India, Dec. 11 -- The school education department is conducting a special round of First Year Junior College (FYJC) admissions from December 10 to 16, following the completion of first-semester exams. The decision follows a ground survey, which revealed that around 800 students across Maharashtra have still not secured admission in any college.

After college management associations raised concerns about vacant seats in rural areas after the shift to a fully online admissions system, the education department asked the concerned officials to identify students who had missed out on seats. "After the ground survey, we received data of 800 students who are seeking admission. To give them an opportunity, we decided to run a special round," sai...