Poor enrolment for courses at Periyar University's Dharmapuri PG centre

The postgraduate departments at Periyar University's Postgraduate and Research Centre located in Dharmapuri district are finding it difficult to enrol students.

- N DHAMOTHARAN @Coimbatore

Student admissions have declined in recent years, with enrolment dropping to single-digit numbers in six PG courses this year.

Out of the eight departments, 27 students enrolled in six PG courses this academic year. Last academic year only two departments recorded single-digit enrolment, show official data accessed last week.

Data show as many as 22 students enrolled in the English department last academic year, but two have enrolled this year. Five students joined the M.Com programme last year, and only three this year. Nine enrolled in Geology last year, and one this year. In Computer Science, 15 joined last year, compared to seven this year. Fifteen enrolled in Mathematics last year, seven have joined this year. Biotechnology saw 14 enrolments last year, but only seven this year.