KARACHI, Aug 26: Though hundreds of students who failed to clear the prerequisite examinations have submitted applications forms for admission to first year classes in colleges, the Central Admission Committee is firm not to entertain such applicants.

Sources privy to the admission committee said that due to some confusion, about 3000 students — who were not declared successful in the SSC annual 2002 — had applied for admission to first year classes, irrespective of the fact that there was no provision for such applicants in the admission policy.

The uncalled for applications received through banks have increased the quantum of work pertaining to the preparation of the admissions or placement lists of applicants, an official at the admission committee said, saying that significant time was being spent on sorting out the cases of non-deserving applicants.

The admission rules say that those students who have failed in SSC (Class X) or its equivalent in the annual examinations 2002 are not eligible for admission in government colleges or higher secondary schools. The rules further say that admission should not be granted to students who had passed their SSC or equivalent in supplementary examination 2002, but such students would be eligible for admission in next session — 2003-2004.

The district officer education (colleges), Prof Dr Mujib Feeroze, said that students having failed in the SSC examinations would not be granted admission to first year classes this year in any condition.

He said that the over 3000 applications of failed candidates received would be discarded by the admission committee, as there was no room for any provisional admissions of failures.

He urged the leftover candidates who failed to submit application forms at bank branches to do so latest by Aug 30, as no further dates would be given in regard to the submission of application forms.

He also clarified that the leftover candidates of SSC and Matric technical annual examinations, who had passed their respective examinations, could also submit their admission forms without mark-sheets, but they would be required to attach an application with the form. Students who have applied for scrutiny of results at the educational boards could also apply for admission by attaching the acknowledgement of their application received at the boards.

He said that those who had passed their examination before annual 2002 or supplementary 2001 were also eligible for admission in government colleges and higher secondary schools on the condition that five marks shall be deducted from the total number of marks per year.

He pointed out to fresh applicants that they should mention the college code and not the post office code when writing the names of the eight colleges or their secondary schools in order of priority.

To another question, he said that admissions to second year classes for those who have appeared in the first year annual examinations were still open, and principals of colleges had been advised to accommodate all such students who had so far been failing to finalize their admissions for one reason or another.