F

FYJCadmissions: registration from May 26 offline method.

According to the federation,
First centralised
REVISEDADMISSION TIMELINE FOR FYJC students in rural areas lack easy
online process Round (minority, in-house
access to the internet and
infrastructure required to partic
other

across the state MAY 26TOJUNE3:

Student registration and &management quota ipate in centralised online
admissions) process of admissions.
submission of college "Such a process is not feasi
EXPRESS NEWSSERVICE preferences JUNE 9: CAP Round 1
Merit list preparation of ble or affordable to students from
MUMBAI, MAY 22 JUNE 5: Display of
provisional general eligible candidates rural parts. And in case of techni
cal issues, the admissions will be
THE OFFICE of the Director of merit list JUNE 10: Display of college delayed across Maharashtra
Education(Secondary) informed allotment list for the round
JUNE 6TOJUNE7: causing academic loss to stu
that the student registration Objection and online JUNE 11 TOJUNE 18: dents," states their letter.
process for First-Year Junior grievances submission Admission confirmation
College (FYJC) admissions will JUNE 8: General merit list on allotted seat
now begin on May 26.
An official said, "With de
finalisation JUNE 20: Vacancy display
JUNE9 ToJUNE11:Zero for Round 2
layed beginning of student reg
istration, the entire first round
of FYJC admissions is now ex
tended. But the process will be Progressive Education Society
on without ay issue." Complete Shivajinagar, Pune- 411005
admission schedule for Round 1 RECRUITMENT FOR THE POST OF PRINCIPAL
has been declared (see table). Robust l
(Grantable Section)
This is the first year that the
online Centralised Admission Applications are invited for Maharashtra Government Sanctioned "Principal"
Process (CAP) for FYJC admis post on Grant-in-Aid Section of the Progressive Education Society's, Modern
College of Arts, Science & Commerce (Autonomous), Shivajinagar,Pune - 4.5 MIIlion Sq.Ft.
sions is being held across the 411 005.
state. Student registration for Interested candidates are required to submit their applications both online
of this
FYJC admissions was scheduled and offline within 30 days from the date of publication
advertisement. The hard copy along with allsupporting documents should
to start on May 21, after a two
day practice session which be submitted in the College office within office hours.
Post No. of Posts Reservation Pay Scale
started on Monday.
But the website https:|/ma OPEN 7 CPC Warehouse &
Principal 1
hafyjcadmissions.in/landing (Open to Al) AL-14 (144200-218200) Distribution Logistics
rashed on day one due to tech The general terms and conditions as regards to minimum
qualifications EXTRI
nical glitch and students were University
required for the post of "Principal" shall be as specified by the Savitribai
not able to register. Grants Commission, New Delhi, Government of Maharashtra and S. Pariculars
A revised schedule for the Phule Pune University, Pune 7 No.
first round of FYJC admissions Tenure:The tenure of appointment shall be for a period of five years from the
based on
was expected on Thursday. date of appointment, extendable for another term of five years
appointed by the
a performance assessment conducted by a committee Notification dated
Although the application University In accordance with the UGC Regulation
process on the portal is starting 18" July 2018.
from the
late, officials have said that the This advertisement is published with reference to NOC received
Higher and Technical Education Department, Government of
Maharashtra 1 Total Income from Operato
students willbe given ample letter No. JDHEPune/NOC/2025/70 dated 20" May 2025.
time to fill out their forms and 2 Net Profit / (Loss) for the
submit their preferences. For more details and link for submission of Online of net proft/(loss) of joint v
Until last year, the online CAP Application, visit our college website: https://modern 3 Net Profit I(Loss) for the
collegepune.edu.in/notices/application-details-for
for FYJCadmissions was limited the-post-of-principal/or scanthe QR code: Exceptional and/or Extrao
It is mandatory to filland submit the online Google form. Net Profit/ (Loss) for the
to the Mumbai Metropolitan 4
Region (MMR), Pune-Pimpri It is also mandatory to submit the prescribed print form 5 Total Comprehensive Inc
along with all supporting documents offline within given
Chinchwad, Nagpur, Nashik, and time limit at College office in the office hours. and Other Comprehensi
Amravati. 6
Equity Share Capital
The Maharashtra State Processing fees for the Candidate is Rs. 1000/- (Rs. One Thousand only).
Payment should be made via Demand Draft drawn in favor of "Progressive 7
Reserves (excluding
Junior College Teachers' Education Society, Pune 5". the previous year
Federation has strongly op " Note : An applicant who Is currently in service must submit his/her 8 Eanings Per Share (
posed the implementation of application through the proper channel. Failure to do so will result in 1. Basic )
the centralised online admis disqualification from the interview process.
Candidates are requested to note that the appointment will be effective 2. Diluted )
sion process for Class 11 in rural
areas. In a letter addressed to from 1"September 2025. The Standalone and Cor
in its meeting held on Ma
Chief Minister Devendra For any query Contact:
Note:- The above is an
Fadnavis, the federation has de Email: [email protected] obligations and Disclosu
manded that this process be Phone: 020-25535102 /020-25535927 www.bseindia.com and
immediately halted and that Prof. Dr. Gajanan R. Ekbote (M.5, M.N.A.M.S)
Place: New Delhi
junior colleges in rural areas be Chairman, P. E. Society, Pune-5 Date : 22nd May, 2025
allowed to continue admis SCAN THE QR
CODE TO VIEW THE
sions through the traditional Prof. Shamkant Deshmukh Prof. Dr. Mrs. Jyotsna G. Ekbote AUDITED FINANCIAI
Secretary, PE. Society, Pune -S Jt Secretary. P.E Society, Pune -5
RESULTS
IN ENGLISH & MARATHIMEDIUM SCHOOLS

