Prakash Tatia, J. - (1.) HEARD learned Counsel for the parties.
(2.) THE controversy involved in these matters is with respect to the question whether the course of Bachelor of Arts Preparatory Course (BAP) is equivalent to Senior Secondary course of Board of Secondary Education ? The controversy arose because of the fact that the petitioners after passing secondary examination, took BAP course and after succeeding in that course, they got admission in graduation course in Kota Open University. The petitioner passed the graduation and obtained the graduation degree from Kota Open University. Initially the petitioners were treated to be eligible candidates for the post of Prabodhak where the basic qualification for appointment was that one should be either Senior Secondary + BSTC or B.A. + B.Ed. The petitioners admittedly are the candidates who already passed the secondary course. However, they, as such, have not obtained the senior secondary certificate but according to the petitioners, they took the BAP certificate and entered into the graduation course in Kota Open University. It is submitted that one can be given admission to the graduation course only after having a qualification of senior secondary or equivalent thereof. The petitioners were treated equivalent to senior secondary and were, therefore, given admission in Kota Open University where they got the Bachelor's degree. It is also submitted that a graduate cannot be a person who is having any certificate less than the senior secondary certificate.
(3.) ACCORDING to learned Counsel for the petitioners in the course of BSTC, admission can be given to the person who possesses certificate of senior secondary or equivalent thereof. The State Government vide order dated 9.5.2002 (Annex. 3) permitted the candidates who completed BAP, admission to BSTC course. The petitioners were duly given admission in BSTC course and, therefore, BAP course is equivalent to Senior Secondary certificate, if it is looked into from this angle.;