Colleges look for options to admit other students

MUMBAI: Admissions to minority quota across colleges affiliated with the University of Mumbai had to be completed by Saturday, June 25 this year. However, taking into consideration that non-state board students are still awaiting results in order to be able to apply, city colleges are finding ways to ensure that no student with merit goes without a seat in a college or course of his/her choice.

“We are finishing in-house admissions at present for traditional courses (BA, Bcom and BSC). Admissions to self-financed courses will depend on an entrance exam which will be held next week and we are allowing all students, results or not, to appear for the exam. Minority admissions too, will be conducted next week,” said Ashok Wadia, principal of Jai Hind College, Churchgate. Admissions to UG degree courses this year is currently being conducted for only state board (HSC) students as class 12 students from CBSE and CISCE boards are still waiting for their results. This move by the university has invited flak from nonstate board students as well as colleges, who have called it unfair and chaotic.

“We have gone through our admissions figures from the last few years and realised that in some cases, nearly 60-65% seats in self-financed courses have gone to non-state board students. So to keep this fair, we have decided to announce the first merit list and minority list, together, next week. We have also decided to announce another list for non-state board students in July, once their results are announced, to ensure all students are allowed admission based on merit,” said Pooja Ramchandani, principal HR Col

lege. She added that the institute has decided to apply for extra seats for courses where the number of eligible candidates is higher than the current intake capacity.

While the circular released by the university on June 20 states that all Mu-affiliated colleges, including autonomous institutes, will have to follow the admission schedule and accommodate students from CBSE and CISCE boards ‘in due course’, it gives no clarity on how these applications will be accommodated.

As per the university admissions process, eligible students from all boards have to compulsorily fill up the pre-admission enrollment form.