New academicyear
nears; third language
uncertainty persists M
These guidelines have to come
from the State Council for Educ IN
PALLAVISMART
MUMBAI, MAY 22 ational Research and Training W
he
(SCERT) along with textbooks.
The 2025-26academicyearis set These were ready for Hindi when al
to begin on June 16 in Maharas the state declared it the manda
tory third language in Marathi and
S
htra, but there is still no clarity on
the implementation ofthe three- English mediumschools of the re

language formula in Class 1 of Maharashtra state board. But with

3
Marathiand English medium Hindi now optional, we have no
schools under the state board. clarity on what other languages ye
can be offered or how to teach Is
A
Government Resolution G
(GR) in April had declared the in them," a senior language teacher
froma Mumbai school said.
troduction of three languages in Class 1 willsee the introduc to
Marathi- and English-medium
schools under the Maharashtra tion ofa new curriculum frame
K
State Board and mandated Hindi work aligned with the National
as the third language. However, Education Policy (NEP)2020.
One of the major changes was
after a backlash, the state gov the addition of a third language fo
ernment rolled back the deci
sion, making Hindi optional. in Class 1 of Marathi and English e

While the state reaffirmed its medium schools under the state t
commitment to implementing board, where only two lan
the three-language policy, it also guages were taught until now.
promised a separate GR detail Aprincipal from a school in
Thane noted, "Teacher training
ing altermative options to Hindi for the new curriculum has be
and curriculum guidelines,
which is stillawaited. gun, but it does not cover the
While State Council for Educ third language component. This
only adds to the confusion."
ational Research and Training The former head of the Maha
(SCERT) Director Rahul Rekhawar rashtra School Principals' Associ
was unavailable for a comment,
an official from the state's school
ation, Mahendra Ganpule, added,
education department said that "The original State Curriculum
Framework for the foundational
the three-language policy would
still be implemented. stage, which covers Cass 1, did not
The SCERT isworkingon the include three languages. Thus, the
curriculum for languages other subject plan and timetable guide
than Hindi to be introduced as lines do not include the third lan
third language options," the ofi guage for Class1.The introduction
cial said. However, until the deta of a third language was annou
iled guidelines are issued, schools nced later viaa GR with a Hindi
are uncertain on howto proceed. mandate,But now that Hindi is
"Schools cannot decide the made optional, we dontknow the
third language on their own. alternative language options."
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MBA-CET: 28 grace
t
e
marks for erroneous
questions in 3sessions
-

