While students from across the city may have complete filling their online admission forms with ease, several other students from across the country and some even from abroad, who are seeking admission to junior colleges in the city, would have had a tough time. According to guidance centre in-charges, these outside students may not be a aware of the entire online admission procedure and hence they may not have filled the forms properly. This year, around 1,300 students from outside the state have filled the online forms.
"In spite of having the information booklet, they must have gone wrong. They must have gone wrong. They are not from the city and are not reading up about the admission process in newspapers. They also may not be aware of the problems that occurred last year," said guidance centre incharge from south Mumbai.
DNA has in its possession a copy of an admission form filed by a student from Afghanistan. The students has scored 68% in her std X from a school in Kabul with her percentage being calculated from a total 1,500 marks. Though she score 68%, she has filled only three college options - KC, Sophia and Jai Hind - all top-rung colleges. "The girl will definitely not get a seat in the three colleges she has opted for with her low percentage," said another guidance centre in-charge.
TA Shiware, principal, KPB Hinduja College at Charni Road, said, "Out of Maharashtra students have to get transfer certificates and students coming from abroad have to get a recommendation from their respective embassies. Initially, several students who came were clueless about the guidance centres and the were not even aware about the quality of colleges they were opting for."
However, an official from the deputy director's office said that the Afghan girl's case could be a one-off case. "Most students were guided properly. They are supposed to read the instructions before filling the forms," added the official.
Meanwhile, after the lengthy legal battle over junior college admissions in the city, finally the race to get a seat at top-rung colleges has begun. With a total 2,0 9,721 students successfully submitting their online forms, the first step of the online admission process has been completed and now by Thursday, the first merit list would be out.
Of the 2,09,721 students, who have filled the forms, 2,01,364 are from the SSC board, 2,175 from the CBSE board and 4,521 from the ICSE board.
Now, students from Podar college to get value lessons
If you thought that value education lesson, preaching 'honesty is best policy' or 'a stitch in time saves nine', would end at schools, think again. RA Podar College of Commerce at Matunga is hoping to influence students' behaviour by starting value educational classes for their first-year junior college students.
Apart from learning the nity-gritty of commerce, students good human beings through lectures on values like honestly, selfless behaviour, sharing, integrity of labour, and respect for elders. "What the students learn in College years is extremely important since college is a gateway to the real world. Often, we find students falling in bad company, making wrong choices in colleges. Through these courses, we want to help our students grow psychologically and become better human beings," said Shobana Vasudevan, principal, RA Podar college.
Assessment will be in the form of grades for a written paper along with essays, skits, presentations and projects. "Unfortunately, students do not take a subject seriously unless it is marked. We are in talks with the board for students too," added Vasudevan.
Designed by Neelima Solangurkar, vice-principal of the junior college and a senior lecturer, the course has already had two trial runs for SYJC students this week. "These courses are designed to foster positive thinking and they will help reduce stress levels of students,"said Solangurkar.
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