Anahita Mukherji | TNN
Mumbai: Are you a Std X student confused about which stream to apply to? Well, while filling out the online admission form this year, you can choose a maximum of two streams out of the four available—science, arts, commerce, and vocational (science). That’s what Vijaysheela Sardesai, chairperson of Maharashtra’s state board of education, said at a meeting of the education department and college principals and trustees on Thursday.
The meeting, which addressed several queries on online admissions, was attended by education minister Radhakrishna Vikhe-Patil.
For online admissions, there will be just one admission form in which students can mark out up to 150 colleges that they wish to apply to. The name of a student who makes it to a college that is not his first preference will not be struck off the system. So, if he makes it to the college of his choice by the second or third merit list, he has the option of withdrawing his admission from the other college.
The first seven days of admission will be set aside for minority colleges to fill up the 50% minority quota, offline. “This process will not be part of the online system. Minority and management quota will be left to the discretion of the colleges,’’ said Dr Madhavi Pethe, principal of M L Dahanukar College, Vile Parle, representing the government on the matter. Admissions to the minority quota may continue even after online admissions begin. “We urge students applying through the minority quota to fill up the online form, too. If they don’t make it to the quota, and have not filled out an online form, they won’t be part of the admission process,’’ said Pethe.
Students who make it the minority quota are free to withdraw their application if they make it to the general merit list of another college later. The institution can then fill those seats once again with minority candidates, or surrender the unfilled seats to the government.
Online admissions will begin first for the vocational stream, and for ‘in-house’ students, who belong to a school run by the same management as the college they are applying to.
“Outstation students can fill out the online form, print and post it with the necessary documents to the deputy director of education,’’ said Pethe. Students from international boards can fill out the online form, too. “Their forms will be sent to the deputy director of education, where their grades will be converted to marks,’’ said Pethe.
The Mumbai Metropolitan Region has been divided into 20 zones. Each zone will have a special co-ordinator for online admissions—trained by the Maharashtra Knowledge Corporation Ltd (MKCL). These co-ordinators will, in turn, pass on their knowledge of the system to the administrative staff at the local level.
MAXIMISE YOUR E-OPTIONS
You can apply to a maximum of two of the four streams for junior college
The first seven days of admissions will be set aside for minority quota. This will not be part of online admissions
Students can fill in forms for both the minority quota as well as online admissions for the general category. Online admissions will begin first for in-house students and for the vocational stream
Outstation students can fill out forms online, print and send them to the Dy director, education
Forms for all students will be verified for mistakes at the submission centres (colleges). If students make mistakes, they can re-fill their forms.
Can’t access a computer? Don’t worry
Students from lower socio-economic backgrounds who don’t have access to the internet and cannot use the computer, can approach the staff at the submission centres (colleges) as well as several other centres—including schools and colleges, for assistance.
Mumbai: Are you a Std X student confused about which stream to apply to? Well, while filling out the online admission form this year, you can choose a maximum of two streams out of the four available—science, arts, commerce, and vocational (science). That’s what Vijaysheela Sardesai, chairperson of Maharashtra’s state board of education, said at a meeting of the education department and college principals and trustees on Thursday.
The meeting, which addressed several queries on online admissions, was attended by education minister Radhakrishna Vikhe-Patil.
For online admissions, there will be just one admission form in which students can mark out up to 150 colleges that they wish to apply to. The name of a student who makes it to a college that is not his first preference will not be struck off the system. So, if he makes it to the college of his choice by the second or third merit list, he has the option of withdrawing his admission from the other college.
The first seven days of admission will be set aside for minority colleges to fill up the 50% minority quota, offline. “This process will not be part of the online system. Minority and management quota will be left to the discretion of the colleges,’’ said Dr Madhavi Pethe, principal of M L Dahanukar College, Vile Parle, representing the government on the matter. Admissions to the minority quota may continue even after online admissions begin. “We urge students applying through the minority quota to fill up the online form, too. If they don’t make it to the quota, and have not filled out an online form, they won’t be part of the admission process,’’ said Pethe.
Students who make it the minority quota are free to withdraw their application if they make it to the general merit list of another college later. The institution can then fill those seats once again with minority candidates, or surrender the unfilled seats to the government.
Online admissions will begin first for the vocational stream, and for ‘in-house’ students, who belong to a school run by the same management as the college they are applying to.
“Outstation students can fill out the online form, print and post it with the necessary documents to the deputy director of education,’’ said Pethe. Students from international boards can fill out the online form, too. “Their forms will be sent to the deputy director of education, where their grades will be converted to marks,’’ said Pethe.
The Mumbai Metropolitan Region has been divided into 20 zones. Each zone will have a special co-ordinator for online admissions—trained by the Maharashtra Knowledge Corporation Ltd (MKCL). These co-ordinators will, in turn, pass on their knowledge of the system to the administrative staff at the local level.
MAXIMISE YOUR E-OPTIONS
You can apply to a maximum of two of the four streams for junior college
The first seven days of admissions will be set aside for minority quota. This will not be part of online admissions
Students can fill in forms for both the minority quota as well as online admissions for the general category. Online admissions will begin first for in-house students and for the vocational stream
Outstation students can fill out forms online, print and send them to the Dy director, education
Forms for all students will be verified for mistakes at the submission centres (colleges). If students make mistakes, they can re-fill their forms.
Can’t access a computer? Don’t worry
Students from lower socio-economic backgrounds who don’t have access to the internet and cannot use the computer, can approach the staff at the submission centres (colleges) as well as several other centres—including schools and colleges, for assistance.
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