All fine online on Sunday, test still ahead

Hemali Chhapia | TNN

Mumbai: Several students managed to register for admissions online and fill in their preferences for streams and colleges.

Vijaysheela Sardesai, chairperson of the SSC board, said by Sunday evening, 1,50,165 students registered and 1,33,708 completed the process of submitting their preferences on the website. As there were some technical glitches during the first two days, the state has extended the time for filling the forms and submitting the same by a day. Students can now do so till July 4.

On Saturday, after several students complained about the slow online process, the Maharashtra Knowledge Corporation Limited (MKCL) allowed students to submit the specimen application form given in the admission booklet. “But as schools and colleges were shut on Sunday, the online process was rather smooth. The real test will be on Monday,’’ said Sainath Durge, vice-president Maharashtra Navnirman Vidyarthi Sena.

Most ICSE and CBSE students however have not yet registered on the website. Most said they were waiting for the high court to give its verdict on the 90:10 quota, the state’s controversial proposal that aims at reserving 90% seats in junior colleges for state board students.

Students fill in admission forms online on Sunday in Mulund