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Pune: Over 42,000 seats remain vacant despite ten rounds of admission for Std XI this year. The education department announced the culmination of the admission process.
The rounds were conducted over five months in the centralised admission process for the first-year junior college (FYJC) within Pune and Pimpri-Chinchwad municipal areas. The vacant seats indicate a decline in students' choice of traditional arts, science, and commerce courses.Last year, the vacancies were at 30,000 at the end of the admission period.
Educators said that students are looking at more job-ready courses such as ITI and polytechnic which has led to the vacancies. Some colleges have been given additional divisions, adding to the overall intake, but with poor demand, the vacant seats have been increasing every year.
Retired teacher Venkat Reddy said, "Unless the education department revamps the syllabus and makes the courses more robust in line with the current demands, this situation is bound to continue. We are following courses designed decades ago, which are not relevant in the changing times."
Education department officials said that the number of students taking up arts, science, commerce, and traditional courses is falling.
Assistant director of education, Pune division, Jyoti Parihar, said, "Students prefer to stay in rural areas to prepare for exams like JEE Mains, NEET, and CET. Additionally, students are prioritising ITI or polytechnic admissions, leading to vacant seats in the FYJC admission process."
343 junior colleges, 1,20,805 seats
The rounds included encompassing three regular rounds, six special rounds, and one five-day daily admission round
69,218 students procured admission through the centralised process, and 9,400 through quotas, amounting to 78,618 students
However, 34,942 seats from the centralised process and 7,245 from quota admissions, totalling 42,187 seats, remain vacant
103,839 students registered for admissions, and 94,684 submitted and locked their applications
25,221 registered students did not pursue the admission process
Technical reasons prevented some students from getting admissions. These students will be accommodated in the admission process, but no further rounds will be conducted
Jyoti Parihar I Assistant Director of Education, Pune division
MSID:: 114048833 413 |
Pune: Over 42,000 seats remain vacant despite ten rounds of admission for Std XI this year. The education department announced the culmination of the admission process.
The rounds were conducted over five months in the centralised admission process for the first-year junior college (FYJC) within Pune and Pimpri-Chinchwad municipal areas. The vacant seats indicate a decline in students' choice of traditional arts, science, and commerce courses. Last year, the vacancies were at 30,000 at the end of the admission period.
Educators said that students are looking at more job-ready courses such as ITI and polytechnic which has led to the vacancies. Some colleges have been given additional divisions, adding to the overall intake, but with poor demand, the vacant seats have been increasing every year.
Retired teacher Venkat Reddy said, "Unless the education department revamps the syllabus and makes the courses more robust in line with the current demands, this situation is bound to continue. We are following courses designed decades ago, which are not relevant in the changing times."
Education department officials said that the number of students taking up arts, science, commerce, and traditional courses is falling.
Assistant director of education, Pune division, Jyoti Parihar, said, "Students prefer to stay in rural areas to prepare for exams like JEE Mains, NEET, and CET. Additionally, students are prioritising ITI or polytechnic admissions, leading to vacant seats in the FYJC admission process."
343 junior colleges, 1,20,805 seats
The rounds included encompassing three regular rounds, six special rounds, and one five-day daily admission round
69,218 students procured admission through the centralised process, and 9,400 through quotas, amounting to 78,618 students
However, 34,942 seats from the centralised process and 7,245 from quota admissions, totalling 42,187 seats, remain vacant
103,839 students registered for admissions, and 94,684 submitted and locked their applications
25,221 registered students did not pursue the admission process
Technical reasons prevented some students from getting admissions. These students will be accommodated in the admission process, but no further rounds will be conducted
Jyoti Parihar I Assistant Director of Education, Pune division
MSID:: 114048833 413 |