Armed with new percentile scores, students flock to check the first merit list for junior college admissions
BAPU DEEDWANIA AND DIPTI SONAWALA
As the first merit list for admissions to junior colleges were put up at 3 pm on Thursday, students flocked to college campuses in large numbers to check for their names. This year, there has been an unprecendented increase of almost 10 per cent in the cut-off marks for Commerce, while other streams have also seen an increase in the cut-offs that have been calculated on the basis of percentile scores.
While some students have managed to get through to their preferred colleges most of them have to wait for the second list. “I am so disappointed. I wanted to take up Science at Ruia College but I haven’t made it to the the first list. I hope with 89 percentile, I get through to the second list. I have managed to made it to KC College but I am still keen on getting into Ruia,” said a student from Dadar.
DON’T PANIC, ADVISE COLLEGE PRINCIPALS
Principals of various colleges have asked students to maintain their calm and not panic. “This is just the first list. Most of the top-scorers apply to more than one college and ultimately choose the one they want. This creates room for students who are left out in the first list because of a marginal difference. I request students to have patience and report to us if they face any problem,” said Manju Nichani, principal, KC College.
However, Nichani agrees that the result this year are shocking. “There is a 10 per cent increase in the cut-off for Commerce. Last year, we closed at 78 per cent and this year the percentile score is 88. This means that the cut-off for SSC students is 84.5 per cent, for ICSE students it’s 85.43 per cent and for CBSE students it is 86.01 per cent,”said Nichani.
THE COMPETITION IS GETTING TOUGHER
“Students have scored phenomenally well in their exams. This is clearly reflected in the results and applications. There is tougher competition for every single seat. We received a total of 17,000 applications for 1,100 Science seats, 600 Commerce seats and 360 Arts seats. We are not sure how many students on our top list will actually go elsewhere. With the percentile score in place this year, the SSC students have an edge over those from other boards,” said Dr V I Katchi, principal of Bhavan’s College at Andheri.
NEW PERCENTILE SYSTEM: SSC STUDENTS GAIN
Suhas Pednekar, principal of Ruia College agrees the new percentile system for calculating cut-offs will put SSC students at an advantage. “The government has introduced this system keeping the SSC students in mind. They have been at the receiving end all these years and the government wants to put them at level with the other boards. The difference between the marks attained by top scorers of the three boards was the chief reason for this move,” said Pednekar.
However, this may affect ICSE and CBSE students. “The ICSE and CBSE students will not be put to a great disadvantage. There will be a difference of a maximum of two per cent. Also, the number of ICSE and CBSE students applying to junior colleges is much lower than that of SSC students,” he said.
Pednekar mentioned that the Education Board and the government can address such problems. “As far as we are concerned, we have applied the new scores and the list will be prepared as per the percentiles and accordingly seats will be allotted. Last year, we closed the first list for Science on 89.4 per cent. This year, we have closed it at 95.14 percentile score. This would mean an increase of three to four per cent,” he said.
ONLINE ADMISSION FACILITY HELPED
Online admissions proved to be a boon for students. Out of a total of 1,25,231 students in Mumbai, 36,000 availed of the online facility successfully. Sheela Tiwari, deputy director of education, “We know the problem faced by the students during admissions. I was keen on coming up with a solution to this chaotic procedure. This has been a good start and I hope that the more students benefit from this facility next year,” said Tiwari.
While some students have managed to get through to their preferred colleges most of them have to wait for the second list. “I am so disappointed. I wanted to take up Science at Ruia College but I haven’t made it to the the first list. I hope with 89 percentile, I get through to the second list. I have managed to made it to KC College but I am still keen on getting into Ruia,” said a student from Dadar.
DON’T PANIC, ADVISE COLLEGE PRINCIPALS
Principals of various colleges have asked students to maintain their calm and not panic. “This is just the first list. Most of the top-scorers apply to more than one college and ultimately choose the one they want. This creates room for students who are left out in the first list because of a marginal difference. I request students to have patience and report to us if they face any problem,” said Manju Nichani, principal, KC College.
However, Nichani agrees that the result this year are shocking. “There is a 10 per cent increase in the cut-off for Commerce. Last year, we closed at 78 per cent and this year the percentile score is 88. This means that the cut-off for SSC students is 84.5 per cent, for ICSE students it’s 85.43 per cent and for CBSE students it is 86.01 per cent,”said Nichani.
THE COMPETITION IS GETTING TOUGHER
“Students have scored phenomenally well in their exams. This is clearly reflected in the results and applications. There is tougher competition for every single seat. We received a total of 17,000 applications for 1,100 Science seats, 600 Commerce seats and 360 Arts seats. We are not sure how many students on our top list will actually go elsewhere. With the percentile score in place this year, the SSC students have an edge over those from other boards,” said Dr V I Katchi, principal of Bhavan’s College at Andheri.
NEW PERCENTILE SYSTEM: SSC STUDENTS GAIN
Suhas Pednekar, principal of Ruia College agrees the new percentile system for calculating cut-offs will put SSC students at an advantage. “The government has introduced this system keeping the SSC students in mind. They have been at the receiving end all these years and the government wants to put them at level with the other boards. The difference between the marks attained by top scorers of the three boards was the chief reason for this move,” said Pednekar.
However, this may affect ICSE and CBSE students. “The ICSE and CBSE students will not be put to a great disadvantage. There will be a difference of a maximum of two per cent. Also, the number of ICSE and CBSE students applying to junior colleges is much lower than that of SSC students,” he said.
Pednekar mentioned that the Education Board and the government can address such problems. “As far as we are concerned, we have applied the new scores and the list will be prepared as per the percentiles and accordingly seats will be allotted. Last year, we closed the first list for Science on 89.4 per cent. This year, we have closed it at 95.14 percentile score. This would mean an increase of three to four per cent,” he said.
ONLINE ADMISSION FACILITY HELPED
Online admissions proved to be a boon for students. Out of a total of 1,25,231 students in Mumbai, 36,000 availed of the online facility successfully. Sheela Tiwari, deputy director of education, “We know the problem faced by the students during admissions. I was keen on coming up with a solution to this chaotic procedure. This has been a good start and I hope that the more students benefit from this facility next year,” said Tiwari.
Students throng HR College, Churchgate to see the first merit list. The cut-off for commerce has increased by 10 per cent this year
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