Mumbai: Second FYJC merit list sees 1-3% dip in cut-offs across streams
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Follow us The second first-year junior college (FYJC) merit list announced on Saturday saw cut-offs across streams at top-rung city colleges dip 1% to 3% in comparison to the first list. Of the 1.3 lakh students who had participated in the second round, 60,037 were allotted seats. (Image used for representational purpose only) MUMBAI: The second first-year junior college (FYJC) merit list announced on Saturday saw cut-offs across streams at top-rung city colleges dip 1% to 3% in comparison to the first list.Of the 1.3 lakh students who had participated in the second round, 60,037 were allotted seats. They have to take admission by Monday. Of these, 13,282 students have got their first preference colleges.At St Xavier’s College, the sought-after arts stream’s cut-off in the second round closed at 94%.In the first merit list, it was among the few colleges to have seen a rise in its cut-off to 95.2% compared with last year’s 94.6%. Viceprincipal Hasnain Naqvi said, “There is a marginal drop of 1% in arts and about 2% in science.” St Xavier’s arts cutoff in the second round last year was 94.6%.Ruia College’s science stream cut-off dipped 0.2% compared with the first round’s 93.4%. Jai Hind College cut-off in the second round fell 3.2% to close at 88.4%.At NM College, among the top in commerce, the second round cut-off was 93.4%—a dip from 94% in the first list, which was the same in 2020.KC College’s commerce cut-off in Round 2 was unchanged from Round 1’s 91.4%.Vaze College’s commerce cut-off in the second merit list was 0.2% lower than that in the first at 91.8%.Minority quota and first general merit list in city colleges saw a dip in cut-offs compared with 2020. Minority institutes attributed the dip to stringent internal assessment of Class X students. The drop in the first general merit list was attributed to non-state board students dropping out of the admission race.“Chances of students having opted for colleges closer home due to the pandemic cannot be ruled out. Far-flung colleges can benefit in the second round of admissions,” said a principal. Some colleges’ second round cut-offs have been higher than last year’s Round 2, an indication that students may have selected colleges closer home. KES Junior College of Arts and Commerce in Kandivli managed a cut-off of 72.45% for arts this year, up from 70.2% in last year’s second round. In case of CHM College, Ulhasnagar, arts cut-off in the second round stood at 71.4% compared with 70.6% in 2020.“Last year, we had several vacant FYJC seats. This year, we have managed to fill more seats,” said the principal of a suburban college. So far, a total of 38% seats have been filled across Mumbai Metropolitan Region. Two more rounds, including a special one for those who missed out on admissions, are expected.At sought-after colleges, HR College’s commerce cutoff dipped to 93% from 95% in last year’s second round. At Ruia College, the science cutoff dipped 1.6% as compared to last year’s 94.8% in Round 2.The 10,544 students who did not take admission in their first preference colleges in Round 1 have to wait for the special round to get seats.
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Of the 1.3 lakh students who had participated in the second round, 60,037 were allotted seats. (Image used for representational purpose only) MUMBAI: The second first-year junior college (FYJC) merit list announced on Saturday saw cut-offs across streams at top-rung city colleges dip 1% to 3% in comparison to the first list.Of the 1.3 lakh students who had participated in the second round, 60,037 were allotted seats. They have to take admission by Monday. Of these, 13,282 students have got their first preference colleges.
At St Xavier’s College, the sought-after arts stream’s cut-off in the second round closed at 94%.
In the first merit list, it was among the few colleges to have seen a rise in its cut-off to 95.2% compared with last year’s 94.6%. Viceprincipal Hasnain Naqvi said, “There is a marginal drop of 1% in arts and about 2% in science.” St Xavier’s arts cutoff in the second round last year was 94.6%.Ruia College’s science stream cut-off dipped 0.2% compared with the first round’s 93.4%. Jai Hind College cut-off in the second round fell 3.2% to close at 88.4%.At NM College, among the top in commerce, the second round cut-off was 93.4%—a dip from 94% in the first list, which was the same in 2020.KC College’s commerce cut-off in Round 2 was unchanged from Round 1’s 91.4%.Vaze College’s commerce cut-off in the second merit list was 0.2% lower than that in the first at 91.8%.Minority quota and first general merit list in city colleges saw a dip in cut-offs compared with 2020. Minority institutes attributed the dip to stringent internal assessment of Class X students. The drop in the first general merit list was attributed to non-state board students dropping out of the admission race.“Chances of students having opted for colleges closer home due to the pandemic cannot be ruled out. Far-flung colleges can benefit in the second round of admissions,” said a principal. Some colleges’ second round cut-offs have been higher than last year’s Round 2, an indication that students may have selected colleges closer home. KES Junior College of Arts and Commerce in Kandivli managed a cut-off of 72.45% for arts this year, up from 70.2% in last year’s second round. In case of CHM College, Ulhasnagar, arts cut-off in the second round stood at 71.4% compared with 70.6% in 2020.“Last year, we had several vacant FYJC seats. This year, we have managed to fill more seats,” said the principal of a suburban college. So far, a total of 38% seats have been filled across Mumbai Metropolitan Region. Two more rounds, including a special one for those who missed out on admissions, are expected.At sought-after colleges, HR College’s commerce cutoff dipped to 93% from 95% in last year’s second round. At Ruia College, the science cutoff dipped 1.6% as compared to last year’s 94.8% in Round 2.The 10,544 students who did not take admission in their first preference colleges in Round 1 have to wait for the special round to get seats.
At St Xavier’s College, the sought-after arts stream’s cut-off in the second round closed at 94%.