ERRONEOUS QUESTIONS PER SESSION

April 1(Morning) 2* April2 (Afternoon) 4

) April 1(Afternoon) 1 April3(Morning) 2

April2(Morning) 10 April 3 (Afternoon) 9

, 'Incorrect questions

Aptitude and Verbal Abilityand

EXPRESS NEWSSERVICE 21 in Abstract Reasoning. Upon
MUMBAI, MAY 22 detailed review, 28 questions
have been found to be incorrect.
THE MAHARASHTRA State Accordingly, it is decided to
Common Entrance Test (CET) award one mark per erroneous
Cell has announced that candi question to students who ap
dates who appeared for the MBA peared for MBA CET in those
CET exam held from April1to 3, particular sessions. Over 1.5 lakh
2025 will be awarded one grace candidates appeared for the
markforeach ofthe 28questions MBA-CET in total.
found to be incorrect across An official from CETCell clar
three different exam sessions. ified that it is important to note
The decision comes in re that the grace marks willbe
sponse tomultiple objections awarded to only those students
raised by students on questions who appeared for the MBA-CET
st asked across different sessions in those particular sessions
of exam held on the three days. where erroneous questions
i- According to the notification is were identified.Grace marks
sued by the Maharashtra CET will be awarded to candidates
y Cell, a totalof 253 objections based on the number of erro
t, were raised by students ad neousquestions in a particular
dressing issues with 101 ques session. The CET Cell has not only
tions. Logical reasoning section decided to award grace markS
ge had the highest number of com for these flawed questions but
he plaints (134), followed by 35 ob has also updated the official an
m, jections each in Quantitative Swer key for six of them.
of
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in
Teachers want offline
on
to admissions retained
d
is in state's rural areas
FRJNews Service is complicated by the
MUMBAI growing
exploitation of students and
The Maharashtra State Junior their families by cyber cafés
College Teachers' Federation and private agents, who
has written to the chief min charge fees under the pretext
ister for immediate suspen of offering technical assis
tance. This financial burden is
sion of the online admission
system for Class' 11, particu especially concerning for
larly in rural areas. economically weaker sections,
including girls who are other
The letter emphasises that wise entitled to free education
the necessary infrastructure, but are now being asked to
such as consistent intetnet pay processing fees just to
access and availability of digi- apply for admission, he said.
tal devices, remains. severely Teachers working in rural
inadequate acrosS large colleges are also reportedly
swathes of rural Maharashtra. facing increased pressure due
The federation argued that to this system. Even during
the move is not only prema the summer vacation, many
ture but also detrimental to educators have refrained
the educational and financial from taking leave in order to
well-being of students and assist with the technicalities of
their families. the online process, often with
The federation's general little success. According to the
secretary of the Mumbai divi federation, this has not onBy
sion, Mukund Andhalkar,said led to professional burnout
the challenges posed by lack but also failed to yield any
of smartphones in the villages meaningful results.
 Admissions
for FYJCnow
next week
Alman Siddiqui Initially, the CAP process
MUMBAI was scheduled to run from
st May 21-28. With the timeline
It The Centralised Admission extended, the registration and
ne Process (CAP) for First Year college preference submission
ne Junior College (FYJC) in window will remain now
al Maharashtra is set to open till June 3.
resume on May 26, New date While the educa
re
following a technical
disruption that |May26 tion department
issued a statement
f forced the author Open until attributing the
e ities to halt the pro pause to efforts
er cess earlier this June 3 aimed at improving
g week. The glitch First round. the mobile-friendli
occurred on May 21, of seat ness and overall
d; the very first day of allotments on usability of the por
ic registration, when tal, education
at the education June 1O experts suggested a
or department's online more fundamental
On receiving
ot. admission portal a seat, issue: the expan
crashed, reportedly confirmation by sion of the CAP sys
C. due to an overwhel tem acrosS the
e ming surge in traffic. June 1 entire state.
Students trying to Vacant seats Previously limited
access the portal published on to five regions
were met with a Mumbai, Pune,
n maintenance mess June 20 Nagpur. Nashik,
e age, and the site and Amravati - the
d remained inaccessible for sev system now includes all state
eral hours. This unexpected junior colleges, leading to ,a
interruption prompted the substantial increase in user
Directorate of Education to traffic. Critics argued that the
temporarily suspend the pro government should have
cess and revise the admission anticipated this spike and
schedule to ensure a smoother upgraded the portal's infra
experience for applicants. structure accordingly.
har on May 23-24. Raigad is nmga10

