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Indian Express
17 hours ago
- General
- Indian Express
Registrations for FYJC admissions close: Over 12 lakh students register through e-portal
As student registrations concluded for admissions to First Year Junior College (FYJC) in Maharashtra, a total of 12,71,295 candidates registered for the online Centralised Admission Process (CAP). As per this year's intake capacity for FYJC, there are a total of 21,23,040 seats available in junior colleges across Maharashtra. This gap indicates asignificant vacancy in junior colleges across the state. In Mumbai division alone there are close to 4.75 lakh seats in FYJC, but only 2.92 lakh students have registered for admissions. This is a huge gap, despite Mumbai being the division which has received the highest number of student registrations. After a final extension to the registration process, the Director of Education (Secondary) officially closed the registration window on Thursday afternoon. Among the total student registrations, the highest number — 2,92,603 — is from Mumbai division, followed by Pune with 2,19,154 registrations. The lowest number of student registrations — 76,936 — is from Latur division. For Nashik division, there were 1,40,897 registrations, while for Chhatrapati Sambhajinagar it was 1,40,081. In Kolhapur division, there were 1,27,090, while Amravati saw 1,23,666 registrations. In Nagpur division there were 1,14,623 registrations and in Latur, it was 76,936. Other divisions saw 36,245 registrations. Of the total, 12,15,190 students have paid the registration fee online. Part 1 of the application form has been filled by 12,05,162 students, while 11,29,924 students have completed and locked Part 2 of the application. For the regular CAP round, 11,29,932 students have applied. Additionally, 64,238 students have applied under the in-house Quota, 32,721 under the management quota, and 47,578 under minority quota. Many teachers have pointed out that the total student registration is very low. 'Over 14 lakh students passed the Secondary School Certificate (SSC) exam. Traditionally, it was expected that students from other boards seeking admission to FYJC in Maharashtra would be added to this pool. But the total registration is only a little over 12 lakh, indicating that many have not registered for FYJC admission,' said a senior teacher from Mumbai. Adding to this, another teacher noted, 'Due to a lack of awareness about the extension of online FYJC admissions across the state, many students may have failed to register.' However, the School Education Department insists that there is no issue. 'Not all students who pass Class X register for FYJC admissions, as there are various other options such as pursuing diplomas or enrolling in courses offered at Industrial Training Institutes (ITIs). Furthermore, out of over 12,000 junior colleges in the state, only 9,000 are covered under the online FYJC admission process. Many candidates may have chosen to take admission in those colleges. It is also important to note that students will have more chances to register for admission after each round.' As per the schedule, the Zero Round Merit List will be published on June 8, 2025, and actual admissions at junior colleges will take place from June 9 to June 11, 2025. The CAP Round Merit List will be published on June 10, 2025, with admissions for this round to be conducted from June 11 to June 18, 2025. Mumbai: As a result of major controversy erupted in Maharashtra over FYJC admissions in minority-run junior colleges after the state applied SC/ST/OBC reservations on their non-minority seats, the Maharshtra Association of Minority Educational Institutions has written a letter to the Maharashtra School Education Minister Dada Bhuse against the state government's decision. And appealed the minister to withdraw the decision. In its letter dated June 5, the association stated that the state government has created college-specific online admission portals which display social/constitutional reservation categories for minority colleges. The letter states, 'It is imposed despite the absence of any official Government Resolution (GR) or written circular to this effect.' Stating that the move was not only legally untenable but also contradicts established norms and various court rulings, the letter adds, 'These clauses directly contradict the structure displayed on the online admission portals of all minority colleges. Moreover, the calculation of Management Quota and In-House Quota seats shown on the admission portal is factually incorrect.' Traditionally, these colleges reserve 50% of seats for minorities, 5% for management, and keep 45% open to all, which are filled only merit basis. However, the admission portal now reflects reservations on those seats, sparking confusion. Angered by the move, minority institutions have stated that the decision contradicts Supreme Court rulings, which prohibit such reservations in minority colleges to prevent exceeding 80% quota. Colleges on Wednesday had expressed that they are considering legal action against the sudden policy change. Mumbai – 2,92,603 Pune – 2,19,154 Nashik – 1,40,897 Chhatrapati Sambhajinagar – 1,40,081 Kolhapur – 1,27,090 Amravati – 1,23,666 Nagpur – 1,14,623 Latur – 76,936 Others – 36,245
