ATKT admission process begins today

The centralised admission process for Std X state board failures in one or two subjects, moving to Std XI against the allowed-to-keep-term
(ATKT) benefit extended by the state government, will begin from Friday across the city and neighbouring Pimpri-Chinchwad.

The ATKT benefit was announced in July by the state minister for school education Radhakrishna Patil but, the same led to a controversy and prompted student body Akhil Bharatiya Vidyarthi Parishad to move the Bombay high court. The admission process had since been halted by the court's stay order.

Recently, the high court passed a ruling upholding the ATKT scheme with certain modifications to ensure that the scheme applies to SSC failures not only from the March 2009 state board examination but also from all exams before.

On September 29, the education department issued a government resolution (GR) outlining the modified ATKT admission scheme. Based on the same, the Std XI centralised admission process committee and the deputy director of education for Pune held a meeting to chalk out the fresh admission programme.

Deputy director (education) Sunil Magar told TOI that close to 5,000 SSC failures in one or two subjects from the March 2009 will stand to benefit from the ATKT scheme. "We will have to see how many SSC failures from the board exams held before the March 2009 edition apply for ATKT benefit. A clear picture about the total number of applicants will emerge at the end of the application receipt process on October 4," he said.

The deputy director has declared an elaborate admission schedule, which begins with the sale and receipt of admission forms on October 2 and 3; announcement of a provisional merit list on October 4 and final merit list on October 6. All seat allotments are to be effected by way of table-round counselling system, said Magar.

Application centres

Sundarabai Rathi girls junior college, Laxmi road

Vimlabai Garware high school, Karve road

Shahu Mandir college, Parvati

S V Union high school, Rasta Peth

Ness Wadia college of commerce, Bund Garden road

Genba Moze junior college, state housing board colony, Yerawada

Akutai Kalyani's Sadhana girls high school, Hadapsar

Brihan Maharashtra college of commerce

Bharat Ratna Babasaheb Ambedkar college, Aundh

Mahatma Phule college, Pimpri

Fatehchand Jain college, Chinchwad

Admission Schedule

October 2 & 3: Sale and acceptance of admission forms at 11 designated centres

October 4: Provisional merit list to be released at 4 pm at Abasaheb Garware, SP, Fergusson and Nowrosjee Wadia colleges in Pune and Mhalsakant college at Akurdi

October 5: Settlement of grievances between 10 am and 1 pm

October 6: Final merit list to be released at 9 am at SP college

(Note: Allotment of seats through table round counselling system to commence from 1 pm on October 6. The allotment schedule will be declared on October 5.)

Source: Deputy director (education), Pune