Pune: The first day of the first round of the Centralised Admission Process (CAP) for first year junior colleges (FYJC) across Maharashtra was marred by technical issues on Thursday. Students and parents attempting to fill out parts 1 and 2 of the online admission form in the morning encountered an unresponsive screen displaying the message 'application under maintenance'. In response, the Secondary and Higher Secondary Education department issued a circular in the evening extending the deadline to submit online applications to 6 pm on Saturday, instead of the original Friday deadline.
Parent Frustration Over Lack of Communication
A parent from Pune expressed frustration: "When we tried to log in in the afternoon, the message was on display and that was it. We tried multiple times but it did not work. When such technical issues arise, the CAP committee must post a notice on the website stating that the technical issue will be resolved. When there is no message, parents and students panic. All this can be avoided if there is more communication."
Education Department Explains Server Overload
An official from the education department explained the situation: "All of a sudden, lakhs of students logged in and the server was unable to handle the load. Hence, there was a downtime. The technical team worked on it and within 30 minutes or so, it was up and running again."
Revised Schedule for CAP Round 1
As per the new schedule, the first merit list will be declared on May 27 at 11 am. Students allotted colleges can confirm, refuse, or cancel their admissions up to May 29. The circular added that the vacancy list after CAP round 1, along with the schedule for CAP round 2, will be declared on June 1. Admissions under different quotas, such as management, in-house, and minority, will also take place as per the schedule declared on the official website.
Registration Statistics
As of Thursday evening, 10.47 lakh students had registered on the portal against a vacancy of 21.58 lakh seats. Of these, 39,613 students have confirmed their admissions in the zero round held for seats under minority, in-house, and management quotas. CAP officials appealed to students to register without delay and reiterated that the SSC marksheet and School Leaving Certificate are not mandatory to fill the online forms.
For queries, students can call 8530955564 between 9 am and 7 pm or email support@mahafyjcadmissions.in.
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