ICSE students can choose best 5 of 6

Updated on: Thursday, July 15, 2010

Over four months of tension for aspiring FYJC students and colleges finally came to an end on Tuesday when the Supreme Court ordered the Maharashtra government to extend the best-five policy for junior college admissions to ICSE students too. Online admissions will now begin on Friday and education minister Balasaheb Thorat said they will take 45 days—thus, classes won’t begin till end-August. Last year, the 90:10 controversy delayed classes till the first fortnight of August.
 
Interestingly, the state, which has taken a blow with the ruling, itself suggested to the court on Tuesday that the scheme should be extended to ICSE students. The apex court then passed its interim order. A final ruling is expected in October.
 

Interestingly, this means that the matter could have been resolved earlier in the Bombay high court, which passed a verdict on June 23 quashing the best-five rule. The HC, during the course of heated arguments, repeatedly asked the government and the SSC board if they would extend the policy to students of other boards. The state had refused..
 


Lakhs of SSC students and thousands of ICSE students were relieved that the online admissions process can now start, but they face a year in which the vast syllabus has to be covered in less time.
 

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