Relief for students as

NAAC deadline pushed
Mumbai: In a consequential reversal, one that
will make
relief, the
several colleges and students breathe a sigh of
stategovt has rolled back its earlier decision to bar admis
sions to hundreds of degree colleges that failed to comply
with NAACmandates, granting them a 6-month reprieve.
These institutions deemed ineligible either for not
applyingfor accreditation to NAAC(NationalAssessment
and Accreditation Council) or for failing to constitute the
ir statutory College Development Committees-were
struck off the central admission portal, triggering wide
spread concern among studentsand educators alike. But
now, they're back in the fold. Admissions to these colleges
will resume, with their names reinstated on the portala
decision higher and technical education minister Chand
rakantPatil described as one made "inthe academic inter
est of students, to avoid disruption," and to give colleges a
fair window for compliance.
In Mumbai alone, 156 colleges faced exclusion for non
accreditation and another 73 for not forming CDCs, a
structural requirement under Maharashtra Public Uni
versities Act. Yuva Sena senate members said they too as
kedthe govt to lift the admission ban on these 229 colleges.
Manyprincipals said since July 1, 2024, NAACstopped
accepting new applications, citing back-end changes ne
cessitated byroll-out of anew binary accreditation model,
with graded, maturity-based tiers,-Hemali Chhapia
 Collegestudent
arrested in 3cr
investment Scam
Nitasha.Natu @timesofindia.com In the days that followed,
Mumbai: A college-goer was the complainant received do
cuments on the letterhead of
arrested by North Region Cy- the OTC platform and a link to
ber Police in connection
witha download a trading app. Avi
case where a 73-year-old man deo call was made by the fraud
was duped of nearly Rs 3crore sters to verify his Pan card de
in an investment scam.One of
tais and he was convinced of
the accused had told the comp their authenticity.
lainant that he was a former
chairman with the Bombay Subsequently,Anand advi
Stock Exchange (BSE). ced the complainant to sell his
demat shares and invest his
The student, Dhiraj More, money via the OTCplatform
was arrested from Bandra on to earn handsome profits. Ini
May 20.Police said More's task tially,he invested Rs 20000 and
was to find people who would earned a profit of Rs 2864
open bank accounts in their which he was ableto withdraw.
name and then hand over all Between Dec 2024 and Jan
account-related documents to 2025, he invested Rs 2.9 crore.
him for a commission. These The OTC app showed he
documents and account-rela had made a profit of Rs 25 cro
ted information was passed on re. Overjoyed, he decided to
by More to the other fraud withdraw Rs 2.9 crore from it.
sters. Police are looking for his Buthe was asked to pay up Rs8
associates. lakh to initiate a withdrawal.
The complainant worked Despite paying up, he could ne
as a chemicals consultant. On ver withdraw a penny and
Dec 16, 2024, he received a eventually dialled the »1930' cy
WhatsApp text from a group bercrime helpline with a
called Future Outlook. On ope complaint. An FIR was regis
ning the text, his phone num tered on May 3.
ber got added to the group. One A police team supervised
of the admins of the group in by DCP Datta Nalawade and
troduced herself as Aarya comprising inspectors Sudha
Anand. She said that a former kar Humbe and Kiran Aher
chairman of BSE was a co-ad made the arrest. The accused
min of the group. She added has been charged under provi
that they r¡n an OTC (over sions of the Bharatiya Nyaya
the-counter) platform, which Sanhita for cheating, forgery
involves participants dealing and criminal conspiracy besi
directly with one another wit des provisions of the Informa
houta centralexchange. tion Technology Act.
e

