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Higher cutoffs, more competition likely this year for Class 11 admissions in Pune colleges
As many as 957 students across the state have scored 100 per cent while over one lakh students have scored above 90 per cent, as per the Maharashtra State Board of Secondary and Higher Secondary Education
More students have scored higher marks in the Class 10 exam this year as compared to the previous year. This is likely to fuel more competition for admissions in top colleges in Pune and the rest of the state.
As many as 957 students across the state have scored 100 per cent while over one lakh students have scored above 90 per cent, as per the Maharashtra State Board of Secondary and Higher Secondary Education (MSBSHSE).
The passing percentage of students this year was 99.95 per cent in Maharashtra which is 4.65 per cent more than last year. As per the board, in 2020, over 83,000 students scored above 90 per cent marks with 242 securing a perfect 100 per cent. Whereas this year, 104,633 students discord more than 90 per cent.
Class 11, first-year junior college (FYJC) admissions in Pune are done under the centralised admission system under which each college in the city enrols students.
Prof Ravindrasinh Pardeshi, principal, Fergusson College, said that the cut off last year for Arts in Fergusson College was as high as 97.6 per cent.
“For Science, the cut off was around 97 per cent. This time it is likely that the cut off may increase given a lot of students have scored well. However, our cut off may increase marginally for Science and Arts streams,” said Pardeshi.
He also added that around three to four years back, the state government had permitted to increase students capacity by 10 per cent in college. “There is a possibility of that. However, there are limitations to infrastructure like teachers, practical rooms and other factors. These have to be taken into consideration before increasing the intake of students,” he said.
In 2020, along with Fergusson College, Brihan Maharashtra College of Commerce (BMCC) also had a cut off of 97 per cent. Popular colleges like Sir Parshurambhau (SP) College had a cut off of 92.6 per cent for Science. Cut off for Modern College was 94.8 per cent as per the Class 11 admission portal.
Rajendra Zunjarrao, principal of Modern College of Arts Science and Commerce, Shivajinagar, said that prominent colleges will witness a higher cutoff this year as many students have scored good marks.
“The education department in the past few years has asked colleges to increase the capacity by 10 per cent. There is a possibility that colleges which can take more students, will apply for the same,” said Zunjarrao.
The Common Entrance Test (CET) for Class 11 this time will be held before August 21. And then the results will be declared and the admission process will start by September end. CET for Class 11 admissions is not mandatory as per the board. However, preference will be given to students who are attempting CET. It is likely that students who have scored above 90 marks may not apply for CET as their score is better.
Zunjarrao added that there is a possibility that like last year, the admission process may take a lot of time for Class 11 giving only a few months to finish the yearly syllabus for Class 11.
“Last year, the admission process was so much delayed that we had only three months to finish the entire syllabus for the year. So, the simultaneous admission process should be started so that due time remains to finish the syllabus and there is no need to reduce the syllabus this year,” he said.
