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Posted: May 30, 2008 at 0132 hrs IST

Kolkata, May 29 A large number of nearly five lakh students, who are seeking admission in the Higher Secondary level post the Madhyamik results, may find it difficult to get through in their chosen stream.

The reason: The number of students scoring high percentage and star marks (above 80 per cent) has increased.

This year, the pass percentage in the Madhyamik results saw a dip of two per cent but it has also seen a significant jump in the number of students scoring a very high percentage. Schools like Nava Nalanda have seen 723 of its 760 students securing first division marks. In South Point High School, 571 students of the total 773 got star marks.

With such high marks, most of the students have preferred to take up science stream. But since the number of vacancies in the science stream remains same as last year, the admission to this preferred course would be tough.

“We have 150 vacancies in the science stream and within a few hours all the students have been admitted,” said Gopal Chand Nandi, the principal of Jodhpur Park Boys School. This in spite that the school had kept a higher admission criteria — 720 marks in aggregate and 270 in science subjects. Moreover, the candidate should have not more than 80 in each subject, Nandi added.

Meanwhile, the government schools will start distribution of forms from Friday and only high-scoring candidates will get direct admission. The cut-off mark for admission in science stream in Hindu School is 725, for Hare School it is 680 and for Sanskrit Collegiate School it is 600.

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