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The Hindu
The Hindu
National
Staff Reporter

Kerala Plus One: 79,850 applications on day 1

As many as 79,850 applications for Plus One single-window higher secondary admission were received on the first day of the application window beginning Monday.

The applications of these candidates to government and aided schools have been confirmed online, as in they have completed the entire application process (by 8.30 p.m.).

The maximum number of applications was from Thiruvananthapuram district – 10,039. Palakkad followed with 9,369 and Ernakulam with 9,227.

In Malappuram , the number of applications was 2,344. As many as 77,691 students have passed the SSLC examinations in Malappuram. The number of Plus One seats available after marginal seat increase and sanction of temporary batches is 63,875 in the district.

The least number of applications was from Kottayam – 2,053. It was slightly better in Alappuzha with 2,114 applications.

Of the total number of applications received, the bulk — 78,704 — were from applicants who had passed the SSLC examinations.

In Thiruvananthapuram, of the total 10,039 applications received, 9,904 were from SSLC applicants. In Palakkad, 9,226 applications were from SSLC candidates and in Ernakulam, it was 9,110. In Kottayam, of the 2,053 applications, 2,026 were from SSLC candidates. In Malappuram, 2,319 were from the SSLC stream.

As the Class 10 results of CBSE and ICSE streams are yet to come in, those students would not have applied. However, other State examinations boards have declared their results. Some applicants for single-window could also be from other Kerala streams such as THSLC.

Applications can be submitted till July 18. Trial allotment will be held on July 21, and the first allotment on July 27. The main allotment will have three rounds this time.

The total number of Plus One seats available in the State is 4,18,242. Of these, admission will be done on merit basis under the single-window admission to 2,87,133 seats.

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