Indian Express
2 days ago
- General
- Indian Express
Minority institutions in Mumbai up in arms as seats in open category shrink following SC/ST/OBC quota
A major controversy has erupted in the First Year Junior College (FYJC) admission process in minority trust-run junior colleges in Maharashtra this year after the state government has applied SC/ST/OBC reservations on the open/general seats. Alleging that this change is arbitrary and without any intimation, minority colleges in the city are now exploring options to legally challenge it. As per the established practice, 45 per cent of the total intake in minority institutions is kept open to all students, irrespective of category, after reserving 50 per cent for the particular minority, and 5 per cent for management quota. However, starting this year, the FYJC admission portal is reflecting that SC/ST/OBC reservation is applied on those 45 percent seats, thereby significantly reducing the seats available for open category. This has sparked widespread confusion among junior colleges run by minority institutions, as they say the Supreme Court has explicitly prohibited such reservation in minority institutions, as it would increase the number of quota seats to beyond 80 per cent. Authorities at the minority colleges are also irked that there was no clear communication on the change, as most of them only noticed it on the admission portal. 'With no clarity from the government, there is no option but to seek justice at the court of law. Future course of action will be decided after understanding implications of this new rule and its legal complications,' said principal of a minority-trust run junior college in Mumbai. Colleges are terming it to be a completely random move as there is absolute lack of clear guidelines on the same by the government. Principal of one of the premier colleges in Mumbai said, 'Multiple communications have been sent by the government regarding FYJC admissions along with its rules and regulation but in none of them there was a mention of introduction of SC/ST/OBC reservation in minority-run colleges. Whereas the admission portal is reflecting these changes.' A government official said the only communication in this regard is a Government Resolution (GR) issued on May 6 on the FYJC admission process. The sentence from the GR that the officer referred to deals with vacant seats under the minority quota after three rounds of admissions. 'If admissions are lower than the intake capacity in minority quota, admissions can be given as per interchanging between linguistic and religious minority groups. Even after that, if seats remain vacant, those surrendered vacant seats will be filled based on the centralised admission process where all social and parallel reservations are applicable,' the GR states. The officer also referred to a decision by minority department of Government of Maharashtra from May 2013 which states that after reserving 50 percent seats for candidates coming from their minority, on remaining 50 percent seats that are filled by non-minority, it is mandatory to admit candidates from SC/ST/OBC and other deprived castes on the seats reserved for the weaker elements as per policy of education department of state government. 'The government is only implementing this now which has been pending for so long,' said the officer. Colleges, however, highlighted that the May 6 GR effectively means that constitutional reservation will apply to seats left vacant in the minority quota. 'But nowhere does the document mention that the state has decided to implement the constitutional reservation to all seats in minority colleges which are going for the Centralised Admission Process (CAP). These seats until last year have been open for all to be filled only on the basis of merit. We cannot know of the changes until informed about it,' said principal of another minority-trust run college adding that there was no discussion or meeting in this regard for colleges to know about it without a written communication in this regard. However, the government officer insisted that though the particular sentence in the GR pertains to leftover seats under the minority quota, 'it is implied here that the other remaining seats will see application of reservation'. 'That is the point of conducting centralised admission process so that the system is the same in all colleges. There should not be any confusion over this,' the officer added. With no clarity from the government, legal experts say that the minority trust-run colleges have an option to approach the High Court to challenge the Government Resolution/s on the grounds of arbitrariness or non-consultation by the concerned department among other contentions and await court's decision or interpretation on the same.
