ABDUL SALAM Vs. UNIVERSITY OF KERALA

JUDGEMENT

(1.) PETITIONER is a candidate for M. B. A. court under the University of Kerala . He has filed the above Original petition for a direction to make selection for the M. B A. course on the basis of the performance in the common entrance examination and interview. He has also prayed for quashing of Ext. PI prospectus in so far as it allows 50% of marks for the performance of the qualifying examination. For admission to the mba degree Course, the University takes into account the marks obtained in the qualifying examination plus the marks obtained in the entrance examination, group discussion and interview in the proportion of 50:30:10:10. The sum and substance of the case of the petitioner is that the University should ignore the marks obtained in the qualifying examination and the University shall take into account only the marks obtained in the entrance examination plus the group discussion and interview.

(2.) ON the other hand, the stand of the University is that admission to MBA course is open to all degree students and the minimum marks required is 50% of the average mark in the aggregate and for the marks obtained in the degree level a weightage of 50% is given and the remaining 50% is decided on the basis of the entrance examination, group discussion and interview.

(3.) THE Full Bench decision in State of Kerala v. Rafia rahim (1978 KLT 369) referred to by the learned counsel is in referee to medical Colleges against the prevalent practice of admitting students only based on the academic performance. It was contended that since there is no uniformity of standards in the students drawn from different Universities, the best scheme of selection in the circumstances would by holding a uniform entrance examination to secure the uniformity of standards as recommended by the Indian Medical Council. This judgment also in my view would not apply to the facts of the case on hand since the admission is in reference to the medical College and a finding that the standards of different Universities in kerala differs and, therefore, admission only based on academic performance was not good and a scheme was directed to be implemented as recommended by the All india Medical Council.