The Delhi High Court Wednesday sought the response of St. Stephen’s College and Delhi University in a plea in search of path to the school to take admission on its ‘unreserved seats’ in undergraduate programs solely primarily based on marks obtained by college students within the widespread college entrance take a look at (CUET), as mandated by the varsity.
A bench of Acting Chief Justice Vipin Sanghi and Justice Sachin Datta issued discover to St. Stephen’s College, Delhi University, and University Grants Commission (UGC) on the petition filed by a legislation pupil.
The courtroom listed the matter for additional listening to on July 6.
The plea filed by Konika Poddar mentioned her petition is for the reason for a number of college students who aspire to check in Delhi University’s St. Stephen’s faculty and can be showing in CUET in close to future.
The plea mentioned the Academic Council in its assembly on March 22, 2022, accepted the suggestions of its standing committee vis-a-vis CUET as a foundation for admission in undergraduate programs from the educational 12 months 2022-23 onwards for all its faculties together with its minority faculties like St. Stephen’s College and in addition there will probably be separate benefit listing for the unreserved seats in minority faculties the place admission will probably be finished solely on the marks of CUET.
It mentioned that on April 5, the varsity issued its admission coverage for the educational 12 months 2022-23, and on its final web page of the Bulletin of Information it particularly talked about that admission to the unreserved seats in its minority faculties will probably be finished solely on the idea of marks obtained in CUET whereas on reserved seats minority faculties can provide 15 per cent weightage to the interview and 85 per cent weightage to the CUET rating on the time of admission.
“On April 20, the college refused to follow the instructions of Delhi University and issued a press release and admission notice stating that the college will conduct interviews for both reserved and unreserved seats and give 15 per cent weightage to interview and 85 per cent weightage to CUET marks at the time of admission in its undergraduate courses,” the plea, filed by way of advocate Akash Vajpai, mentioned.
It mentioned the school has issued its prospectus for the undergraduate programs for the educational 12 months 2022-23 which states that it’ll undertake the CUET because the eligibility standards with 85 per cent weightage for CUET and the school’s interview for shortlisted candidates with a weightage of 15 per cent for its unreserved seats which is clearly opposite to the admission coverage of the college.
It mentioned in line with some media reviews, the Registrar of the college once more wrote a letter to the school and warned them that if the prospectus issued by the school is just not withdrawn and conduct any admission primarily based by itself admission coverage, the varsity won’t settle for these admission and they are going to be handled as null and void.
“If the intent of respondent no. 1 (St. Stephen’s College) is to realize excellence in training, would it not be sufficient if respondent no.1 have been to pick out college students with minimal requisite qualification within the title of train of the best underneath Article 30 of the Constitution, whereas higher college students can be found to take admission within the establishment.
“First, there was no reservation earlier exclusively for the Christian students in the college but now respondent no. 1 give 50 per cent reservation to Christian students,” the plea mentioned.
It sought to direct the school to take admission in its unreserved seats of undergraduate programs solely on the idea of marks obtained by the scholars of their CUET examination as mandated by respondent no. 2 (Delhi University),” it mentioned.
The plea additionally sought path to Delhi University to implement its admission coverage for the educational 12 months 2022-23, permitted by its Academic and Executive Council, in true letter and spirit vis-a-vis unreserved seats of minority faculties in undergraduate programs.
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