Final merit list for polytechnic admission released by DTE; 1.4 lakh applicants included in first round

VACANT SEATS FOR THE SECOND ROUND WILL BE DECLARED ON JULY 16. STUDENTS CAN FILL THEIR PREFERENCES BETWEEN JULY 17 AND JULY 19. THE SECOND ROUND MERIT LIST WILL BE PUBLISHED ON JULY 21, WITH ADMISSIONS SCHEDULED FROM JULY 22 TO JULY 24.

- Kimaya Boralkar

The Directorate of Technical Education (DTE) on July 8 announced the final merit list for admissions to polytechnic diploma courses across the state.

A total of 1,40,850 applications have been included in the list. This includes 1,40,286 applications from within Maharashtra and 564 from other states.

The polytechnic stream, chosen by students after Class 10, has been gaining popularity in recent years, especially among high-performing students. This can be gauged by the fact that five students, who scored a perfect 100% in the 10th board exams, have applied for admission to diploma courses this year.

These five students are Ravan Harshada Hemant from Kolhapur, Sontakke Arnav Arvind from Latur, Lahane Manthan Shrikant from Latur, Sawant Chaitanya Krupesh from Sindhudurg, and Deshmukh Urvi Kuldeep from Latur.