Responding to concerns about low attendance in junior colleges, the directorate of secondary and higher secondary education is set to inspect all junior colleges in the state.

Beyond the Std XII curriculum, junior college students who are preparing for entrance exams such as those for the Indian Institutes of Technology (IITs) and medical schools now face an added factor to consider. The director of secondary and higher secondary education has mandated a focused scrutiny of junior college attendance levels, with a particular emphasis on instances of significant class absences. The inspection drive has already commenced in Pune, reports state.