Let CET stay this year, says Madras HC

A week after the Madras High Court declined to stay the Tamil Nadu government’s order to abolish the Common Entrance Test (CET) for und...

A week after the Madras High Court declined to stay the Tamil Nadu government’s order to abolish the Common Entrance Test (CET) for undergraduate professional courses, the bench hearing the case today suggested that admissions be based on the exam—for this year.

Observing that the Government Order was discriminatory, as there were three educational systems in the state (State Board, CBSE and ISC), the bench said, ‘‘We are inclined to strike down the June 9 Government Order for this year. Let the admission be based on the CET this year.’’

The bench said: ‘‘Since there were more than one stream of students, the CET has to be conducted. To help rural students, a new formula could be formulated, under which the state can give some weightage to them. You have a full year. Devise a new system.’’

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‘‘You cannot do away with the CET. You can follow any method of selection, which is not discriminatory,’’ it said.

The bench also suggested that rural students may be given additional marks. ‘‘Write to the Centre in this direction,’’ it said, adding the method to be adopted for next year will be decided by experts. The arguments will continue tomorrow.

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