5.1  Merit Number:

Each candidate who has submitted application form to any institute on or before the last date prescribed for the submission of application form for that institute will be assigned a District level Merit number / and a State level Merit number based on the following criteria. Assignment of a Merit number does not indicate or ensure admission to any seat.

• Aggregate of marks obtained at SSC (Std. X) or equivalent qualifying examination shall be the basis for the purpose of determining the inter se merit .

• No rounding off of the marks secured by the candidate will be done in individual subject or grand total while converting marks of the individual subject out of 100.

5.2  Relative Merit in case of tie:

In case of tie, i.e. candidates having equal marks in qualifying examination i.e. S. S.C. examination, the inter-se merit of candidates shall be reassessed as laid down below:

• A candidate passing H.S.C. (Std. XII) Science stream examination at (10 +2) level will have first priority.

• A candidate passing the XII Std. Examination with M.C.V.C. will have second priority.

• A candidate passing Intermediate grade drawing examination will have third priority.

• A candidate who has secured higher marks in the subject of Mathematics at S.S.C. examination will have fourth priority.

• A candidate who has secured higher marks in the subject of Science at the S.S.C. Examination will have fifth priority.

5.3  Change of Marks due to verification:

• If the marks in the qualifying examination get modified due to verification and the same is duly certified by the Maharashtra State Board of Secondary and Higher Secondary Education or its equivalent, the same shall be reported to the concerned admission centre.

• The effect of the change in marks will be taken into consideration only for the rounds of admission, which are due for commencement after the date of reporting by the candidate.