"When the first list was announced, we got a message saying my son hasn't been allotted a seat in the first round and we should wait for the next round. Again, on Wednesday, we got the same message," the boy's father said. "I met education (department) officials, who said my son's form might be incomplete. However, when I checked with the guidance centre, they said the form was complete and had been accepted online," he added.
Interestingly, all the colleges where the boy had applied, including Ruia, Ruparel and Khalsa, had cut-offs lower than his percentage on the first list itself. Education department officials said they would look into this matter.
Meanwhile, close to 51,000 students were allotted seats in the second round of admission on Wednesday, of whom 32,758 got the betterment option. "In the fresh allotment, 8,425 students got the college of their first preference," said a senior education official from the office of the deputy director of education (schools).
Several top colleges in the city had very few seats to offer in the second round of admission. They were also not sure if they would have any seats left for the third round.
Manju Nichani, principal of K C College, said: "The possibility of a third list will obviously depend on students claiming their seats tomorrow. But I believe there is a bleak chance of a third list."
There are approximately 30 seats available for students applying for the commerce stream in the college. Moreover, there has been only a marginal dip in the cut-offs. The science and commerce cut-offs in the college fell by less than a per cent. At N M College, the cut-off dipped by less than 2%.
The principal said there might not be a third merit list in the college.
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