Maharashtra FYJC CET 2021 Cancelled – Bombay HC quashes request for CET for 11th Admission
Maharashtra First Year Junior College Common Entrance Test, FYJC CET 2021 will not be held this year. As per recent updates on the matter, Bombay High Court has quashed the government’s request for holding a Common Entrance Test, CET for 11th Admissions this year. Now, admissions would be done to FYJC or class 11 without any entrance test.
The matter of Maharashtra FYJC CET 2021 has been in the High Court for quite some time with some or the other issue being brought to light. The government and school education department had proposed conducting a CET this time for 11th admissions as the Maharashtra SSC exams were cancelled. This entrance exam was made an alternative way of admissions in order to have uniformity in the entire FYJC Admissions process.
Even previously, many stakeholders had objected to Maharashtra FYJC CET 2021 on various grounds. Students of other Boards had objected to this exam as they felt that the paper pattern was discriminatory and was not in sync with the syllabus of other Boards. Such was the case as the education department had mandated that CET for 11th Admission must be based on Maharashtra Board or SSC Syllabus. Hence, many students and other stakeholders had expressed their concerns with FYJC CET 2021.
Moreover, some parties concerned were also of the view that if Maharashtra FYJC CET 2021 is held, it might lead to a delay in the admission process as the publishing of results might take more time. This could have resulted in a possible waste of precious time that could have been utilised in studies or starting the new academic year on time. Many rounds of hearings took place in Bombay High Court on the matter.
In one of the hearings, Bombay High Court had also asked the government if a separate question paper can be prepared for students of Central Board of Secondary Education, CBSE and Council for the Indian School Certificate Examinations, CISCE. However, no final resolution came out on the matter and today finally Bombay HC has quashed the government’s idea of holding a CET for 11th Admission. Now FYJC Admissions would take place without any entrance test.
In one of the hearings, Bombay High Court had also asked the government if a separate question paper can be prepared for students of Central Board of Secondary Education, CBSE and Council for the Indian School Certificate Examinations, CISCE. However, no final resolution came out on the matter and today finally Bombay HC has quashed the government’s idea of holding a CET for 11th Admission. Now FYJC Admissions would take place without any entrance test.