Bhubaneswar: Altogether 39,278 candidates have been selected for admission into Plus II courses across various streams in the second phase of the first selection process for the 2025-26 academic year in Odisha.
As per the Directorate of Higher Secondary Education, the selection was made out of a total of 44,966 applicants for the phase-II of the first selection process.
While 22,337 students have been allotted seats in Arts stream, 10,294 were selected for admission in Science, 2,789 in Commerce, 2,770 in Sanskrit, and 1,088 in Vocational courses in different higher secondary schools.

Among the selected students, 19,869 are male and 19,402 are female, reflecting near gender parity in admissions.
Of the 20,832 fresh applicants who did not apply in Phase I, 19,636 were selected, highlighting a notably high success rate in this round.
















