Surplus of more than 65,000 Junior College Seats this Year
All 1.98 lakh students who submitted their online application
forms on Thursday will be assured of a seat in junior college, said state education
officials. In fact, there is a surplus of more than 65,000 seats this
year; the only heartburn for those who have not done too well is that may not get
into a college or stream of their choice.
Putting student’s fears to rest, an official from the office of the deputy director
of education said: Students have nothing to worry about. All junior college aspirants
will be assigned a college in the online process. There are more seats available
this academic year when compared to previous years as many city colleges expanded
their vocational courses. The bulk of seats in the open category is set to rise
even more as various colleges under the minority, in-house and management quotas
will be surrendering their unused seats to the education department.
Junior college aspirants, however, are more concerned about making it to the college
of their choice in their chosen stream. With a plethora of high-scorers and equally
high cut-offs, bagging a seat in a top college will not be easy. I have opted for
a seat in the bifocal category, but I’ve scored only 86% in my board exams. I doubt
whether Ill get to study my chosen stream. But I m hoping Ill get a seat in the
college of my choice. This way, I will be guaranteed a seat in the degree course
at the same college, said Aashish Raje, who took the state board exam this year.
Principals and faculty members are aware of the clamour for seats in coveted colleges,
but admit that the competition is exceptionally tough this year. Even students who
have scored 90% are understandably worried. There is no guarantee that they will
get into the college of their choice as cut-offs are bound to rise due to the high
marks that students have scored this time around, said Kirti Narain, principal of
Jai Hind College at Churchgate.
Many principals are of the opinion that students are more worried about getting
into a good college than their chosen stream. Students are not paying too much attention
to the academic course or stream, and are more concerned about bagging a seat in
a well-known college, pointed out a principal of a suburban college.
Courtesy: Times of India
