India, May 26 -- A new state government rule could disrupt in-house quota admissions for class 11 students in several junior colleges in Pune. The revised guideline-introduced ahead of the statewide online admission process starting May 26-states that in-house quota seats will be available only if the school and junior college operated by the same management are located on the same campus.

This marks a significant departure from previous practice, wherein colleges were allowed to reserve in-house seats even if they and the schools run by the same management were located on different campuses, often a few kilometres apart. The change is likely to impact several prominent institutions in Pune that run their schools and junior colleges on d...