Court declines stay on TN order abolishing CET

The judge said that those students who were willing to apply under the new scheme were at liberty to apply without prejudice to their participation in the writ petitions.

And, to enable them to do so, the judge extended the application deadline till June 30.

If the students required certified duplicate copies of their unimproved mark-sheets, the same should be issued to them within five clear working days from the date of their application, the judge said.

The new government policy also brings an end to the practice of allowing students to take improvement examinations.

Terming the policy as ‘‘simple, straightforward and transparent’’, CM J Jayalalithaa had said that ‘‘the CET has now become a traumatic experience for parents and children as it appears to determine at one stroke the future of the child. In particular, students from rural areas are affected as the entrance examination operates against their chances to gain admission. If the Plus Two marks alone are relied upon, rural students would stand to get their due share in admissions.’’