Maharashtra’s education board declared the second merit list for admission to First Year Junior College (FYJC) in Mumbai on Monday, July 4, 2016 at 7:00 p.m. on its official website. The list saw cut-offs at top colleges drop by less than 2% for Arts, Science and Commerce. The board had announced that it will be publishing the merit list at 5:00 p.m., but announcement was delayed by two hours.
The second merit list for FYJC Pune is scheduled for 5:00 p.m. on July 5, 2016.
Admission to FYJC are being facilitated through the Centralised Admission Process (CAP), an automated and online process, and the students are allotted seats on the basis of their percentage in board exams and category/quota rules.
FYJC Mumbai
A total of 1,84,977 seats were reportedly allotted in the first round of merit for FYJC Mumbai region against 2,22,622 registrations. The admission in the first phase had concluded by June 30, 2016. About 1,20,523 students have reportedly confirmed their provisional admission in the first round, but the real status on the seats filled will become clear after second round is complete.
For FYJC Mumbai second merit list, students need to:
2. Click no FYJC General Merit List 2016 link
3. Enter the application form no
4. Download the list in the PDF Format 2016
5. Take a print out of the list for further reference
6. Deposit school fee to the allocated school
Schedule for online admissions to FYJC classes 2016-2017
What | When |
Declaration of Second Merit List | July 4, 2016 at 5:00 p.m. |
Payment of fees for Second Merit List (Rs 50) | July 5, 6 and 7, 2016 between 10:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. |
Declaration of Third Merit List | July 11, 2016 at 5:00 p.m. |
Payment of fees for Third Merit List (Rs 50) | July 12 and 13, 2016 between 10:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. |
FYJC Pune
According to reports, 52,626 seats were allotted in the first round in FYJC Pune for 82,106 applications received. But around 31,000 have confirmed their admissions, while around 10,000, who did not report at the centres, have been excluded from the admission process now.
For FYJC Pune second merit list, students need to:
2. Click no FYJC General Merit List 2016 link
3. Enter the application form no
4. Download the list in the PDF Format 2016
5. Take a print out of the list for further reference
6. Deposit school fee to the allocated school
Candidates allotted seat in the second merit need to confirm their admission by reporting to the respective centres on July 5, 7 and 8, 2016, between 10:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. As per the schedule, the third merit will be announced on July 11, 2016. The education department has still not made any announcement about a fourth merit list.
The education department issued a circular to warn parents and students against offline admissions at junior colleges. It would conduct checks, and if detected, the admissions will be considered illegal.
Admission status
This year, reportedly, Arts and commerce streams have been a huge draw for aspirants. The first list cut-offs at most of the top colleges remained above 90% across streams. There has been barely 1 to 2% drop in the cut-offs in the second merit list from the first.
Several students have failed to receive SMS intimation on the cell number provided in his/her online application form. So all awaiting the results are requested to check the fyjc.org.in/mumbai website. Last checked the website is working well, albeit at a slower speed. Students may have to be a patient to check their merit status.