Pune
Edition, 24th July 2008
FIGHTING FOR THEIR RIGHT
Pune:
Complaints kept on pouring in even on Day 2 of Std XI admissions
on Wednesday, with students from commerce stream too airing
disappointment over seat allotment under the centralised
admission process (CAP).
A sizeable number of students filed applications for change
of colleges allotted to them according to the first merit
list.
Vaibhav Oswal, who secured 71 per cent landed up with a
seat in Nutan Marathi Vidyalaya junior college even though
his first three preferences were Brihan Maharashtra College
of Commerce, Symbiosis and the Ness Wadia College of Commerce.
“If we are not getting colleges according to our preference
then what is the whole point of centralised admission? I
have not taken admission and will wait for the second list,”
Oswal, who came to file his complaint at the Ness Wadia
college told TOI.
On Wednesday also, the Wadia college, one of the 21 centres
where students can file grievances, saw a number of complaints
pour in.
Deepak Jain, a student who secured 73.69 per cent marks,
landed up with a seat in Marathwada Mitra Mandal college
of Commerce in spite of listing Ness Wadia as his top preference,
followed by BMCC and Symbiosis. “I had listed MMCC
as my eighth preference. I’m confused whether I should
take admission now or wait for the second list.
When contacted, assistant director (education) V.M. Gaikwad
said the CAP panel would receive complaints till Thursday
evening. “All the complaints will be assessed and
only genuine ones will be accepted. Cases with genuine reasons
for change of college will only be considered.”
Meanwhile, the complaints in science stream also kept coming
in large numbers. Poonam Gangwani, a parent, complained
that her son had been allotted a seat in Sinhagad college
of arts, science and commerce. “We had put Choksy
junior college as first preference, followed by Nowrosjee
Wadia and Fergusson College. Sinhagad college is quite far
from our residence in Bhawani Peth. We thought the CAP would
take care of areas, but here the authorities seemed to have
completely ignore it.”
