After six FYJC admission rounds, 40,000 students still waiting to get seats

The authority conducted the first-come, first-served (FCFS) round on January 30, following the round, over 1.02 lakh seats in the MMR are still lying vacant.

FYJC 2020: According to the reports, more than 40,000 students are yet to confirm their seat for first-year junior college (FYJC) even after six rounds of admissions. The authority conducted the first-come, first-served (FCFS) round on January 30, following the round, over 1.02 lakh seats in the MMR are still lying vacant. According to the data shared by the education department, nearly 16% of the total eligible students are yet to be admitted.

Deputy Director of the Mumbai region, Sandeep Sangave stated that there are chances that the actual number of students who have not confirmed their admissions might be lower. He further added, “There are students who have got admissions in ITI courses or diploma courses, and also those who stay on the border of MMR and other regions, who might have secured admission elsewhere. Names of some such students might have reflected in the portal too.”

The officials state that the government has not released any guidelines to conduct additional rounds in order to fill vacant seats. State education minister Varsha Gaikwad is yet to give her comment on the topic. The education department conducted seven phases of FCFS admissions between January 14 and 30. Students were supposed to apply within the score brackets under which they fell – above 90%, 80%, 70%, 60%, 50%, all passed students and ATKT students, respectively. Of the 23,798 students who were allotted colleges in the round, 19,753 were admitted in various colleges across MMR.

Meanwhile, the new academic year in the junior colleges of the city commenced in January, and are now awaiting for education department to give clarity on examinations.

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