CBSE notification on eligibility norms stayed

NEWDELHI:The CBSE HAD SET AGE LIMIT OF 25 YEARS (GENERAL CATEGORY) AND 30 YRS (RESERVED CATEGORY) FOR MBBS APPLICATION

Delhi high court on Wednesday put on hold the operation of a CBSE notification laying down eligibility conditions for MBBS applications, including an upper age limit of 25 years for general category and 30 years for reserved category.

The order was passed by a bench of justices Sanjiv Khanna and Chander Shekhar on several petitions moved by medical aspirants who are aggrieved by various other eligibility norms which bar them from applying for the National Eligibility-cum Entrance Test-undergraduate for which the last date for submitting the application is March 9.

Under the CBSE notification, candidates who have studied in open school, students who have had biology as an additional subject, those who have taken more than two years to complete class 11 and 12, and students who have studied privately were not eligible to apply for the exam.

The court, while passing its interim order, made clear that while the candidates are allowed to submit their application for the entrance exam, it does not mean that they can sit for it.

The bench also said students from an open school or those who have studied privately should belong to a recognised board in order to apply for the exam.

The court said the interim order will continue till the next date of hearing on April 6.