17 September,2016 08:30 AM IST | | Pallavi Smart
Navi Mumbai student gets admission to college in Ratnagiri, another does not get seat despite scoring well and one gets into minority college
Navi Mumbai resident Janaki Narkar got a seat in a Ratnagiri college and Tushar Wabale says out of Maharashtra students are given preference.
Janaki Narkar, who lives in Navi Mumbai, has got a seat in a law college in Ratnagiri. Tushar Wabale has not got a seat in the first list even after a good score. Archana Shah, is tense as she was allotted a seat in a minority college, and the list was withdrawn after the authorities realized that they had mistakenly included minority seats in the overall calculation. With such goof-ups, issues in law admissions continue.
Law admissions have faced confusion this year as the Common Entrance Test was introduced in addition to the centralised admission process. The CET Cell, which is conducting the admission process, finally declared the first list of seat allotments on Wednesday. But it was recalled after the errors were found. Another list was declared, but with students losing allotments.
'No clear guidelines'
"They said that it is my mistake, because allotments can be done only in colleges which are mentioned in the application form. But I chose Mumbai division while filling the form. I don't understand how it included a Ratnagiri college. There are no clear guidelines about admissions," said Narkar.
Wabale has not got an allotment in the first list. "I have scored 66/150. Ideally I should get an allotment in first list. I see out of Maharashtra candidates being given preference," said Wabale.
"How is this my fault if the authorities included minority seats in overall seats?" asked Shah. A students' representative said that all centralised admissions have goof-ups. "Candidates are confused, thanks to hasty decisions and faulty implementations. The government should take responsibility for their failure," said Sachin Pawar, president of Law Students' Council, as it plans to protest against the chaos.
'Guidelines already uploaded'
CET Cell Commissioner Chandrashekhar Oak said that the confusion was only regarding minority seats. "Corrective measures were taken. If there are candidates who have taken admission before the new list was declared on Friday, it will stand cancelled. Required guidelines are already uploaded on the website for students and colleges," Oak said. Talking about Narkar who got a seat in a Ratnagiri college, Oak said, "The candidate might have chosen Mumbai Zone, but it includes Ratnagiri and Raigad."
