Now that the Common Entrance Test for First Year Junior College (FYJC) admissions has been cancelled, parents have sought a refund of the registration fee that they paid for the exam. While for state board students, their SSC registration fee of Rs 415 was diverted for CET, non-state board students had to pay Rs 178 each as the registration fee. Over 10 lakh candidates from across the state had registered for CET.

“When we demanded a refund of the SSC registration fee after the exam got cancelled, we were told that the money would be diverted for CET’s registration. We agreed to it and we did not have to pay more. But now as even CET has been cancelled, shouldn’t the state board refund the money?” questioned Rajesh Churi, a parent from Dahisar.