India, June 6 -- The Maharashtra Association of Minority Educational Institutions has raised serious objections to the state's admission process for First Year Junior College (FYJC) in the academic year 2025-26. In a letter to the School Education Minister, the association has alleged that the state government has quietly imposed social and constitutional reservations on minority colleges despite clear court rulings and a lack of formal government orders to support such a move.

The association stated that till 2024-25, minority colleges followed a fixed seat distribution 50% for minority quota, 10% for in-house students, 5% for management quota, and 35% for open category including sports and ex-servicemen. This structure was legally prot...