India, May 7 -- With the state board announcing the class 12 results early, the rush for admissions to undergraduate courses at universities and autonomous colleges in the city is about to begin. Due to a drop in overall results, it is expected that the eligibility marks for traditional degree courses may also decrease slightly.

Prof Rajendra Zunjarrao, principal, Modern College, Shivaji Nagar, said, "This year, the overall class 12 result is slightly lower, which may lead to a 1 to 2% drop in eligibility cut-off scores. Also, since the results have been declared earlier than usual, the admission process for the first-year degree programmes is expected to begin earlier compared to previous years."

At Savitribai Phule Pune University (SP...