Odisha government has granted permission for inviting application from affiliated-schools seeking increase in Plus-2 intake. <br />The permission has been granted to the Director of Higher Secondary Education (HSE) to invite online application from desirous schools. <br />In the letter, the Odisha government has asked the director to take immediate necessary steps for wide publication of the decision of the government. <br />Earlier, the Higher Secondary Education Director had sought permission from the state government for inviting such applications through SAMS portal. The applications are being sought from the desirous HSE-affiliated schools for increase in seats for the academic session 2021-22. <br />This decision of the government comes after higher number of students cleared the matriculation examination this year than the number of seats available in Plus 2 colleges. <br />This year, at least 5,62,010 students cleared the matric examination while there are only 4,43,354 Plus-2 seats in state. <br />
