FYJC Admissions: First merit list out, 1.3 lakh candidates allotted seats

Among all those who are allotted seats in the first merit list of FYJC admissions, the highest, 1,17,409 students, are from the Maharashtra State Board.

“For all these students who have been allotted seats in their first-preferred colleges; it is mandatory to confirm admissions. All others can wait for betterment in the next round, if they want to take that chance,” states the circular issued by the office of the Deputy Director of Education declaring the first merit list.

Cut-offs at popular colleges

As the office of Deputy Director of Education declared the first merit list for the FYJC admissions, some of the popular city colleges saw marginal variation in their cut-off scores as compared to last year; hinting that competition to bag seats in these colleges continues to remain tough. Even as variations in cut-off scores are seen in Arts and Science streams, the Commerce stream has been able to retain a similar range, indicating more demand for the stream.

Principal of Mithibai College, Dr. Krutika Desai, said, “This is expected as students are seeking to pursue education looking at job opportunities, which are more in Commerce. Furthermore, the first merit list for the FYJC is very dynamic in nature, this can change in the second merit list.”

In comparison with last year’s first-merit list cut-off, at Mithibai college, the cut-off score for Arts has dropped from 87.8 per cent to 86.8 per cent this year and the Science cut-off has increased from 88.6 per cent last year to 89.4 per cent this year. Whereas, the Commerce stream cut-off has been retained at 91per cent.

At the R A Podar College for Commerce and Economics, which is among the most popular for Commerce stream, the cut-off for Commerce has jumped to 94.4 per cent from last year’s 93 per cent and at the M L Dahanukar College, the Commerce cut-off has increased to 90.8 per cent from 89.8 per cent last year. At H R College, another sought-after institute for Commerce, the cut-off has been retained at 93 per cent.

At St. Xavier’s College, the cut-off for the Arts stream has dropped from 94.6 per cent last year to 93.4 per cent this year. At Ramnivas Ruia Junior College, the cut-off for Arts has been retained at 92 per cent. In Jai Hind college, the cut-off for arts has dropped considerably from 91.2per cent last year to 89.6 per cent this year.

‘Second merit list may have clearer picture’

According to Dr. Vijay Dabholkar, principal of Jai Hind College, “This is only the first merit list. Filling college options in order of preference is very important in FYJC admissions and students interested in Arts must be filling popular Arts colleges all at once. The second merit list may have a clearer picture.”

Among total allotments in the first merit list, the highest of 69,060 are in the Commerce stream followed by 48,143 in the Science stream and 12,808 in the Arts stream.

When it comes to allotments in first-preferred colleges, Science stream tops with 24,828 allotments. This is followed by the Commerce stream with 22,741 allotments and 7,483 allotments in the first preferred college for Arts stream.

Providing a reason for it, a principal of one of the suburban-colleges, said, “Many students confirm their admission to Science stream in integrated colleges where the focus is on NEET/JEE preparation. Since these are not popularly preferred colleges, mentioning them in first preference easily allots the seat to a candidate.”