- (1.) The petitioner, who is an unsuccessful candidate for admission to the course of Part-Time Ph.D. in MBA has filed the present petition challenging the admissions made and further seeking a direction for his admission.
(2.) The petitioner, who appeared in person, submitted that respondent No. 1-University issued advertisement for admission to PartTime Ph.D. Course in MBA for the academic year 2012-13, on 21.5.2012. The petitioner, being eligible, applied for the same. As per the procedure laid down in the prospectus in the process of admission, a written test followed by an interview was to be conducted. There were certain specified categories, to whom exemption from written test could be granted. University Grants Commission (for short, 'UGC') guidelines also provided for the same. There was no provision in UGC guidelines to provide exemption to any candidate merely because he was an employee of the institution concerned. Respondent No. 4-Himanshu was admitted in the course, who had not even appeared in the written test. He did not fall in any of the exempted categories, who were not required to appear in the written test. He was merely working in the establishment of the University and not in the teaching faculty. He further submitted that respondent No. 4 was not qualified, as he was not having full-time diploma in MBA, as the certificate produced by him itself suggested that the same was a part-time course. One of the eligibility conditions laid down for admission to Part- Time Ph.D. in MBA is that the candidate should be a teaching employee of an educational institution. The same was also lacking in the case of respondent No. 4, who was not on teaching assignment, rather, was working in the establishment as System Analyst. It was further submitted that in the interview, though respondent No. 4 was not having any teaching experience, but still was awarded the maximum marks, i.e., 18 out of 20 in interview, though for experience, he was awarded merely 0.33 marks, out of 10, (i.e., 2 marks for each completed year of experience). It was further submitted that respondent No. 4 was further not eligible as his basic qualification was not in related discipline. He had passed his GATE 2008 test in Information Technology, the validity of which even otherwise was upto 15.3.2010 and he was not eligible on the date of filing the application for admission for Part-Time Ph.D. course in MBA.
(3.) He further submitted that one seat for admission to Part-Time Ph.D. course was advertised by the University, but two candidates were admitted in the course.;