The competition for commerce stream has got tougher with more students scoring centum in the four core subjects. Colleges will see higher cut-off for B. Com and allied subjects.
While 5,678 have scored full marks in commerce as many as 6,573 have scored centum in accountancy. Business mathematics has the lower number of centum at 1,334. As many as 1,760 candidates have scored full marks in commerce and in computer applications 4,051 candidates have scored centum.
Education consultant Jayaprakash Gandhi said this year the cut off for B. Com could be centum in most sought-after colleges. Lillian I. Jasper, principal of Women’s Christian College, said: “Sometimes we have 45 students with 100% cut-off and it is difficult.”