Domicile certificates norm waived for local students

Updated on: Wednesday, June 15, 2011

Domicile certificates will not be needed for admissions to professional courses for students born in the state. Chief minister Prithviraj Chavan on Monday waived the requirement. Domicile certificates are proof that a person has resided in the state for at least 15 of the last 20 years. Submission of the certificates was made mandatory for admissions to engineering, pharmacy, law and management courses for the first time this year.

The decision to get rid of the condition comes following complaints of hardships faced by students and parents, who would queue up at the local tahsildar’s office, in obtaining the certificate. The tahsildar’s office takes anywhere between 15 days to a month in issuing the certificates. During a meeting last week, opposition MLAs from the city argued that a birth certificate issued in the state and the school-leaving certificate were sufficient to prove the 15-year stay condition. Chavan was asked to do away with the domicile norm. Endorsing the view, Chavan has now waived the requirement.

The decision is expected to benefit thousands of students. Admissions for various management courses have already begun, while the ones for engineering and pharmacy courses will commence soon. “However, students born outside the state will be asked to submit domicile certificates,” said an official. He added, “The waiver will not be applicable in case of government schemes, including Mhada house allotment. Those who have won houses in the recent Mhada lottery will have to submit the document.”

Domicile certificates norm waived for local students

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