Aaditya wants action against edu min for FYJC admissions ‘chaos'
Aaditya Thackeray
demanded action against school education minister Dada Bhuse for the problems regarding FYJC admissions. "Bhuse decided on a whim that the state will opt for online admissions for all kinds of courses, including junior college, medicine, and engineering, from the same firm.
As a result, the system crashed, and there was a lot of chaos," he alleged. Thackeray threatened an agitation earlier in the day. "Results for the Standard 10 board exams were declared on May 13, and until June 28, the first list is not yet declared. We will hold an agitation," he said. TNN
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