Over 2.42 lakh FYJC seats up for grabs in Mumbai Metropolitan Region, second merit list on December 5

More than 2.42 lakh first-year junior college (FYJC) seats remain vacant after the first round of online admissions. As per the revised admission schedule, these

More than 2.42 lakh first-year junior college (FYJC) seats remain vacant after the first round of online admissions. As per the revised admission schedule, these seats will be up for grabs in the second round of admissions, and the second merit list will be released on December 5.

Students can expect the second merit list for FYJC admissions by December 5. (HT Photo)

As per information shared by the Maharashtra school education department, a total of 3.2 lakh seats were available for admissions, including 2 lakh seats for online admissions.

“Registrations for the second round of admissions were already complete, but with the change in socially and educationally backward classes (SEBC) quota, we’ve reopened the registration process to allow students to change their quota preference. New registrations will be also be allowed,” said an official from the school education department.

On September 9, in line with the Supreme Court’s interim stay on the SEBC quota in jobs and education, the state education department stayed the admission process for FYJC until further orders. With this, the second merit list for admissions, which was originally scheduled to be released on September 10, was stalled, leaving over 2.42 lakh students in the lurch in the Mumbai Metropolitan Region (MMR) alone.

With lakhs of seats still vacant, top college principals confirmed that seats in their colleges have already filled up after the first round. “Most seats in the open category were already filled up after the first seat merit list itself, so very few seats remain vacant for the remaining rounds. Unless students withdraw admissions in the forthcoming rounds, any dip in cut-offs will also be less likely due to the high number of Class 10 top scorers this year,” said the vice-principal of a south Mumbai college.