Regarding the move, the Vice-Chancellor of Christ (deemed to be University), Fr Abraham VM, was quoted by the daily as saying, "Girls are smart, and this is not a new trend. If there is no higher cut-off, the college will have only girls. Higher cut-off is to bring in gender balance."

Generally too, cut-offs have been set quite high, with even the 85 percent benchmark not guaranteeing admission in the sought-after colleges. However, some colleges like St Joseph's PU College do not carry a cutoff for admission.