Three days after the state CET cell announced the first merit list for admissions to law colleges in the state, problems of students seeking admission continue unabated.
Three days after the state CET cell announced the first merit list for admissions to law colleges in the state, problems of students seeking admission continue unabated. While the issue of religious and linguistic minorities was sorted out by the cell on the day the list was announced, students who secured seats through reserved category are being refused seats as they are unable to provide relevant certificates.
Bharat Makwana, whose daughter had secured a seat in Government Law College through the NT category, was shocked when the college refused to admit her unless she produced the creamy layer certificate at the time of admission.
“Currently, the income limit for creamy layer in educational institutes is Rs 6 lakh and the college expects us to submit the certificate immediately. After the college refused to admit my daughter without the certificate I also offered to pay the entire fee but they refused to give provisional admission too. Getting the certificate can take up to three months hence I am afraid that my daughter will miss a chance to study law this year,” said Mr Makwana.
Akhil Chitre, vice-president of MNVS, which has been spearheading the protests of the parents since day one, chided the state government for its contradictory approach for admissions to law students.
Advocate Urvi Rathod, whose son’s name did not feature in the first list due to the religious and linguistic minority fiasco, said, “The officials have not been helpful and the problems of law admissions only seem to get aggravated. Even though MNVS has helped some students get justice from the cell what about the problems being faced by students when they are refused admissions by colleges. It is unfortunate that the cell is playing with the careers of the students.” She added that she would be filing a petition in Bombay high court against the cell on behalf of the students.
Chandrashekhar Oak, director state CET cell, said mistakes by students while filling the form could not be helped. While answering a query from a parent, he said, “Students have to submit relevant documents at the time of admission if they have opted for reserved category seats.”
