A total of 7,711 candidates seeking admission to First Year Junior College (FYJC) were not allotted any seats even in the final and special round of Std XI admissions. The Deputy Director of Education (DyDE) released the merit list on Wednesday, with cut-off percentage reduced to as low as 39.20 per cent for science stream. A total of 56,375 candidates had applied for the special round of admissions opened to a total of 1,26,566 seats in junior colleges across city. As many as 48,664 students managed to secure seats, with 28,568 of them getting allotted their first preference.

The remaining students, who failed to secure any seats in the final round, will have to individually approach the colleges that have vacant seats. "All these students have to confirm their admissions by August 16," said an official working with the centralised admissions system for Std XI from the DyDE office. "The students, who have been allotted seats in the second to tenth college preference, can wait for the first come, first served round for admission. This round is also open for those who were not allotted seats in the final round. They can approach colleges individually based on the vacancy list published on the official website of admissions," the official added.