Baban Taywade, working president of CAC, said, "Over 400 admissions have been confirmed till now. We started on time and everything has been going according to schedule. Bifocal seats are limited and as usual applications are always in excess."
Long queues were visible at DNC as students arrived ahead of their allotted time for counselling. As students appeared before the CAC members for choosing colleges, their preference was on expected lines. "Students preferred Shivaji Science and Ambedkar college. Admissions to the top two colleges are already full, students are now opting for Hislop college," said Taywade.
For some students the college's reputation was important, for some it was proximity to their residence and for others it was the fees.
Mishra, a CBSE student, said, "I plan to take admission in Ambedkar College because it's closer to my house and it's a prestigious institution as well."
Madhulika Dolke, a state board student, said, "My first preference was Shivaji Science College for electronics, as it is a government-aided college and the fees would be lesser. Nowadays, tuitions are a must and parents have to shell out more if the fees is high. Also, we have come in merit so if the government has provided us seats here then why not use the benefit?"
Though the state government had made it clear that CBSE students who took the school-evaluated exam would not be eligible for the centralized admission process (CAP), there were many who managed to submit their forms at the counter. Out of those who submitted their forms, some lucky ones even saw their names displayed in the provisional merit list, due to clerical errors.
Akansha Sabharwal, a student who opted for the CBSE school-evaluated exam, said that her name was listed in the provisional merit list. "When I submitted my form, no strict evaluation of documents was done. I was surprised to see my name in the first list but when I checked today they had removed my name in the final merit list," said Sabharwal.
Though her form was detected and weeded out from the list, CAC suspects others could have been doubly lucky. Hence, students from CBSE have been again asked to bring the original admit card and the original letter from school principals mentioning their mode of exam. If CBSE students fail to bring this letter during the counselling session they may risk loosing their seat to the next in line.
The counselling sessions will continue daily for 500 students per day in the descending order of merit.
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