If SSC mark sheets have to be reprinted, then process will be delayed by several weeks
The junior college admission process was thrown into disarray after the Bombay high court struck down the state government’s best-of-five policy on Wednesday. To study the court verdict and decide its future course of action, the state has put admissions on hold for two days. Students and colleges have no idea whether the present SSC mark sheets will be valid, or new mark sheets with aggregate scores of all subjects will be issued.
“If the government has to reprint all the mark sheets, it would rob students of a whole academic month,” Jayant Jain, president, Forum for Fairness in Education, said.
“We had called the state board officials today to inquire about the status of junior college admissions. But we were told to wait until the uncertainty over the judgment was cleared. We were ready to go ahead with the minority admission process, but have been told to stay put until further orders. This will delay the whole process. We do not know what to tell the students who come to us seeking guidance,” Kirti Narain, principal, Jai Hind College, Churchgate, said.
Tukaram Shiware, principal of KPB Hinduja College, Charni Road, felt that the court’s judgment will hurt the 14 lakh students who passed the SSC. “We are expecting the admission process to start from mid-July or August. There is going to be a huge confusion. Students have started coming to us with queries, but we have no answers.”
However, a government official said, “The state will be studying the judgment copy. We will see whether the policy has strong grounds to be fought in the Supreme Court. As of now, we do not see the need to reprint mark sheets. We still have to study the judgment to be certain about that.”
Tired of the same chaos repeating every year, ICSE schools said that their students should go for ISC colleges. “The NCERT should frame a policy to bring all boards on a par. We feel that the ICSE students should enroll in ISC colleges to avoid all confusion. There are plenty of seats for them in the city,” Seema Buch, principal, Gundecha Education Academy, Kandivli, said.
Arundhati Chauhan, president, PTA United Forum, said, “The SSC students are the ones suffering every year because of the state’s blunders. The government should include parents’ body in the decision making process.”
Kishore Alap, an SSC student from Matunga, had been sure of getting a college of his choice with a 91% best-of- five score. “Now, with my aggregate standing at 87%, I will have to make changes to my career plans,” he said.
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