Bhubaneswar: The Directorate of Higher Secondary Education (DHSE), Odisha, has released the second selection merit list for Plus II admissions in the state for the 2026-27 academic year.

A total of 46,570 students have been selected in the Phase-I of the second selection for Plus II admissions in Odisha. Altogether 87,549 applicants were considered for this phase of Plus II admissions.

Of the selected candidates, 25,874 secured admission 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, 24,212 female, and one transgender candidate. A total of 23,231 students were allotted their first-choice Higher Secondary Schools, while 20,696 applicants were selected as fresh applicants.

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