Maharashtra Junior College Admissions Cross 4.7 Lakh; Most Get Top Choices

Admissions for junior colleges in Maharashtra crossed 4.7 lakh till Sunday, with most students getting seats in their top-choices of colleges, as per the figures released by the state education department.

The Centralised Admission Process (CAP) remains the most favored route, making more than 3.8 lakh admissions. Moreover, 77,209 students entered through institutional quotas, such as management, minority, and in-house categories.

Mumbai city alone had 80,858 admissions, of which 62,411 were done through the CAP process. The first online list of allotment was announced over the weekend, and July 7 has been fixed as the last date for students to accept seats at the allotted colleges.

In a bid to accept late registrants, the education ministry opened the online portal for registration between July 2 to July 7. During this period, students who missed the opportunity to fill out Part 1 of their application or had incomplete registrations are allowed to enter the process. Junior colleges that have been newly opened and were not included in the previous admission cycle have also been allowed to register and provide seats within this extended period.

One of the main features of this year's admissions has been the close matching with students' choice in streams:

2.4 lakh science stream candidates got admitted in their first preference colleges

82,594 commerce students got seats in their desired institutions

Almost 1.4 lakh arts and humanities students were also admitted in colleges of their choice

Officials credit the preference-based and smooth allocation to improved digital processing and improved institutional coordination. With thousands on board and the system reopened for outstanding applications, the admission process in the state is within a successful reach.