MUMBAI: It is almost time for semester examinations, and junior college aspirants continue to visit the education department with complaints that their admissions are yet not complete.
In the third round of the first come first serve that concluded on Saturday, 2,837 students secured a seat.
While the government had previously announced through the admission portal that the third round would be the last, it is now expected to keep admissions open for those still without a seat.
"Since there are students who passed SSC in the July exam or for whatever reason still have not secured admission, we plan to keep the admission portal open, without a deadline, for anyone who wants to claim the vacant seats," Suvarna Kharat, joint secretary, school education department, said. "Details of the round will be uploaded on the admission portal on October 3."
Of the 3.01 lakh seats in junior colleges in the city, there are still 60,861 vacant in the general category and over 15,491 under various quotas like minority, in-house and management. For the third early bird round, admissions were open for five days, but still several students continue to throng the office of the deputy director of education.
"Students have not reported to confirm admissions even if they are allotted a seat," an education department official said. "Some others have not signed up or left the forms incomplete. But, since there are vacant seats, we can continue to give these students a chance."
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