Candidates enrol for degree courses at Ramadevi Women’s Autonomous College in Bhubaneswar as Plus Three admission began on Monday. Over 1.29 lakh students have been selected for the first phase of admissions that will continue till July 4. While more than 88,000 students were shortlisted for arts and 16,000 for commerce, around 15,000 candidates have been selected for the physical science stream and 9,000 for biological sciences. The remaining will enrol for sponsored programmes. This will be followed by admissions according to second selection (July 12 to July 14), SC/ST seat extension and vacant seat. There are about 1.49 lakh seats in the 689 degree colleges of the state. Picture by Ashwinee Pati