Over 2L students take admission through CAP as first phase ends
Times of India | 26 August 2025
Kolkata: Over 2 lakh students have taken admission through the centralized admission portal (CAP) across 460 state-aided colleges. Of them, 60,000 have completed physical verification. Monday was the last day of the first phase of admission. A total of 4,02,557 college seats were allocated to the 3,09,667 eligible candidates who applied through the centralized portal. Monday was the second day of physical verification for selected students. Many college principals said the server was down during busy hours, causing many students to return without completing the process. | Gold Rates Today in Kolkata | Silver Rates Today in KolkataA higher education department official said, "This time, only three days were scheduled for the first phase of admission. A huge number of people were trying to access the portal at once, resulting in technical issues. But it was resolved in a short while.
"Lady Brabourne College principal Siuli Sarkar said, "Out of 629 seats, 218 were filled up till Monday evening. The server was very slow in the afternoon, so several students who came for physical verification returned without completing the process and will appear again Tuesday to complete it.
"Basanti Devi College principal Indrila Guha said, "A good number of students appeared for physical verification on Monday. A total of 229 seats were filled out of 1,230 seats, which is likely to increase overnight, and we will know more on Tuesday.
" In Bethune, 182 seats were filled out of 678 seats.
There is an indication a good number of UG seats across colleges are vacant after the first phase of admission. Out of 9.5 lakh UG seats, 4,02,557 were allocated for 3,09,667 candidates, indicating that over 6 lakh seats would not get any takers. A principal said, "Total number of admissions till Monday evening are not satisfactory, and we are likely to experience the highest number of vacant seats this time. However, upgrade and mop-up rounds are left, through which some more seats will likely be filled.
" Higher education department officials said unprecedented legal issues they faced delayed the process. Moreover, the number of candidates who cleared HS was lower than in previous years, which is reflected in the admission scenario.