First Year Junior College records 40,000 drops in the year 2021.
Maharashtra`s First Year Junior College admissions show a 40,000 drop this year compared to 2020. Data was released by the office of the deputy director of education (DyDE) on Monday. It shows that nearly 2.02 lakh FYJC aspirants completed the registration process this year compared to 2.42 lakh in 2020.
This dip has surprised many, especially since a higher number of students cleared Class 10 across school education boards this year.
Registered figures have highlighted a dip in applications from students across boards but the biggest drop in applications has come from state board students. Last year nearly 2.21 lakh SSC students had registered for FYJC admissions, but this year the figure stood at 1.83 lakh.
“Every year we get a huge chunk of applications for science stream when we conduct in-house quota, management quota, and minority quota admissions, but this year overall applications seem to have dipped, and it shows during admissions,” said Marie Fernandes, principal of St Andrew’s College Bandra. While the general (common) admission rounds will begin from August 27, minority colleges are finishing admissions to minority, management, and in-house quota seats currently.
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