Bhubaneswar, July 23: The Directorate of Higher Secondary Education (DHSE) on Wednesday released the second-round merit list for the phase-1 admission into Plus-II (undergraduate) course for the 2026–27 academic session, with 46,570 students securing seats across different streams.

Out of 87,549 applicants considered during the selection process, a total of 46,570 students were selected for the admission in the second round.

Of the 46,570 selected candidates, 25,874 secured admissions through slide-up requests, while 15,569 applicants remained unselected.

Among the selected candidates, the Arts stream accounted for the highest number with 32,782 admissions, followed by Science (11,297), Commerce (2,083), Vocational (261) and Sanskrit (147).

The gender-wise distribution of selected applicants includes 22,357 male students, 24,212 female students, and one transgender candidate. A total of 23,231 students were allotted their first-choice Higher Secondary School, while 20,696 applicants were selected as fresh applicants.

Ravenshaw Higher Secondary School, Cuttack secured the highest cut-off in Arts (78.00%), Commerce (78.20%), and Science (90.00%), while Government Vocational Higher Secondary School, Fakir Mohan Higher Secondary School, Balasore topped the Vocational stream with a cut-off of 67.67%. In the Upashastri stream, Sanskrit Higher Secondary School, Paralakhemundi recorded the highest cut-off at 76.00%.