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Less than 70 per cent of the total students eligible for First Year Junior College (FYJC) admissions have gotten through to a junior college across the state. According to the admission summary report submitted to the state School Education Department after the second round of ‘first come first serve’ admission process, a total of 3,53,546 students or 69.94 per cent out of 4,18,826 who are eligible have secured their admissions to various junior colleges in the state. At the end of the second round, which was supposed to be the final round, 65,280 students were left without admission.
Meanwhile, School Education Minister Ashish Shelar has announced a special round for students who could not secure admissions. The timetable for the same is expected to be announced on Saturday and the final day for securing admissions is likely to be October 1.
In the Mumbai Metropolitan Region, 89 per cent of the total students eligible for FYJC admissions have secured admissions so far. A total of 2,13,571 students have been admitted to junior colleges in MMR, out of the total intake of 2,98,032, leaving 24,932 students without admissions.
Given that only 2,38,532 students in MMR were found eligible for the admission round, 59,500 seats will remain vacant even if 100 per cent admission is achieved by the division.
In Pune, Nashik, Nagpur, Amravati and Aurangabad divisions, the percentage of students securing admissions to junior colleges is between 71 and 80 per cent. “This could be because students who took supplementary exams are yet to secure their admission. Besides, some students have secured admission outside the state despite registering for the process,” the official added.