e Halt FYJCe-admissionsin
poor-network rural areas'
Hemali.Chhapia
atimesofindia.com KEY ADMISSION DATES, PROCESS
Mumbai: The Maharashtra May 26 (1lam)-June 3(6pm) | June 8| Final general merit
r State Junior College Teach Students must register online and list will be published and zero
ers' Federation has requested submit applications with 1-10 round quota allotments released
the govt to halt the rollout of junior college preferences. Quota June 9-11|Admissions for zero
the online admission process applications (management/in round quota seats at college
in rural areas, focusing on house/minority) can be submitted level. CAP Round-1 merit list
low network in tribal belts simultaneously in the zero will be prepared. Allotment
and hilly hamlets. Meanwhi round. Consent is required results display on June 10
le, the state's directorate of for every round. Non
admitted students may edit June 11-18 |Students
education released a fresh ti must confirm admission
metable for centralised Class preferences after each round
June 5 | Provisional general merit by reporting to allotted college
11 or first-year junior college with documents and fees.
(FJYC) admissions after the list will be displayed Others may proceed tothe next
website faced technical glit June 6-7 Students can raise round. New applicants can
ches Wednesday (see box). objections or request corrections register if they provide consent
In aletter to the chief mi via grievance portal. Resolutions
nister, both deputy chief mi June 20 | Vacancies for CAP
willbe handled by deputy director Round-2 will be published
nisters and the education mi of education
nister, the federation painted THINGS TOREMEMBER
a stark picture: Network 'de
ad zones', students without > Ifa student wants fallotted first preference, itis compul
smartphones, and queues
admission in an allotted sory to take admission in that college
college, click on 'Proceed > If such students fail to take
outside cyber cafes. for admission in, student admission, they willbe blocked for
This system may work in Round 2 to 4, will only be considered
Mumbai. But in Melghat or login, upload required
documents and then for allopen rounds
Gadchiroli, students don't confirm admission
even own a mobile phone, let >Ifa student wishes to cancel
alone navigate a web portal," ºAstudent who doesn't confirmed admission, can request
said a senior teacher from the want admission in allotted college. Such students will be restricted
federation. college can wait for for subsequent regular round, can only
Their letter outlines how further rounds be considered after the next round
most rural areas still suffer
from patchy or non-existent students to enroll. Neither families. Teachers, too., are fa
internet connectivity, maki students, parents, nor educa cing the brunt, said the letter.
ng it nearly impossible for st tional institutions have requ "Many have foregone their
ested such ashift. What's mo summer breaks to sit throu
udents toaccess online porta
re, digital literacy is still low gh the process" that has appa
s. Even basic access to smart rently yielded little clarity or
phones remains a dream many are unfamiliar with
especially for families in trib the procedures,the technolo impact. To add insult to inju
al and mountainous regions, gy, or even the language of on ry "the first day of the admi
line forms," said the letter. ssion cycle saw the govt web
many of whom cannot afford site crash, fuelling widespre
phones with data services. The federation pointed to
exploitation under the guise ad frustration among parents
"Ironically, while urban and educators alike", further
centres compete for a limited of assistance: cyber cafes and
local agents, they claim, have eroding trust in digital trans
number of college seats, ru ition. In afinal appeal, the fe
ral colleges often have more reportedly started charging
exorbitant fees to help with deration requestedjunior c0
vacancies than applicants. lleges in rural areas be allo
Yet, the online system makes applications, taking adv
n wed offline admissions.
it harder, not easier, for these antage of digitally unskilled
 Question papers of MBA/MMS
CET held in April had 28 errors
Mumbai: The state's MBA/MMS-CET, held over six slots from
Aprillto 3 this year, contained 28 errors in the question papers.
Aspirants raisedover 253 objectionsover 101questions, andthe
highest number of objections was raised in the logical reaso
ning section of the question papers. Of these 101questions, the
state's CET cell, after a thorough review by experts, acknowled
ged only 28 errors in the question papers. Students who attemp
ted these questions in different sessions will receive one mark
each for the erroneous questions. As a result, students who ap
peared for the CET in the morning session on Aprii2 are entit
led toreceive 10marks dueto the 10 errors identified in the ques
tion papers in that slot. Students in the evening session on
April 3will receive nine marks for the nine identified errors.
For some other questions, the answer key was updated based
on the objections raised by students. TNN
 Principal held
in Pocso case
Mumbai: A principal of a
suburban college was ar
rested by the police under
Pocso last week on the basis
of a complaint lodged by a
student. The 17-year-old fe
male student complained
that the principal was ha
rassing her and seeking a
relationship. TNN