Happy ending for student who had no admission even after scoring 99.8% marks

You must recall the story of Sakshi Rajwani, the brilliant SSC student from Mumbai who couldn’t secure an admission in a college even after scoring an amazing 99.8%. The good news is that after a few tense uncertain days, the Ulhasnagar resident completed the admission process at Vaze Kelkar College in Mulund.

It was reported that Rajwani, a student of Sacred Heart School, Kalyan had not been allotted a college in the first merit list due to a technical glitch which had led to her form being reset and it was found that it was never filled after that. It meant she had to wait out till the end of the online process to apply for a seat. Her first choice was Vaze Kelkar College in Mulund.

Soon after Rajwani’s case was reported in the media, the education minister Vinod Tawde instructed the education department to help her get a seat at a college of her choice. On Tuesday, she, along with her parents, visited the Vaze College, the first on her list of preferences and completed the admission process for a seat in the commerce stream. "I am glad I got my choice of college and subjects inspite of the trouble with the online form," she said

Even though the college initially did not have a seat to offer in the management quota, they assured her an admission."One of the students who had taken admission in the management quota got a seat through the general merit list so we had a vacancy which we were happy to offer to her," said Vidyadhar Joshi, vice-principal

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Even though this case had a happy ending, the education officials have asked the students to be cautious during form submission."The system has sent out messages of a form reset. Students need to be responsible, and if they spot anything unusual, they must bring it to the notice of the school or officials," said deputy director of education, B B Chavan.