Overview
- The Directorate of Secondary and Higher Secondary Education has issued a formal circular directing divisional and deputy directors to stop junior colleges from admitting Class 11 students offline and to enforce the state’s centralised online system.
- The state moved Class 11 admissions to a mandatory centralised online platform beginning in the 2025-26 academic year, based on government resolutions that the directorate reiterated in the circular.
- Officials flagged cases where colleges admitted students beyond their sanctioned intake through offline means, which creates administrative problems when students apply for Class 12 state board exams.
- The department said it will propose action against offending colleges and their principals under the Maharashtra Employees of Private Schools (Conditions of Service) Act, 1977 and the associated rules.
- The online system was introduced to standardise seat allocation and curb irregularities, so the directive signals a shift from informal regularisation toward stricter enforcement and possible disciplinary cases that could affect students if not resolved.