India, July 29 -- Despite over six lakh students still waiting for admission, the Maharashtra School Education department has directed all junior colleges in the state to commence FYJC classes before August 11.

Mahesh Palekar, director of Secondary and Higher Secondary Education, said that a total of 8,11,731 students have secured admission in colleges till the end of the third round of the online admission process. However, 6,21,923 students are still without a college seat and are anxiously awaiting the next admission round.

The state government is conducting online admissions to 9,522 junior colleges, offering 21,43,610 seats. However, only 14,32,654 students have registered for admission so far.

In the third CAP round, 70,707 stude...