Mumbai
Edition 19th July 2008
Three Guidance Centres In Mumbai, Nine In Thane To Help
Students In Second Round Of Junior College Admissions Next
Week
Mumbai:
Class X pass-outs who are still hunting for a junior
college seat can gear up for the second round of admissions
scheduled to begin next week. There are 26,115 vacant seats
in Mumbai, 15,925 in Thane and 871 in Raigad, according
to figures collated by the education department on Friday.
That means 42,911 seats are still up for grabs.
Interestingly, while a total of 2,59,293 students cleared
the SSC exams in the Mumbai region this year, there were
a total of 2,69,655 available junior college seats—2,51,735
in existing colleges and approximately 17,920 in new colleges.
What this means is that on paper at least there appears
to be a seat for every student, though s/he might have to
compromise on their first-, or even second-choice college.
And it remains to be seen if every new junior college is
capable of operating to full capacity.
The state government has sanctioned 36 new colleges for
Mumbai with over 50 divisions. Thane has 104 new colleges
with 154 new divisions while Raigad has 14 new colleges
with 18 divisions. Each division is a stream—arts,
science and commerce—at each college and can accommodate
80 students.
On Friday, the Mahrashtra government finished collating
information on the number of filled seats as well as those
that are still vacant. On Monday, the government will open
guidance centres for students who have been left without
a seat. There will be three guidance centres in Mumbai,
nine in Thane and one in Raigad. The guidance centres are
scheduled to open at around 11 am.
These guidance centres will have a detailed list of all
colleges in the region that have vacant seats. The number
of vacant seats for the various streams in each college
will also be mentioned.
Students will then have to apply directly to the junior
colleges that they want admission in. After that, the colleges
will draw up and release a one final merit list.
If there are still vacancies even after this round of admissions,
or students are still left without seats, the state education
department may once again publicise the names of colleges
that have seats that remain to be filled.
Only students who do not have a seat in any college are
eligible for the second round. For this round, students
will have to furnish their original marksheets and school
leaving certificates. If they do not have these documents,
it’s assumed that they have already taken admission
in another college, where they have submitted their original
documents. Students should not use this round of admissions
to upgrade to a better college.
RACE FOR A SEAT: THE HOMESTRETCH
26,115
junior college seats in Mumbai, 15,925 in Thane and 871
in Raigad are yet to be filled in existing colleges
On Monday, the government will open three guidance centres
in Mumbai, nine in Thane and one in Raigad
Students
can get details of colleges with open seats at the centres
Apply directly to the colleges, after which they will put
up final merit lists
Students
who already got admission in the first round can’t
apply again. You can’t upgrade to a better college
in this round too
Have your original marksheet, school leaving certificate
and fees ready to seal the admission
In
addition, many seats are also expected to be vacant in new
junior colleges, which started admissions later. There are
36 new colleges in Mumbai, 104 in Thane and 14 Raigad
The Mumbai colleges have over 50 divisions, Thane 154 divisions
and Raigad 18 divisions. Each division is a stream that
accommodates around 80 students
