Bhubaneswar, June 18 -- With the beginning of the new academic year today, most colleges across Odisha have re-opened, but delay in publication of results of Plus -II Arts, Commerce and professional courses have left students in a quandary.

Due to the delay in publication of results, the Department of Higher Education is also unable to publish notification on admissions into Plus-III courses leading to resentment among students.

"I am not able to get admission into any college due to delay in results," a Plus-II Science student Ipsita Das said. Arts student Subrat Nayak said, "Our future seems uncertain. Only after getting results, we can apply for admission into a good college."

While the Council of Higher Secondary Education (CHSE) has...