Thiruvananthapuram: It has been decided to increase the number of Plus One seats in the state. In seven districts, an additional 20 percent of seats were allotted. The decision was taken at the cabinet meeting.
Additional seats were allotted in Thiruvananthapuram, Palakkad, Kozhikode, Malappuram, Wayanad, Kannur, and Kasaragod districts. There were 3,32,631 plus one seat in the state, including aided schools. There were about 30,000 seats in VHSC, 49,140 in ITIs, and 19,800 in Polytechnics. The cabinet also decided to increase the number of seats by 20 percent in all streams.