Delay in FYJC admissions, first merit list to be out on June 30

Director of Education (Secondary) Mahesh Palkar, said, “The data which is huge in numbers is yet under process leading to the delay in declaration of merit list. Now the first merit list will be declared on June 30. And a revised admission schedule for CAP will be released soon.”

But with a lack of clarity on postponement on Thursday, there was panic among FYJC aspirants and their parents who kept refreshing the official admission website to check for the first merit list.

According to parents, there is already much chaos around FYJC admissions and every delay is leading to increased anxiety among students.

One of the parents said, “The least they could do is put up a message on the official website that the first merit list is not going to be declared on Thursday as per the schedule. We kept checking the website after every hour for the merit list.”

Several parents have also pointed out that with another delay to FYJC admissions, their wards are now sitting idle for more than three months.

“The SSC (Class 10) board exam was over in March. It was declared that board exams are being held early so that the next academic year will begin on time after admissions. But now, even as June is ending, there is no clarity on FYJC admissions.”

The FYJC admissions this year are extended to the entire Maharashtra as opposed to a separate online process for each city, which was the practice until last year.

Over 12.7 lakh students have registered for FYJC admissions from across the state. Citing that this huge number of candidates has delayed the processing of data, the date to declare the first merit list was earlier pushed from June 10 to June 26.