
In a first, students seeking admission to First Year Junior College (FYJC or Class 11) in Maharashtra will have a choice to select any college from across the state while submitting an admission application online as online Centralised Admission Process (CAP) is extended across state. At the same time, if a candidate fails to provide supporting documents, including valid marksheet at the time of verification; he/she will be barred from the process until the last round of admissions.
As the CAP for FYJC opens for practice session for students’ registration on Monday, Mahesh Palkar, Director of Education (Secondary), Maharashtra speaks to Pallavi Smart to clear doubts about the process while highlighting important aspects for aspirants to be cautious about.
Is there any change in the FYJC admissions this year?
Starting from the academic year 2025-26, Class 11 admissions across the state will be conducted through the online CAP, unlike the past, where online FYJC admissions were limited to five regions — cities in Mumbai Metropolitan Region (MMR), Pune-Pimpri Chinchwad, Nagpur, Nashik, and Amravati. Aimed at bringing uniformity and transparency to the admission process across the state, there will be a single portal, as opposed to previous practice of one dedicated portal for each region.
Candidates will have the liberty to choose any junior college from across the state in their options of colleges filled in the admission application in order of their preference. For example, a student in Mumbai will also get to submit an admission application for a junior college of her choice in Pune through the single portal. Even as the online CAP is extended to the entire state, the technical process remains the same.
What is the process?
In the first phase, aspirants seeking FYJC admissions should register on the portal – https://mahafyjcadmissions.in/landing Practice session for registration will begin on May 19, official candidate registration will begin on May 21 and will continue till May 28. Students are given log-in details through the information booklet circulated via their respective schools. The information booklet is also available on the portal.
At the time of applying for admissions, candidates have to choose minimum one and maximum 10 junior colleges in order of their preference. After completion of the application registration, a provisional merit list will be out on May 30 and a final merit list will be out on June 3. Round zero of merit-based seat allotment will begin on June 5 with declaration of seat allotment. Candidates will then have until June 12 to confirm admissions.
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If a candidate is allotted a seat in the first preferred college, he/she has to confirm admission. In case they fail to confirm, they will lose the allotted seat and will not be allowed to participate in the subsequent round. On June 14, details of vacant seats will be declared on the portal for the beginning of the next round, which will follow the same process again.
The system will conduct multiple rounds of admissions as per merit-based seat allotment. After all this, there will be a special round title – “Open for All” round, a new feature from this year.
What about reservation policy in FYJC admissions?
FYJC admissions abide by the reservation policy as prescribed by the Constitution and the state government. Candidates are required to refer to the information booklet for complete details on seats available under various categories of reservation. Additionally, there will be seats under minority, management and in-house quota in junior college. These admissions will start from June 6.
What should the candidates be careful about while participating in online CAP for FYJC?
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Apart from fake websites and incorrect information circulated digitally by unverified sources, there could be individuals assuring admissions. Candidates and their parents need to know that the official admission portal is the single source of admission as well as information on the FYJC admission. This year there is a dedicated helpline for FYJC admissions – 8530955564. Candidates can call on the helpline
All junior colleges have been instructed to conduct thorough verification of documents at the time of admission. This process may also include an additional layer of verification by a senior admission authority, if necessary. Candidates who fail to provide valid proof for any information submitted in their application—including a valid mark sheet—will be disqualified from participating in all regular admission rounds. Such candidates will only be eligible to participate in the final special round, which will be conducted for the remaining vacant seats.
Is there any opposition from junior colleges in rural areas, leading to a smaller number of them registering for FYJC CAP?
No formal opposition has been submitted to this office in writing. The registration process for junior colleges is in its final phase, and over 9,000 junior colleges across the state have already completed it. There are 2,043,254 seats available for FYJC admissions across the state that includes 8,52,206 seats under science stream whereas 5,40,312 and 6,50,682 seats in Commerce and Arts stream respectively.