Mechanical engineering seems to be the first choice of students seeking admission to diploma courses this year.Admission Committee for Professional Diploma Courses (ACPDC) said that in the first mock round of admissions, 82, 239 students out of the total 93,190 submitted their choice. The total number choices filled was 35,54,596. The students have to fill in their choice of subjects and colleges in the mock round. They can choose any number of subjects ranging from just one over 100.The mock round is done online. Of the total 47,323 seats in nearly 96 diploma colleges, only about 100 seats remained vacant. Mechanical engineering topped the list of subjects chosen with 54,4674 choices being filled in. AS many as 394850 choices went in favor of electrical engineering, while 3,64,306 choices were for civil engineering. Computers was chosen 2,02,574 times. Textile design was the least preferred with only 140 choices.Nearly 3646 new students registered for admissions, according to a press release issued by ACPDC. Also, 2,375 forms have been distributed in the last three days.
