,000 14.58 9,000 29.38 9,000 37.08
10,000 6.25 10,000 13.54 10,000 27.71 10,000 35.21
11,000 5.62 11,000 12.50 11,000 26.04 11,000 33.33
12,000 5.00 12,000 11.46 12,000 24.58 12,000 31.67
13,000 4.38 13,000 10.83 13,000 23.12 13,000 30.00
14,000 3.96 14,000 10.00 14,000 21.88 14,000 28.33
15,000 3.33 15,000 9.38 15,000 20.62 15,000 26.88
16,000 2.71 16,000 8.54 16,000 19.38 16,000 25.21
17,000 1.88 17,000 7.92 17,000 18.33 17,000 23.33
18,000 0.83 18,000 7.29 18,000 17.29 18,000 21.46
19,000 Below zero 19,000 6.67 19,000 16.25 19,000 19.58
20,000 6.25 20,000 15.21 20,000 17.08
30,000 0.83 30,000 0.83 21,000 14.17
31,000 0 34,985 0 22,000 9.17
*The year is kept confidential.
ensure that examinations are conducted strictly and diligently.
This has proved to be quite effective in Tamil Nadu, where the
Anna University has earned a reputation for wielding this stick
mercilessly. Against this, admitting students with insufficient
academic capability and then failing them is very cruel and
wasteful. A study done in Kerala shows that even when
there were only less than 5,000 seats for engineering, about
10 per cent of the students were unable to complete the course
successfully. This problem is sure to be exacerbated now, in
view of the phenomenal increase in the number of seats and
the poorer quality of the candidates.
6.3 Quality of Infrastructure
Financial resources can certainly be directed towards quality
infrastructure. It has been estimated that a newly-started
engineering college offering instruction in four engineering
disciplines will require an initial investment of about
Rs 15 crore (excluding land cost). The early engineering
colleges and polytechnics (both Government as well
as aided) have possibly much more than this amount
already invested in buildings and equipment. But the new
Government colleges lag way behind as far as physical
facilities are concerned. Even more than the paucity
of funds, they are constrained by administrative and
procedural bottlenecks. This is where private institutions
have an advantage. They have the money and the freedom
to spend it. Yet, much depends on where it comes from and
how they spend it. There are some institutions, which have
been started by reputed institutions or agencies in the field
of education. They show promise of quality. There is hardly
any self-financing college in Kerala that has been sponsored
by industrial houses or major corporations or philanthropic
foundations. Most private managements are under pressure
to repay their loans and to show returns on equity within a
reasonable time! It is not unexpected that they try to skimp