
FYJC admission: First list announced, 6.32 lakh students allotted colleges
The much-awaited first regular round selection list for Class 11 FYJC admissions was announced by the education department in a surprise move on Saturday evening. In the Central Admission Process (CAP), 6,32,194 students were allotted junior colleges out of the total 10,66,005 applicants. A total of 4,57,841 applicants were allotted the college of their first choice, as per the information provided by the Director of Secondary and Higher Secondary Education Mahesh Palkar.
Students who have been allotted colleges will be required to physically go to the respective junior colleges from June 30 to July 7 to confirm their admission.
After multiple delays, the first selection list was to be announced on June 26. This date was further postponed to June 30 due to technical difficulties and a Bombay High Court order cancelling reservations in minority institutes. With a revision to the schedule announced just hours before, the education department released the CAP list on Saturday evening, two days before the June 30 schedule.
As per data shared by the directorate, 1,49,791 students were allotted seats in the arts stream, which had 2,31,356 applicants. In the commerce stream, 1,39,602 students were allotted seats out of 2,24,931 applicants while in the science stream, 3,42,801 students were allotted seats out of the total 6,09,718 applicants.
Over 72 per cent allotees (4,57,841) out of the total have been allotted the college of their first choice. 77,099 students have been allotted the college their second choice while 36,901 students have been allotted their third choice college. Students who have been allotted their first choice college must confirm their admissions as they will not be allowed to take part in further CAP rounds.
Previously, 60,487 students were allotted colleges under quota admissions out of a total of 1,45,225 applicants. This includes three quotas, namely management quota, minority quota, and in-house quota. Accordingly, 6,92,681 have been allotted admissions in the quota round and CAP round combined.
The online CAP was implemented state-wide for the first time this year, excluding the Konkan division. Before this, the online admission process was restricted to colleges falling under five regions–Pune, Pimpri-Chinchwad, Mumbai, Nagpur, Nashik, and Amravati Municipal Corporation areas.
Soham is a Correspondent with the Indian Express in Pune.
A journalism graduate, he was a fact-checker before joining the Express. Soham currently covers education and is also interested in civic issues, health, human rights, and politics. ... Read More
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