Bhubaneswar: Odisha Higher Education Department today announced the first merit list for admission into various Undergraduate (UG) courses in the state for 2020-21 academic year. Out of the 2,13,959 students applied for admission, 1,58,540 have been selected for first phase admission into various Plus 3 courses. Of the total selected students, 88300 are female and 70232 are male while rest eight students belong to Third Gender.Total 1,97,267 of CHSE students had applied for the admission, of which 1,43, 471 have been selected in the first phase.The total seat strength for UG courses in the state is 2,49,790.