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Time of India
a day ago
- General
- Time of India
Student registration for FYJC in Nashik div less than in '24
Nashik: The last date to enrol into first year junior colleges (FYJC) has been extended till June 5 to facilitate more number of class 11 admissions. In Nashik division, student registrations through the online Centralised Admission Process (CAP) has reached 89% of total admissions recorded last year. Education department officials said, the count is much less than they had expected. "1.13 lakh students enrolled this year in the division. To ensure that every student in the city and even in remote areas is given a chance to enrol in FYJC, the school education and sports department extended the last day of admissions till June 5," said Bhausaheb Chavan, deputy director of education for Nashik division. The total intake capacity of colleges across the division is 1.84 lakh, of which, during 2024-25, 1.22 lakh students secured admissions. Nashik division includes Nashik, Dhule, Jalgaon and Nandurbar districts. "Across the division, 62% of the intake capacity is filled so far and 89% when compared to actual admissions last academic year," said Chavan. In Nashik district, 52,948 students have registered which is 92% of 54,705 students who took admission last year. This is followed by 90% of 34,262 last year admissions in Jalgaon district, 85% of 13,227 in Nandurbar district and 78% of the 20,797 admissions recorded in Dhule last year. by Taboola by Taboola Sponsored Links Sponsored Links Promoted Links Promoted Links You May Like ¡Trading con IA en Chile ayuda a usuarios a obtener ganancias potenciales! Mainhubfb Más información Undo "The numbers were on the lower side on Saturday and increased substantially on Monday as the deadline neared. We are sure the registration numbers will soon surpass last year's admissions," said the official. Another senior official said educational institutes have been asked to urge students to enrol within the due period so that they benefit from it. "We have asked the institutes to raise awareness among students about enrolling themselves in the process if they want to get admissions in FYJC. Since this is the first year of CAP for the entire state, as opposed to the process being limited only to select cities until last year, people are unable to understand that the online process is the only way out for admissions. We will ensure that every student who cleared the Class X examination enrols in the process," the officer added.
Time of India
a day ago
- General
- Time of India
Mumbai FYJC admissions: Colleges can now surrender vacant minority quota seats even after first round
Mumbai: Junior colleges will have the liberty to surrender the vacant minority and in-house quota seats even after the end of the first round of first-year junior college (FYJC) admissions. Earlier, colleges were allowed to return the seats to the general pool only after the third round of admissions, and it was mandatory. Now, it is made voluntary. The change was brought into effect through a govt resolution (GR) passed on Monday. Following two changes in the quota admissions, the school education department has also extended the deadline for FYJC students' registrations by two days. Students can now register on the portal until 2 pm on June 5. Earlier, the last date was until 6 pm on June 3. So far, 10.94 lakh students have registered on the admission portal, including 2.66 lakh from Mumbai. This is the first time that FYJC admissions have gone online across the state and are being conducted in a centralised manner too. The GR issued on Monday mentioned that a revised procedure was adopted for the surrendering of seats under the minority quota, and therefore, the deadline was extended. by Taboola by Taboola Sponsored Links Sponsored Links Promoted Links Promoted Links You May Like Dermatologista recomenda: simples truque elimina o fungo facilmente Acabe com o Fungo Undo The rule mentions that managements are allowed to fill the 50% minority seats on merit until the completion of the first round. However, if seats remain vacant after the first round, minority institutes will be allowed to transfer the remaining seats to the general pool. If colleges receive applications from minority students in the second round, these will be given priority for admissions, mentioned the GR. The GR adds that transferring remaining seats will be entirely optional and not mandatory for them. Two days ago, the rules for the in-house quota were modified to include secondary schools and junior colleges in the same revenue district as one unit. Seats in the in-house quota will be allowed to fill on merit till the end of the second round for general admissions, and the remaining seats have to be mandatorily returned to the govt.
Time of India
3 days ago
- Business
- Time of India
10% in-house quota rule eased for FYJC admissions
Mumbai: Now, students from secondary schools run by the same management and located in the same revenue district as the junior colleges will be eligible to seek admission under the in-house quota. But for Mumbai, Mumbai city, suburbs and Thane will be considered as one unit. After receiving complaints from various stakeholders, the state govt issued a circular on Saturday revising the rule for the in-house quota for first-year junior college (FYJC) admissions and widening its scope. In an information brochure released earlier this month, it had restricted the quota only to students from schools running 'within the premises' of the junior colleges. The rule was opposed by managements and created confusion among students and parents. TOI had highlighted this issue on May 21. In Mumbai, most junior colleges with an in-house quota are attached to degree colleges and schools are either in the same vicinity or a little away from the campus. A principal pointed out that many students look forward to the quota to secure seats and the problem is probably unique to Mumbai colleges. by Taboola by Taboola Sponsored Links Sponsored Links Promoted Links Promoted Links You May Like Click Here - This Might Save You From Losing Money Expertinspector Click Here Undo Till last year, the quota was reserved for schools run by the same management in any given division. College managements, which also run secondary schools, are permitted to set aside 10% of seats under this quota. An official told TOI that since FYJC admissions have been centralised this year in the state, it was decided that a school and a junior college cannot be in different districts and, therefore, 'within the same premises' was used in the brochure. An educationist said govt needs to do thorough research and have inputs from the ground before issuing guidelines, and not as an afterthought. The circular said the rule was revised following a discussion a day earlier among the school education secretary, the commissioner of education, and the director of secondary education.
