'Every student will get admission after supplementary allotment', assures Minister V Sivankutty

THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: Minister V. Sivankutty informed the Assembly that despite having A plus in all subjects, 222 students are yet to get admission. The minister said that 61 students have to get admission in Kollam district, 38 people in Kozhikode, Ernakulam-28, Malappuram-19, Alappuzha and Idukki districts 16 each and they will get admission in supplementary allotment.

68,161 seats and 9270 seats are left after completion of three allotments in Higher Secondary and Vocational Higher Secondary courses. Supplementary allotments are ongoing. 54,397 are yet to be admitted.

Out of 82,446 applicants in Malappuram, 53,762 got admission. Minister V. Sivankutty also informed that it has not been decided to conduct Plus One admission on taluk basis.

Minister V. Sivankutty said in the Assembly that every student will get admission after the completion of the supplementary allotment. Necessary action will be taken if there are students left to get seat even after that. Issues regarding school transfer will be checked after completion of admission. It will be looked into to provide training to the students to solve the problem related to overcrowding in Akshaya Centers and Computer Center for applying for Plus One admission. The minister said that the training for this is currently included in the 10th class curriculum.

The opposition raised the issue in the Legislative Assembly about the minimum number of children in govt schools in the state. Opposition leader V.D. Satheesan pointed out that the number of students enrolled in the first standard in government and aided schools has decreased by 7163 students compared to previous years. At least 6929 of these children are in government schools. Only 235 children are in aided schools. Usually after studying class 10th in CBSE, a large number of students switch to State Syllabus. The opposition leader said that this year it has also decreased.

Minister V Shivankutty replied that there has not been a huge decrease. There has been a decrease in the number of children enrolled in the first standard. As of the sixth working day of the academic year 2024-25, there are 36,43,607 students studying in classes one to ten in government, aided and unaided schools. A total of 2,48,848 students were admitted in the first standard. There are 781 children more than last year, including in the unaided sector. There has been an increase in the number of children in classes 8, 9 and 10 in government schools.

Meanwhile, there has been a decline in the SC and ST sector. Actions will be taken immediately to solve the problems including vehicle facilities and lack of teachers. The minister also explained that steps have been taken to increase the allocation of funds for mid day meal.