Indian Express
3 days ago
- Business
- Indian Express
FYJC controversy: Open-category seats at minority institutions fall sharply as SC/ST/OBC quotas get added
A major controversy has erupted in the First Year Junior College (FYJC) admission process in minority trust-run junior colleges in Maharashtra this year after the government admission portal showed a sharp decline in the number of seats available for general category students. This change, sources at minority institutions said, was because seats from the general or open category were allocated to SC/ST/OBC-category students. A government official said that the only communication in this regard is a Government Resolution (GR) issued on May 6 on the FYJC admission process. The sentence from the GR that the officer referred to deals with vacant seats under the minority quota after three rounds of admissions. 'If admissions are lower than the intake capacity in minority quota, admissions can be given as per interchanging between linguistic and religious minority groups. Even after that, if seats remain vacant, those surrendered vacant seats will be filled based on the centralised admission process where all social and parallel reservations are applicable,' the GR states. As per the established practice, 45 per cent of the total intake in minority institutions is kept open to all students, irrespective of category, after reserving 50 per cent for the particular minority, and 5 per cent for management quota. However, this year, the admission portal is reflecting only around 14 per cent of such open seats, senior officials at several minority institutions said. This has sparked widespread confusion among junior colleges run by minority institutions, as they say the Supreme Court has explicitly prohibited such reservation in minority institutions, as it would increase the number of quota seats to beyond 80 per cent. Authorities at the minority colleges are also irked that there was no clear communication on the change, as most of them only noticed it on the admission portal. According to sources, the May 6 GR effectively means that constitutional reservation will apply to seats left vacant in the minority quota. 'But nowhere does the document mention that the state has decided to implement the constitutional reservation to 45 per cent seats in minority quota, which were until now open for all to be filled only on the basis of merit,' the principal of a minority trust-run college said, adding that there was no discussion or meeting in this regard. However, the government official insisted that though the particular sentence in the GR pertains to leftover seats under the minority quota, 'it is implied here that the other remaining seats will see application of reservation'. 'That is the point of conducting centralised admission process so that the system is the same in all colleges. There should not be any confusion over this,' the official added. Emphasizing that this will leave hardly any seats for candidates coming from open category, principal from another minority run college said, 'Percentage of reservation under SC/ST/OBC combined can go over 30 percent, then there is 50 percent already reserved for minority and five percent of seats going to management quota. This essentially means reservation on over 85 percent of seats.'
Time of India
30-05-2025
- 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
Time of India
28-05-2025
- General
- Time of India
Maharashtra FYJC admission 2025: Registration deadline extended, check new dates here
The Maharashtra FYJC (First Year Junior College) admission deadline for 2025 has been extended. Students now have more time to apply, with the new last date set to June 3, 2025. This extension came after some technical problems on the online application website. FYJC admission is very important for students who have finished Class 10 and want to join Class 11. There are more than 20 lakh seats available in over 9,200 junior colleges across the state in Arts, Commerce, and Science streams. The registration fee is only Rs. 100, making it affordable for all. Students can easily apply online at and choose their preferable colleges. This extra time will help more students complete their applications and get admitted smoothly. Maharashtra FYJC revised admission schedule The revised timeline for the FYJC admission process is as follows: Online Registration & Preference Filling: May 26 to June 3, 2025 Provisional General Merit List Release: June 5, 2025 Objection/Correction Window: June 6 to 7, 2025 Final General Merit List Release: June 8, 2025 Zero Round Quota Admissions (Minority, In-house, Management): June 9 to 11, 2025 College Allotment List Display: June 10, 2025 Document Submission & Admission Confirmation: June 11 to 18, 2025 How to apply for Maharashtra FYJC admission 2025 ? Students who are interested in registering for the Maharashtra FYJC admission process can do so by following the steps below: Visit the official portal: Click on the "Register" link on the homepage. Fill in the required personal details and create a login. Log in to your account and complete the application form. Upload necessary documents such as Class 10 marksheet, school leaving certificate, caste certificate (if applicable), and others. Pay the application fee of Rs. 100. Submit the application and take a printout for future reference. Students are advised to complete their registration before the deadline to ensure participation in the admission process. Ready to empower your child for the AI era? Join our program now! Hurry, only a few seats left.
