Maharashtra: Unfilled minority quota seats not to be included in CAP for FYJC admissions
In the previous notification dated July 30, the directorate had announced that remaining seats in the in-house and minority quotas in junior colleges will be allowed to be filled only till August 2. If the seats in this quota remain vacant even after that date, the seats will be included in the Central Admission Process. Similarly, the last date for colleges to fill up seats in the management quota is August 9.
Now, according to the amended notification by Director of Secondary and Higher Secondary Education Dr Mahesh Palkar, admissions under minority quota can be made by the school management till the last date of admission. This means that vacancies under minority quota will not be included in the CAP round and the school management will be allowed to fill minority quota seats in minority-managed schools till the end.
Palkar told The Indian Express, 'One of the colleges went to court against the previous notification, the hearing of which was held on Tuesday and hence, the decision has been reversed.' The notice regarding the reversal of the decision was shared late night on August 5.
The rules for in-house quota and management quota remain the same, and those seats will not be available for colleges to fill after the above mentioned dates.
This decision is among a string of decisions that the state School and Sports Education Department has had to reverse in the last few months. In relation to minority institutes, on May 6, the state government had introduced caste-based reservations in minority institutes for Class 11 admissions from this year onwards.
On June 12, the Bombay High Court granted an interim stay on the clause of the GR and admissions went ahead without the reservations.
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