541 private PU (pre-university) colleges in Karnataka, including 166 colleges in Bengaluru district, have registered zero admissions in the last three academic years starting 2019.
Around 61 PU colleges in Bengaluru North, 93 colleges in Bengaluru South and 12 colleges in Bengaluru Rural registered zero admissions for the academic years 2019-20, 2020-21 and 2021-22.
Sriram, District Deputy Director, Bangalore North, believes that the district has come up with several government colleges with good infrastructure, which could be one of the reasons for the low number of admissions in private PU colleges.
“Many of these private colleges do not attract admissions due to lack of infrastructure, high admission fees and inadequate teaching faculty. Also, Bengaluru North has seen a rise in a lot of government PU colleges, where more than 1,000-3,000 students have registered,” says Sriram.
Anand Raj, District Deputy Director, Bengaluru South said: “This year, seven private PU colleges in the district closed down due to low admissions. Many of these colleges, which had registered zero admission, can apply for renewal of admission process this year. However, the PU board has to take a final decision after assessing the infrastructure, teaching and administration needs of the college.
However, only six colleges in each of the districts such as Chikkamagaluru, Ramanagara, Kodagu, Chamarajanagar and Gadag recorded zero admissions. Meanwhile, only three colleges in Uttara Kannada district recorded zero admissions in the last three years.