India, March 2 -- The state government has announced that the Centralised Admission Process (CAP) for first-year junior college (FYJC) or Class 11 will be expanded to cover entire Maharashtra. Until now, the system was limited to five urban regions: Mumbai Metropolitan Region (MMR), Pune-Pimpri Chinchwad, Amravati, Nagpur and Nashik.

The government has also decided that after completing the regular four rounds of admission, junior college classes should commence. Following this, open admission will be available to all students at the junior college level, with admissions being granted based on merit. The divisional deputy director of education will be responsible for issuing the necessary orders to higher secondary schools and junior col...