Thursday, December 12, 2024

HC orders DPharm seat for poor boy passing Class 12, sans Class 11

HC orders DPharm seat for poor boy passing Class 12, sans Class 11

Vaibhav.Ganjapure@timesofindia.com 12.12.2024



Nagpur : Bombay high court has directed Directorate of Technical Education to admit a20-yearold Class 12 passout to a diploma in pharmacy (DPharm) course after he was denied admission for bypassing Class 11 and enrolling directly on Class 12 science stre am through Form 17, a route legally available to private candidates. Despite scoring 61.67% in his Class 12, Amartya Meshram, a student from a poor family, was denied admission to DPharm for not completing Class 11 in a formal classroom setting. The Nagpur bench of justices stressed that Mesh ram’s educational qualification under the 10+2 system met the eligibility criteria. The court relied heavily on a 2014 Central govt notification, which allowed students with recognised 10+2 qualifications to apply for the pharmacy program, provided their schooling was not from non-formal setups like open schools.

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