Class XI Admission Glitch Leaves Maharashtra Students Without Allotted Seats
Class XI Admission Glitch Leaves Maharashtra Students Without Allotted Seats
Pune, June 17, 2026: More than 100 students across Maharashtra lost their allotted junior college seats after authorities revised the second-round Class XI merit list and addressed technical issues in the ongoing centralized online admission process.
The Directorate of Secondary and Higher Secondary Education had released the second-round merit list on June 13, based on which students were allotted seats in junior colleges according to their merit rankings. Many students had already completed admission formalities and paid fees at their allotted institutions.
However, officials later discovered that the merit list had not taken into account revised Class X examination marks awarded to students following the re-evaluation process. As a result, the admission portal was temporarily taken offline and a corrected merit list was issued.
The revised rankings led to changes in college allotments, causing several students to lose seats that had previously been confirmed. While some students had already secured admission, others learned about the changes only when they visited colleges and found their names missing from the updated allotment list.
The situation sparked concern and complaints from students and parents, many of whom questioned the fairness of altering admissions after confirmations had already been completed.
Adding to the difficulties, the online admission system faced a technical malfunction on June 13, which reportedly disrupted the e-service facility used for admission confirmation for nearly two hours. To compensate for the interruption, authorities extended the admission confirmation deadline from 6 p.m. to 9 p.m. on June 16.
Mahesh Palkar, Director of Secondary and Higher Secondary Education, said that revised marks obtained after re-evaluation had to be considered while finalizing the merit list.
“Once the revised marks were incorporated, merit positions changed and some allotments had to be modified. If a student no longer qualifies for a seat based on the updated merit list, it would not be appropriate to retain that allotment. Such students will be considered in subsequent admission rounds according to their merit,” he explained.
The incident has raised questions about the management of the state’s centralized admission process. Parents, students and education experts have called for stronger verification procedures and improved system safeguards to prevent similar disruptions and errors during future admission rounds.
