India, June 29 -- The much-awaited first round merit list for class 11 online admission process for colleges in the Mumbai Metropolitan Region (MMR) has been announced. From the 1,066,005 students who applied for the centralised admission process (CAP) round of the First Year Junior College (FYJC) admissions, 632,194 have gotten college allotments. Only 30% of applicants from the MMR have made it to the first merit list, compared to the 60%-70% in previous years.

Students who have been allotted colleges can now go to their junior college and confirm their admission between June 30 and July 7. However, almost four million students did not make it into any college in the first round, sparking concerns among experts regarding the allotment ...