Court stops Maharashtra from using ‘best five’ formula
By IANSThursday, June 10, 2010
MUMBAI - The Bombay High Court Thursday asked Maharashtra not to start the admission process for Class 11 under the “best five” formula without its permission.
A division bench of Justices J.N. Patel and S.C. Dharmadhikari asked why the same facility is not available to students of other boards, and gave the state education board time till June 18 to file its reply.
Parents of students who are studying under the Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) and Indian Certificate of Secondary Education (ICSE) had filed a petition against the February government regulation, allowing taking marks obtained in any five of the six subjects in the state board Class 10 exams into account for admission to Class 11.
A state board candidate, therefore, will be able to choose five subjects in which he/she has excelled.
