As the First Year Junior College (FYJC) admission process unfolds,  it has come to light that the lion’s share of admissions were seen in Mumbai, including the Palghar, Raigad, and Thane regions, with nearly 2.97 lakh students enrolling for Std XI. Of these, most — 1.49 lakh — opted for the Commerce stream, followed by science (1.1 lakh). So far, only 36,356 students have picked the humanities.

“The field of Commerce offers vast avenues. It becomes easy for students to get absorbed into the job market after opting for this stream since industries like finance and marketing are seeing a boom. However, with more versatile undergraduate courses like BSc in Finance, students can start making different choices in junior colleges,” said Dr Parag Ajgaonkar, principal of NM College.

Interestingly, Chhatrapati Sambhajinagar saw the most takers for Arts so far at 55,545 students, while the most Science students were recorded at Pune, with over 1.2 lakh. In the Mumbai City and Suburban districts, as many as 6,59,000 students applied through the Central Admission Process, and 1,95,000 were allotted seats, of which only 1,05,000 students have already secured admissions.