examine the
possibility of drawing a methodology in calculating the
qualifying examination marks of II PUC batch 2021
for the UGCET academic year ... method. The relevant extract reads as under:
After normalisation, using the basis of
50% of CET marks, for determining the
ranks for the covid batch
petitioners is that, the method
of normalisation, which is applied by the respondents qua the marks of the
candidates, has been carried
declare that the marks obtained in Psychology paper of the
plus two course is to be added to the total marks obtained in
Part ... high marks. However, without considering the
marks for any of the other subjects, only the total marks obtained by
the petitioner with normalisation is taken
that
ICAR ought to have employed methods like normalisation of the fair
valuation of the marks considering the difficulties experienced in the
examination.
2. This ... Court cannot interfere with academic matters. It appears
that ICAR adopted certain normalisation procedure for combined merit of
the candidates for admission for the reason
scored 398/500 marks in the qualifying examination (2012).
Although in absolute figures these marks were less than the marks obtained
by the petitioner ... marks with the marks of Bajrang Prasad who
had appeared for the board examination in the previous year. Thus,
although the marks obtained by Bajrang
that admission should be
made based on the marks obtained in the
qualifying examination after normalising the
same in various streams of qualifying
examinations such
placed reliance upon para 4 of the instruction indicating therein normalised cut-off marks for O.B.C. candidate is 172.3272 whereas the petitioner
scientific method namely; normalisation, merits of the candidates were
considered and petitioner after normalisation process secured 62.49 marks
whereas cut off marks were 63.86, since ... legality, validity and propriety of normalisation process. Since the
petitioner has secured less than the cut off marks, no relief is due to the
petitioner
aforementioned examination along with the secured marks as also the
formula adopted in Normalisation Process by DMRC. In support of his contention, the
Appellant referred ... selected candidates along
with the secured marks as also the formula adopted in Normalisation Process by DMRC.
The Commission was in receipt of a written
place on record the original
marks as well as the marks granted as per the
Normalisation Policy for all the selected candidates as per
Result ... ought to have secured 115 marks, yet the
result uploaded on the website reflected a drastically reduced
and arbitrarily normalised score of 89.72, thereby depriving
