Plus II admissions starts in state amid Covid-19 restrictions

Bhubaneswar: Admissions to Plus II courses in three streams of higher secondary schools across Odisha started on Monday following Covid-9 guidelines. As many as 3,79,815 students registered for admission and paid the fees online. Out of them, 58, 852 students took admission on the first day. Admissions were held as per the first cut-off list and will continue till September 26.
Several students alleged that some colleges did not accept the digi-locker marksheets and asked them to get the signature of the school principal on it. “I came from Pakidi Hill in Ganjam. Even though it has been written that digi-locker certificates are authentic and acceptable, the authorities asked me to get signature of school principal on it. In this Covid situation, it is very difficult to travel back to school for a signature,” said Sanskruti Pradhan, a student of Adarsh Vidyalaya, Pakidi Hill from Ganjam. She has been selected for admission to Rama Devi Higher Secondary School here.
Out of the students, who took admission on Monday, the maximum number of 32, 624 students took admission in the arts stream followed by 17,927 students in science, 5,263 in commerce, 1,573 in Sanskrit and 1,445 in vocational streams.
“It is a very difficult phase and we were very uncertain about the academic career of our children amidst the pandemic. We are happy that the government started the admission process otherwise students would have lost one year,” said Tarunkanti Panda, a parent.
All higher secondary schools have been asked to strictly follow Covid-19 guidelines like thermal screening at the entrance gate, use of masks and maintenance of at least six-feet distance. Only one parent is allowed into the school premises and the admission process of only 15 students gets over in an hour.
This year, admissions will be held for 4, 53, 643 seats in 2028 schools across Odisha. The second cut-off mark will be declared on October 3 while the second phase admission will start from October 5 to 7 while spot admission will be held on October 16 and the admission process will be complete by October 17.
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