Higher secondary schools in Goa likely to get nod for increase in Class XI seats

PANAJI: In 2021, the highest number of 23,967 students enrolled for the Class X state board examination, of which 99.7% cleared the class. After the results were declared by the Board on Tuesday, admission process in higher secondary schools to enter Class XI began on Wednesday.
With a high enrolment in Class X and the highest ever pass percentage in 2021, schools are set to see more demand than the number of Class XI seats available in higher secondary schools. In this scenario, the directorate of education (DoE) is likely to give schools permission to increase the number of seats per division.
“The admission process to arts, commerce and vocational streams has been started by schools. But the centralised entrance test for entry to Class XI science and diploma seats is yet to be held. Once the entrance test results are out, and depending on the situation in schools, we will consider a solution,” said director of education D R Bhagat.
Higher secondary schools are likely to get a levy to increase seats by upto 10 per division.
To add a new division, schools have to seek special permission from the DoE as per their individual case.
Meanwhile, due to the pandemic situation, higher secondary schools are devising ways to conduct the Class XI admissions without any crowding by students.
Many schools started distributing their admission forms from the first week of July itself so the number of students visiting the schools to collect the forms are spread over a period of time.
“From this week, as students submit their admission forms, our teachers are providing them counseling to help choose their stream. As for admissions to the science stream, they will only take place after the entrance test is conducted by the state. Though we are carrying out the admission process physically, we are ensuring that social distancing is maintained during the procedure,” said Rahul Deshpande of People’s High School, Panaji.
Other institutes have already started taking forms from students who want to seek admission to Class XI science stream, but their selection will be based on results of the state entrance test.
Secondary schools, which have higher secondary sections attached to them, had circulated Google forms through WhatsApp groups among its Class X batch, to understand the number of students looking to seek Class XI admission with the same institute.