36,358 students have not secured FYJC admission despite 97,099 vacant seats
Over 36,358 students have not secured admission under the First Year Junior College (FYJC) online admission process in Mumbai region on completion of the First Come, First Serve (FCFS) round 2. Around 97,099 seats are lying vacant for FYJC in over 844 junior colleges of Mumbai Metropolitan Region (MMR).
According to the data released by the office of the deputy director of education of Mumbai division, a total of 2,60,009 students applied for admissions through FYJC online process against a vacancy of 3,20,750 seats in junior colleges in MMR. Out of these applications, around 2,23,651 students have secured admissions till now.
The remaining 36,358 students have not secured admissions leaving around 97,099 vacant seats for FYJC in Mumbai for the academic year 2020-21. Sandeep Sangave, deputy director of education, Mumbai region, said, "These 36,358 students may have secured admissions to polytechnic courses or Industrial Training Institute (ITI) programmes."
Sangave said, "We are waiting for a direction from the director state school education dept whether to conduct an additional admission round for students who have not secured admission. We will act according to the directions given by the state."
NEW DELHI: Maruti Suzuki India Ltd could undertake another round of price hike in the coming months based on demand conditions, the company said at Kotak Institutional Equities' Chasing Growth, 2021, conference.
There has been a sharp increase in prices of precious metals such as rhodium, palladium, and platinum. Steel prices have also increased over the past few months.
The company expects the pressure from commodity prices to remain in JanMar and some impact of steel price inflation in Apr-Jun.
Maruti Suzuki India hiked prices by 2.0-2.5% in January to pass on the rise in commodity cost to consumers, but still deems it difficult to achieve previous peak margins due to cost inflation and competitive intensity.
On the demand side, Maruti Suzuki India's order book remains strong, led by first-time buyers, the company management said, adding that customer preference for more stylish and feature-rich offerings had resulted in a shif t towards sport utility vehicles.
The company is also planning launches in the sport utility vehicle segment in both petrol and diesel variants. It is also focusing on building a compressed natural gas portfolio as demand for such cars remains strong. The company believes the cost of economics for electric vehicles was still unfavourable in India due to higher upfront cost of batter y.
Nonetheless, parent Suzuki Motor Corporation has a small electric vehicle, which can be launched when the market is ready, the company said. It is also working with Toyota on electric vehicle technology.
Today, shares of Maruti Suzuki India closed 2.5% lower at 7,503.20 rupees on the National Stock Exchange.