MUMBAI: On day one of the first come, first served (FCFS) admissions for junior college, over 2,522 students claimed seats and 1,768 confirmed admission by Monday evening. Despite this, the education department said that, nearly 40,000 FYJC students are still without a seat.
Out of the 2.5 lakh students who applied for the centralized online process in the Mumbai Metropolitan Region, 2.1 lakh secured a seat. However, nearly 1 lakh seats are still vacant. Following this, the education department held another round of FCFS admissions. Students who have already filled up admission forms or want to join afresh will be allowed to do so in the second round. Until February 12, students will be available to view live vacancies of seats across colleges and claim them. Students can confirm admission by February 13.