The state government had decided to undertake supplementary exams

NASHIK: The fate of over 4,000 students who have cleared the supplementary examination of the Maharashtra State Board of Secondary and Higher Secondary education (MHBHSE) for Higher Secondary Ceretificate (HSC) hangs in the balance as there are not enough seats in city colleges to accommodate them all.

For the first time, the state government had decided to undertake supplementary exams in July this year in a bid to give admission opportunities to such students along with the others and save their academic year.

However, the students might just have to wait another year to get admission in their desired college as the admission process in most colleges is now complete and there are no seats left to be filled.

Seats might be available in colleges situated in the rural or suburban areas. However, as no proper mechanism providing information about vacant seats is available, students who have passed the HSC supplementary exam will have to launch their individual search operation to seek admission in colleges.

From Nashik divisional board, which covers Nashik, Nandurbar, Dhule, and Ahmednagar districts, 27.18% students passed the supplementary examination.

Maratha Vidya Prasarak Samaj (MVP) is group of institutions having the highest number of senior colleges in the division. According to R D Darekar, principal of Nashik's prominent KTHM College governed by the MVP, admissions in most graduate colleges have already closed.


"This year, we conducted online admission process for all colleges coming under MVP. Being the most sought after college in Nashik, KTHM has no vacant seats in any stream. However, candidates passing the supplementary examination may search for other colleges around Nashik," said Darekar.


B S Jagdale, principal of LVH Arts, Science and Commerce College run by Mahatma Gandhi Vidya Mandir (MGV) too shared a similar story. "MGV has as many colleges in Arts, Science, Commerce, Law, Pharmacy and Education in Malegaon, Manmad, Yeola, Nashik and Nampur. Most of the colleges have completed their admission process already," he said.


Kavita Bhaskar Naik, who secured 56 marks in English and passed the HSC supplementary examination with 54% marks, is now searching for an appropriate college to commence her graduation studies. "I'm sure I won't be able to get admission in any of the well-known colleges in Nashik. So instead of joining a college in the rural or suburban areas, I would prefer taking a drop and try for admission in the next academic session," she said.


There are more than 4,000 students like Kavita who have passed the HSC examination by clearing the supplementary exam, but most of them would find it difficult to get admission in good colleges, thereby nullifying the state government's efforts to save such candidates' academic year.


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