FYJC 1st merit list to be out today

MUMBAI: After much anticipation, the first general merit list for first-year junior college (FYJC) aspirants will be released on Friday.

Several minority institutes have already started admitting students for their quota seats including management, minority and in-house quotas, and while the cut-offs have been similar to last year, colleges are expecting higher cut-offs in the general merit list.

“Minority quota seats are usually filled up by students out of fear, because top scorers aim for seats in bifocal courses, which are only available in the general merit lists. Even though minority quota lists were similar to last year, high scores of Class 10 students this year will definitely push overall cut-offs,” said Marie Fernandes, principal, St Andrew’s College in Bandra.

While cut-offs for science and arts streams remained similar or lower than last year, the demand for seats in the commerce stream at St Andrew’s College witnessed an increase this year compared to last year, she said.

At St Xavier’s College, too, the cut-off for the arts course, a popular choice for many, surprisingly dipped by 1.5% in the minority list released last week. Similarly, at RD National College in Bandra, cut-offs for all three streams remained similar to last year, said the principal.

While the provisional general merit list was released on August 23, the first general merit list will be released on Friday at 10am. Students whose names appear in the first merit list will have time till 6pm on August 30 to complete the admission confirmation process. A list of vacant seats after the first round will be declared after 10pm on August 30, following which the second merit list will be announced on August 31.