Maharashtra FYJC admissions: Over 4.3 lakh confirm admissions in first CAP round
According to the portal for the First Year Junior College (FYJC) admissions, 6,32,194 applicants had been allotted seats in the first Central Admission Process (CAP) round after multiple delays.
Of the 6.32 lakh applicants, 4,57,841 students had been allotted colleges of their first choice. The rules this year mandated that students being allotted colleges of their first choice would have to confirm their admissions as they would be rendered ineligible for further CAP rounds.
According to the figures, at least 25,000 students who were allotted the colleges of their first choice have not confirmed their admissions, rendering them ineligible for the upcoming CAP rounds.
According to data provided by the Directorate of Secondary and Higher Secondary Education, a total of 90,823 students confirmed their admission to various junior colleges in Pune division— 45,505 of these admissions were in Pune district, 20,631 in Solapur district, and 24,687 were in Ahilyanagar district.
CAP Round 2 from July 10
The student registration process for round 2 of CAP will begin on the morning of July 10 and continue till 6:30pm on July 13. Students will again be able to choose up to 10 junior colleges in order of preference.
The allotment list for Round 2 will be declared online on July 17 and students will be able to confirm admissions from July 18 to July 21. Vacant seats for the third CAP round will be displayed on June 23.
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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