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Maharashtra Warns Junior Colleges Against Illegal Offline Class 11 Admissions Beyond Approved Seats
24htopnews | September 8, 2026 11:07 AM CST

Maharashtra’s education department has directed junior colleges to follow the centralised online Class 11 admission process and avoid excess admissions. The warning came after reports of unauthorised offline admissions beyond sanctioned capacity. The department said institutions and principals violating rules could face action under the Maharashtra Employees of Private Schools regulations.

Mumbai: The Maharashtra education department has warned junior colleges against admitting Class 11 students offline or beyond their sanctioned intake capacity, stating that action will be proposed against institutions and principals found violating the centralised online admission process.

Offline Admissions Create Student Problems

The Directorate of Secondary and Higher Secondary Education has issued instructions to all divisional deputy directors of education after instances of some junior colleges granting unauthorised offline admissions beyond their approved capacity came to its notice.

Class 11 admissions to higher secondary schools and junior colleges across Maharashtra have been conducted through the centralised online admission system since the 2025-26 academic year. The directorate reiterated that admitting students through the centralised system is mandatory.


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