Online Admission Made Easier

Veda Ramaswamy, Vashi,
May 14, 2010 - DNA Navi Mumbai

During its introduction last year, the online admission process for first year junior college (FYJC) had faced several administrative and technical glitches. This year, in order to improve the process, Maharashtra Knowledge Corporation Limited (MKCL), the company that handles the process, has implemented certain changes. 

Previously, the state Board issued admission brochures to MKCL which distributed it to the Authorized Training Centre (ATC) and Applied Language Centre (ALC) from where children were made to collect it. But this year, the process has been made simpler with the ATC and ALCs no longer associated with the procedure. 

Jyoti Nikam, administrator of the ATC in Vashi, said, “Last year, we were in charge of the brochures and the online admission system but this time we have been excluded from the process.” Now, the Board has directly issued the required brochures to schools across Maharashtra for the benefit of the students. Along with the brochures, the schools also provide students with their unique login IDs and passwords which have been allotted by the Board. 

An official from St. Lawrence High School, Vashi, Nisha Peter said, “We have distributed the brochures along with the login IDs and passwords to the students a week ago. We had allotted students specific timings as per their division. This new process has proved to be more systematic than before.” Similarly, other schools as well, have arranged particular timings for the distribution process for the convenience of their students. 

Also, MKCL has changed the online admission process by dividing it into two phases — registration and selection. In the registration phase, once the students have been allotted their unique login IDs and passwords, they can fill up the online forms and get themselves registered for admission. The declaration of result begins the second phase. Once the students are aware of their scores, they can opt for colleges accordingly. 

The manager of the MKCL branch in Vashi, Darpan Deoghare said, “The alterations have been made to prevent the server breakdowns which were observed last year due to the last minute rush. This year, the registration process has commenced well in advance. We hope to be successful in avoiding the errors this time.”