- (1.) Petitioner, who is a student of B.E. [Automobile] Degree Course when not permitted to appear in 7th Semester, he approached this Court by filing instant petition.
(2.) Petitioner did his Senior Secondary Examination from Doon International University, Raipur, Chhatisgarh and his result was declared on 5th July, 2004 [Ann.1]. All India Council for Technical Education, which is a statutory body created under AICTE Act, 1987 in pursuance of Section 10(o) of the Act, 1987, laid down guidelines for admissions to Engineering Degree and Diploma Programmes. In terms of Para 1.1 qualification for admission of general category students, is as under: 1.1 Qualification for Admission of General Category Students The minimum qualification for admission to degree programmes in Engineering should be a pass in the 10+2 (Senior Secondary) Examination with a minimum aggregate of 60 per cent marks in Physics, Chemistry and Mathematics obtained in a single sitting. The duration of degree programme in Engineering will be 4 years after 12th standard. This will apply to cases where admissions are based on the marks in the qualifying examination and not on the basis of entrance tests.
(3.) Fulfilling conditions of eligibility which is Senior Secondary Examination, petitioner took admission in B.E. Degree Course against management seats in Arya College of Engineering & Information Technology in July, 2004. However, petitioner was permitted to appear upto 6 semester by the University of Rajasthan in the schedule of examinations held from time to time. When he was not permitted without any reason or rhyme in 7th Semester, he approached this Court by filing instant petition and under interim orders dt.20th December, 2007 & 26th June, 2008, he was permitted to appear in 7th & 8th Semester. However, it has been informed that there are certain due papers in which he still has to appear to complete his full course of four years of B.E. Degree Course. It has been averred by petitioner that one Saurabh Arya who too passed out 12th from Doon International University, Raipur and joined B.E. Degree Course in another institution namely; Jaipur Engineering College, which is also affiliated by University of Rajasthan, was permitted to appear in all the semesters and University also never raised any objection.;