As the second round of admissions to first-year junior college (FYJC) begins, the process seems to have slowed down, compared to the first round. Since August 12 when the second merit list was declared, only around 14,000 students have secured admissions to junior colleges across Mumbai and the MMR.

Of the total intake of 2,33,626 seats under the Common Admission Process (CAP) during the first round, a total of 1,39,651 students were allotted seats, however, only 67,668 secured their admissions. In the second round of the 1,66,333 available seats, 69,691 students were allotted seats in various junior colleges, and only 14,114 students had secured admissions till 5 pm on August 15.