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Latest News |
| 11th
Aug 2010 / Times of India / Mumbai Edition |
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Top colleges elude 90 percenters
The Day After Merit List Was Put Up,Only 11% Of FYJC
Aspirants Were Able To Complete Admission Process
Mumbai: With the number of 90 percenters hitting the roof
this year,it isnt surprising that even the high scorers
are finding it difficult to secure a seat in a top college.However,merely
making the cut-off also does not seem to ensure admission.
For 16-year-old Priyanka Rai (name changed), the deal-breaker
was not her percentage,but her date of birth. Her score
was similar to the cut-off at Ruparel College in the second
bifocal list, but she still didnt get a seat. We later
realised that in cases where more than one student with
the same marks is vying for the same seat, the one who
was born earlier gets first preference, said her father,
Pravin Rai. They then had to settle for the college that
was their second preference in the general category list.
If scoring 95% is not enough to get a seat in a college
of your choice, then what is asked the frustrated father.
Even as junior college aspirants were busy submitting
forms at their allotted colleges on Tuesday morning, many
students and parents had to go to the office of deputy
director of education for the Mumbai region to address
their grievances.
I had applied for a seat in the commerce stream and when
I saw the list, I found my name under the science stream.
I had never applied for science, said Pallavi Mhatre.
She was later asked to fill another application form online
to get a seat in the second merit list. I just hope I
wont be left without a seat by the end of the process,
added Mhatre.
For Rhea DSouza, her dream of studying at St Xaviers College
seemed to fade away when even after submitting all the
documents,she didnt manage to get a seat in the arts stream
in the general merit list. The worst is that once she
came to Mumbai, she realised that her application form,
which she had sent from Delhi along with the other required
documents, had never reached the college in the first
place. We had all the papers ready and the application
form was also sent on time,so we were surprised when her
name didnt appear on the list. Now we realise that our
application will have to be re-submitted to get a seat
in the second list, said her father.
Only 11% of all the junior college aspirants were able
to complete the admission process on Tuesday.
Meanwhile, the education department was quick to reassure
students who were disappointed with the colleges they
were allotted. If a 90 percent scorer hasnt managed to
get through the college of their choice, its because they
failed to fill all 30 options that we had asked them to
fill on the online form. If the system cannot place them
in the few colleges that they opted for, then they get
allotted a seat in any college in their area, said a senior
official from the education board.
He added that since there is a duplication of applicants
due to students opting for a seat in the bifocal or minority
as well as the general list,more seats will be available
in a couple of days in most colleges.
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