India, June 6 -- As many as 12,71,295 students registered for first-year junior college (FYJC) admissions across the state as the first round of registration closed on Thursday at 2 pm.

In Pune district 1,19,853 students completed the registration, said officials.

This year, the (CAP) centralised admission process has been implemented across the state for the first time, enabling students to apply for any junior college seats across eight major divisions through a single online platform. The process excludes the Konkan division.

The students are competing for a total of 20.43 lakh seats in 9,281 junior colleges across the state. These seats are distributed across the three major streams: commerce-5.40 lakh, arts-6.50 lakh and science s...