Students without seat need not fret; spl list on Aug 18

MUMBAI: With more than 60,000 students across the Mumbai Metropolitan Region (MMR) yet to get a seat in a junior college, the state education department announced a special merit-based admission round for such students.

The special round of applications for admissions will commence from August 13 and the merit list will be declared on August 18.

The department has meanwhile extended the deadline for admissions under the fourth merit list by a day on account of the bandh called out by Maratha outfits. Students can now secure their admissions by August 10.

More than 58,000 seats which were vacant under the minority quotas of various colleges would now be surrendered and made part of the new seat matrix.

Of the 81,063 students who had applied for admissions in the fourth round, 49,062 students were allotted seats. Those who have not been allotted a college of their choice and those who did not take up allotted colleges, with the hope of getting a better college, can register afresh in this round with their college options.

“The special round would give students an opportunity to get

seats in the college of their choice, as many of them had seats remaining only from the minority quota,” said a government official.

Students who have cancelled their admission due to some reason or who have not taken admission in the college of their first preference would be able to register after this round is over, as there would be another round wherein colleges would be allotted on a first come, first serve basis,” added the official.