Keypoints:
- State minister for higher and technical education Uday Samant said that entrance tests for junior colleges will not be conducted for admissions under state universities for students who completed Class 10 and 12, respectively.
- In a conference, Samant said that admissions will be done on the basis of board marks and not any entrance exam.
On Friday, State minister for higher and technical education Uday Samant gave a clarification saying that there will be no entrance exam for junior college admissions under state universities for students who completed Class 10 and 12, respectively and students will be admitted to junior colleges based on their board marks.
In a conference, Samant said that admissions will be done on the basis of board marks and not any entrance exam.
“Qualifications required for those seeking direct admission to second-year engineering diploma courses earlier had to compulsorily clear subjects like physics, chemistry, mathematics and biology. Henceforth, from the 2021-22 academic year, students can clear three out of any of these subjects including computer science, business studies, electronics and information technology among others in order to directly admit such students,” said Samant.
In a major relief to students from the disputed Maharashtra-Karnataka border area, Samant has said that the candidates will not have to provide their certificate saying that they are from the ‘disputed’ area. In Karnataka, these students have faced difficulties in obtaining the certificate from the local competent authorities. One of the government officials has said that this move signifies that the state government cares for people in that region. The official also said that from now on, these students seek admissions in Maharashtra simply by mentioning their region
