India, Aug. 23 -- With 12.78 lakh students - out of the more than 21.54 lakh students who applied for class 11 (FYJC) admissions across Maharashtra for the academic year 2025-26 - having already secured admission and over 8.51 lakh seats still vacant in junior colleges around the state, the school education department has declared the schedule for the final round of the centralised admission process (CAP).

As per the information shared by the education department, nearly 36,995 new students registered for admissions as of August 19, pushing the total number of applicants to over 21.54 lakh. Despite several rounds of admission already having been conducted, a very large number of seats are still lying vacant, making this last round crucia...