Time of India
5 days ago
- Business
- Time of India
Common admission process for FYJC will help students: Experts
Nashik: The common online admission process being implemented across the state this year as the sole method for admission to first year junior colleges (FYJC) will discourage unofficial arrangements between private coaching centres and colleges, education experts are saying. Tired of too many ads? go ad free now In these arrangements, while students nominally enrol in colleges and attend coaching classes which have 'tie-ups' with respective institutions. These private centres record attendance and share with the colleges despite students missing out on daily classes. This would result in substantial payments to both establishments. However, the CAP will help reduce manipulation of the system by monitoring of the admission process. "The centralised admission process (CAP) is the only way to get admission to any college across the state. Previously, the system was limited to major cities, including Nashik, Pune and Mumbai. Private coaching classes would 'tie-up' with self-financed colleges outside the city, and through this understanding, they would record the attendance of students who did not need to attend college at all. However, the new system promises to break this nexus to a large extent," said a senior office-bearer of a well-known education organisation based in Nashik. An education officer said, "Through the tie-up, the education institute received its fees, and at the same time, most of the teachers from the same institute would teach at the coaching classes. The coaching classes also received their fees. This resulted in a lower number of seats being filled in govt-aided, partially aided and non-aided institutes, on which the govt spends for teachers' salaries and other expenses. Tired of too many ads? go ad free now The CAP is likely to break this nexus as admissions will be monitored." The CAP system prevents coaching centre proprietors from guaranteeing admissions to specific colleges. "It is believed that coaching class directors are still promising students 'secured admission' to their tie-up institutes, and hence the students are not registering for the process," the senior officer said. Regarding students' prioritising of certain colleges and thereby enabling the continued collaboration between institutions and coaching centres, the officer acknowledged this possibility while noting it would be traceable. "Since it is an online process, such a step will be marked. The reasons for a particular college—mostly not very famous ones—attracting preferences or students skipping admissions in well-known colleges in their priority list and securing admissions in 'these' colleges will be identified, analysed and steps will be taken accordingly," the officer said.
Time of India
5 days ago
- General
- Time of India
Poor network, heavy traffic slow down FYJC admission process across state
Pune: Four days after its revised launch, many parents continue to report problems accessing the portal for the online application process for First Year Junior College (FYJC) admissions. Tired of too many ads? go ad free now Teachers said the situation is bad in the rural areas, where poor internet connectivity and limited access to resources are making the process even more difficult. Director of secondary and higher secondary education Mahesh Palkar said, " We met on Thursday and all education officers were instructed to tell headmasters of secondary schools to open a guidance centre in their schools. Problems are arising because students don't know how to fill up the form. Within a day, all schools will start guidance centres to help their students to fill up the forms. This will streamline the process. " It has been a rough time, Nishant, a parent, said. He had a harrowing experience despite having high-speed internet access at home. "I was anxious when the forms were not getting submitted. I cannot imagine what children from rural areas are facing. I have been trying to fill up the forms since Monday, but there were a host of problems. I made three payments and was able to get confirmation only on the last one despite money getting debited three times. I am waiting for the refund. Part II of the form was not opening for a long time. It did last night. There is complete lack of clear instructions. The helpline numbers are useless. They all go into call waiting and finally get auto-disconnected. I have tweeted about this to the CM as well as the education minister," he added. Tired of too many ads? go ad free now Ahmednagar-based Kakasaheb Walunjkar, a quality inspector in Rayat Shikshan Sanstha with 70 schools under him, said that he knows of cases where not even a single form could be submitted the whole day. He said either the website is not working, or there is no internet in the area. Students who live in remote places come to the nearest cyber cafes to get their forms filled but struggle in the monsoon. "Despite spending money and sitting for hours, their forms don't get submitted, or their payment gets debited but there is no confirmation. All this is leading to chaos. Govt should have ensured that when they rolled out the portal the second time, the work was smooth and there were enough people appointed for problem-solving," he added. Urban places like Panvel and Navi Mumbai also face similar problems, said Tushar Mhatre, a teacher from Navi Mumbai. "Children from urban poor families are spending hard-earned money in cyber cafes with no output. Not everybody knows about online payment, so these cafes are also fleecing them," he added. Head: 7.4L Register On Portal The admission process set to begin on May 21 was mired in technical issues that caused the website to crash the very first day Officials were forced to revise the schedule and push the start date to May 26 By Thursday afternoon, 7.41 lakh students registered on the portal against a vacancy of 18.87 lakh seats in 9,375 junior colleges and schools offering Std XI and XII across the state There are delays in submitting Part 2 of the form, payment issues, and the monsoon is adding to the chaos for students in rural areas who cannot reach the nearest cyber cafes A teacher helping in the process said in some cases, only two forms get submitted in an entire day due to weak network and the website struggling under heavy traffic
