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Indian Express
12-06-2025
- Politics
- Indian Express
FYJC admissions: HC halts effect of Maharashtra decision to apply SC/ST/OBC reservation to minority institutions
After the Maharashtra government refused to withdraw its decision to apply SC/ST/OBC reservation to minority trust-run junior colleges for the First Year Junior College (FYJC) admissions, the Bombay High Court on Thursday stayed the effect of the decision, dealing the government a setback. The court granted the interim relief to colleges run by minority trusts and their association after finding substance in their submissions. 'Accordingly, as far as admission to Class 11 is concerned, the mandate of social reservation shall not be made applicable to any minority educational institutions,' the court held and directed the state government to take steps in that regard. The state will have to update the online admission portal in accordance with court order. This came after the government lawyer informed the court that she had no instructions from the officials to withdraw the relevant clause in the government resolution issued by the school education department. On Wednesday, the court asked the government to consider withdrawing the relevant portion of the government resolution. The court also reminded the government that it had withdrawn a similar government resolution in 2019. A bench of Justices Makarand S Karnik and Nitin R Borkar passed an interim order on a batch of petitions by the Maharashtra Association of Minority Educational Institutions, two minority colleges in Solapur and those from South Mumbai, including Jai Hind, KC, HR and St Xavier's colleges, challenging the government resolution. Senior advocate Milind Sathe and advocate S C Naidu, appearing for petitioners, argued that the decision was 'arbitrary' and 'imposed without any authority of law' and without hearing or consulting them. They claimed that minority institutions were excluded from applying social reservations under Article 15(5) of the Constitution and that they can establish and administer educational institutions, as per Article 30 (1). Government Pleader Neha Bhide, however, defended the decision stating that minority educational institutions' rights were not fettered by the government resolution, as per which she said social reservation was applicable only to the surrendered seats from the minority quota and would not therefore affect such institutions. As per the established practice followed until the previous academic year, 45 per cent of the total intake in minority institutions was kept open to all students, regardless of category, after allocating 50 per cent for the respective minority community and 5 per cent for the management quota. However, this year, after the impugned government resolution, the FYJC admission portal showed that SC/ST/OBC reservation is being applied to those 45 per cent seats, which led to confusion and controversy in FYJC admissions for 2025-26. Clause 11 in the May 6 government resolution stated, 'If admissions are lower than the intake capacity in minority quota, admissions can be given as per interchanging between linguistic and religious minority groups. Even after that, if seats remain vacant, those surrendered vacant seats will be filled based on the centralised admission process where all social and parallel reservations are applicable.' While colleges claimed that the government resolution pertained to leftover seats in the minority quota, government officials had said it implied that social reservation would be applicable to all open (non-minority) seats in minority-trust-run colleges. Thereafter, the state government issued a corrective resolution on June 2, which implied social reservation to all open seats in minority colleges. The Association, through its writ plea for setting aside the relevant portion of the government resolution, also sought the court's directive to authorities to take immediate steps to correct/update the online admission portal for Class 11 admissions for the member institutions. On June 10, the government issued a new corrective government resolution, which brought back the same sentence along with additional inputs from the May 6 government resolution. The court has asked the state government to file its reply to the pleas within four weeks and posted further hearing to August 6.
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Business Standard
11-06-2025
- General
- Business Standard
Maharashtra FYCJ Class 11 merit list to be released today: How to check
Maharashtra FYCJ Class 11 merit list: The Maharashtra Department of School Education and Sports is set to release the general final merit list for First Year Junior College (FYJC) admissions 2025 today, June 11. Students who have registered for the Class 11 admission process can check the final list on the official portal — According to the official schedule, admissions under the Zero Round Quota, including Management, In-house, and Minority categories, will take place from June 12 to June 14. The preparation for the Common Admission Process (CAP) Round 1 merit list will begin on June 17. The seat allotment results for CAP Round 1 will be announced on June 26, and students allotted seats in this round must confirm their admissions between June 27 and July 3. The list of vacant seats for CAP Round 2 will be released on July 5. Maharashtra FYJC 2025 final merit list: Available seats This year, over 9,281 junior colleges offering courses in Arts, Commerce, and Science are participating in the FYJC admission process, with more than 20 lakh seats available for Class 11 students. Maharashtra FYJC 2025 final merit list Date: Maharashtra merit list for First Year Junior College (FYJC) admissions 2025 today, June 11. How to check and download the Maharashtra FYJC 2025 final merit list? Here are the steps to download the Maharashtra FYJC 2025 final merit list: Download and print the FYJC 2025 Final Merit List for future reference. Maharashtra FYJC 2025 final merit list: Important dates Event/Activity Date(s) Submission of objections or correction requests via student login June 7 – June 9, 2025 Grievance redressal by Deputy Directors of Education Finalization of grievance redressal by authorities Final general merit list publication June 11, 2025 Zero-round quota admission process June 12 – June 14, 2025 Preparation of merit list for CAP Round 1 June 17, 2025 Display of Junior College Allotment for CAP Round 1 June 26, 2025 Admission of students to allotted junior colleges June 27 – July 3, 2025 Display of vacancy list for Regular Round 2 July 7, 2025
