India, Dec. 15 -- The Education Directorate has extended the deadline for the ongoing First Year Junior College (FYJC) special admission round to Monday, December 15, citing a lukewarm response from students. Officials said this will be the final opportunity for submitting new applications and completing Part II of the admission form.

So far, only 250 new applications have been received, despite nearly 800 students previously requesting a special round, raising concerns among teacher organisations about the planning and execution of the process.

Initially, students were allowed to submit new applications until December 11, while those who had already applied were given time until 1 pm on December 12 to complete Part II, which includes c...