Following 12 rounds of admission (regular, special, and daily merit) to First Year Junior College (FYJC), approximately 1.34 lakh seats remain vacant in institutes across Mumbai and the Mumbai Metropolitan Region (MMR) this year. The consistent issue of large-scale seat vacancies has led academics and educational experts to demand a thorough audit of the admission process.

The 12 rounds of admissions concluded on October 5 and as on October 26 evening total of 1,34,537 (32.94 per cent) seats were vacant of the total 408,435 intake capacity across 1,050 junior colleges under the MMR zone. The number of students who were admitted stood at 273,898 from the 300,393 who had registered. According to data from the Deputy Director of School Education’s office, 26,495 students still fall under the “not admitted” category.