Hindustan Times
09-06-2025
- Politics
- Hindustan Times
FYJC admission schedule postponed by 10 days
Mumbai: The confusion around First Year Junior College (FYJC) or Class 11 online admissions deepens as the Directorate of Education has once again revised the official schedule, just a day before admissions were to begin. The first merit list, which was to be released on June 10, will now be released on June 26. A junior college principal from Andheri said, 'This is not the first change in the process. Since the release of the original government resolution for the FYJC admission procedure, the schedule has already been altered three times. The timeline for in-house and minority quota admissions has also been revised twice. With the latest update, both the zero round merit list and the Centralised Admission Process (CAP) schedule have been pushed further, complicating the process even more.' As per the first FYJC schedule announced by the department on May 18, the first merit list was to be declared on June 6. This date was postponed to June 10, and now June 26. As per the new schedule, the in-house and minority quota admissions will take place between June 12 to June 14. Students who are allotted colleges in the first merit list need to visit the respective colleges and confirm their admission between June 27 and July 3. Ankush Waghmare, a parent from Thane, said that this change would further delay the start of the academic year. He added that earlier the government had scheduled colleges to begin on July 1, but he now expects them to start only in August. Mahendra Ganpule, former spokesperson of Maharashtra state principals association, said, 'The government is trying to implement this online admission process across the state without proper planning, or any dummy rounds.' He added that the government must take responsibility for the confusion, fix the issue, and complete the process on time to give relief to students. Shriram Panzade, director of secondary and higher education, acknowledged the delay in the admission process and said that they would try to start the academic year as early as possible. He added that this will be their first time conducting admissions online, and processing more that 1.2 million students' data would take time. 'After the first round we will be able to do other rounds seamlessly,' he added.
Indian Express
06-06-2025
- General
- Indian Express
Registrations for FYJC admissions close: Over 12 lakh students register through e-portal
As student registrations concluded for admissions to First Year Junior College (FYJC) in Maharashtra, a total of 12,71,295 candidates registered for the online Centralised Admission Process (CAP). As per this year's intake capacity for FYJC, there are a total of 21,23,040 seats available in junior colleges across Maharashtra. This gap indicates asignificant vacancy in junior colleges across the state. In Mumbai division alone there are close to 4.75 lakh seats in FYJC, but only 2.92 lakh students have registered for admissions. This is a huge gap, despite Mumbai being the division which has received the highest number of student registrations. After a final extension to the registration process, the Director of Education (Secondary) officially closed the registration window on Thursday afternoon. Among the total student registrations, the highest number — 2,92,603 — is from Mumbai division, followed by Pune with 2,19,154 registrations. The lowest number of student registrations — 76,936 — is from Latur division. For Nashik division, there were 1,40,897 registrations, while for Chhatrapati Sambhajinagar it was 1,40,081. In Kolhapur division, there were 1,27,090, while Amravati saw 1,23,666 registrations. In Nagpur division there were 1,14,623 registrations and in Latur, it was 76,936. Other divisions saw 36,245 registrations. Of the total, 12,15,190 students have paid the registration fee online. Part 1 of the application form has been filled by 12,05,162 students, while 11,29,924 students have completed and locked Part 2 of the application. For the regular CAP round, 11,29,932 students have applied. Additionally, 64,238 students have applied under the in-house Quota, 32,721 under the management quota, and 47,578 under minority quota. Many teachers have pointed out that the total student registration is very low. 'Over 14 lakh students passed the Secondary School Certificate (SSC) exam. Traditionally, it was expected that students from other boards seeking admission to FYJC in Maharashtra would be added to this pool. But the total registration is only a little over 12 lakh, indicating that many have not registered for FYJC admission,' said a senior teacher from Mumbai. Adding to this, another teacher noted, 'Due to a lack of awareness about the extension of online FYJC admissions across the state, many students may have failed to register.' However, the School Education Department insists that there is no issue. 'Not all students who pass Class X register for FYJC admissions, as there are various other options such as pursuing diplomas or enrolling in courses offered at Industrial Training Institutes (ITIs). Furthermore, out of over 12,000 junior colleges in the state, only 9,000 are covered under the online FYJC admission process. Many candidates may have chosen to take admission in those colleges. It is also important to note that students will have more chances to register for admission after each round.' As per the schedule, the Zero Round Merit List will be published on June 8, 2025, and actual admissions at junior colleges will take place from June 9 to June 11, 2025. The CAP Round Merit List will be published on June 10, 2025, with admissions for this round to be conducted from June 11 to June 18, 2025. Mumbai: As a result of major controversy erupted in Maharashtra over FYJC admissions in minority-run junior colleges after the state applied SC/ST/OBC reservations on their non-minority seats, the Maharshtra Association of Minority Educational Institutions has written a letter to the Maharashtra School Education Minister Dada Bhuse against the state government's decision. And appealed the minister to withdraw the decision. In its letter dated June 5, the association stated that the state government has created college-specific online admission portals which display social/constitutional reservation categories for minority colleges. The letter states, 'It is imposed despite the absence of any official Government Resolution (GR) or written circular to this effect.' Stating that the move was not only legally untenable but also contradicts established norms and various court rulings, the letter adds, 'These clauses directly contradict the structure displayed on the online admission portals of all minority colleges. Moreover, the calculation of Management Quota and In-House Quota seats shown on the admission portal is factually incorrect.' Traditionally, these colleges reserve 50% of seats for minorities, 5% for management, and keep 45% open to all, which are filled only merit basis. However, the admission portal now reflects reservations on those seats, sparking confusion. Angered by the move, minority institutions have stated that the decision contradicts Supreme Court rulings, which prohibit such reservations in minority colleges to prevent exceeding 80% quota. Colleges on Wednesday had expressed that they are considering legal action against the sudden policy change. Mumbai – 2,92,603 Pune – 2,19,154 Nashik – 1,40,897 Chhatrapati Sambhajinagar – 1,40,081 Kolhapur – 1,27,090 Amravati – 1,23,666 Nagpur – 1,14,623 Latur – 76,936 Others – 36,245
Indian Express
04-06-2025
- General
- Indian Express
Minority institutions in Mumbai up in arms as seats in open category shrink following SC/ST/OBC quota
A major controversy has erupted in the First Year Junior College (FYJC) admission process in minority trust-run junior colleges in Maharashtra this year after the state government has applied SC/ST/OBC reservations on the open/general seats. Alleging that this change is arbitrary and without any intimation, minority colleges in the city are now exploring options to legally challenge it. As per the established practice, 45 per cent of the total intake in minority institutions is kept open to all students, irrespective of category, after reserving 50 per cent for the particular minority, and 5 per cent for management quota. However, starting this year, the FYJC admission portal is reflecting that SC/ST/OBC reservation is applied on those 45 percent seats, thereby significantly reducing the seats available for open category. This has sparked widespread confusion among junior colleges run by minority institutions, as they say the Supreme Court has explicitly prohibited such reservation in minority institutions, as it would increase the number of quota seats to beyond 80 per cent. Authorities at the minority colleges are also irked that there was no clear communication on the change, as most of them only noticed it on the admission portal. 'With no clarity from the government, there is no option but to seek justice at the court of law. Future course of action will be decided after understanding implications of this new rule and its legal complications,' said principal of a minority-trust run junior college in Mumbai. Colleges are terming it to be a completely random move as there is absolute lack of clear guidelines on the same by the government. Principal of one of the premier colleges in Mumbai said, 'Multiple communications have been sent by the government regarding FYJC admissions along with its rules and regulation but in none of them there was a mention of introduction of SC/ST/OBC reservation in minority-run colleges. Whereas the admission portal is reflecting these changes.' A government official said the only communication in this regard is a Government Resolution (GR) issued on May 6 on the FYJC admission process. The sentence from the GR that the officer referred to deals with vacant seats under the minority quota after three rounds of admissions. 'If admissions are lower than the intake capacity in minority quota, admissions can be given as per interchanging between linguistic and religious minority groups. Even after that, if seats remain vacant, those surrendered vacant seats will be filled based on the centralised admission process where all social and parallel reservations are applicable,' the GR states. The officer also referred to a decision by minority department of Government of Maharashtra from May 2013 which states that after reserving 50 percent seats for candidates coming from their minority, on remaining 50 percent seats that are filled by non-minority, it is mandatory to admit candidates from SC/ST/OBC and other deprived castes on the seats reserved for the weaker elements as per policy of education department of state government. 'The government is only implementing this now which has been pending for so long,' said the officer. Colleges, however, highlighted that the May 6 GR effectively means that constitutional reservation will apply to seats left vacant in the minority quota. 'But nowhere does the document mention that the state has decided to implement the constitutional reservation to all seats in minority colleges which are going for the Centralised Admission Process (CAP). These seats until last year have been open for all to be filled only on the basis of merit. We cannot know of the changes until informed about it,' said principal of another minority-trust run college adding that there was no discussion or meeting in this regard for colleges to know about it without a written communication in this regard. However, the government officer insisted that though the particular sentence in the GR pertains to leftover seats under the minority quota, 'it is implied here that the other remaining seats will see application of reservation'. 'That is the point of conducting centralised admission process so that the system is the same in all colleges. There should not be any confusion over this,' the officer added. With no clarity from the government, legal experts say that the minority trust-run colleges have an option to approach the High Court to challenge the Government Resolution/s on the grounds of arbitrariness or non-consultation by the concerned department among other contentions and await court's decision or interpretation on the same.
