The arguments against the feasibility of the percentile system heated up in Bombay High Court on Monday as the state government made attempts to defend the system
The arguments against the feasibility of the percentile system heated up in Bombay High Court on Monday as the state government made attempts to defend the system, but the judges seemed far from convinced. “You cannot apply percentile to different boards. It can be applied to one institute otherwise the purpose of percentile will be defeated,” said Chief Justice (CJ) Swatanter Kumar.
However, additional government pleader Jyoti Pawar submitted an affidavit to the court stating that the percentile system was introduced to clear the disparity between the marks of students belonging to different boards at the time of giving admissions.
Citing the example of DG Ruparel College, Pawar said that until last year hardly any students from the SSC board were able to get admission in the vocational courses in the Science stream. She added that because of the percentile system 15 of the 20 seats have been begged by SSC students this year.
“We have some right to frame a policy for our students”, she said. “It is absolutely essential to apply the percentile formula as there is bound to be variations amongst the marks obtained by the students from different boards” the state government affidavit stated.
Pawar, who submitted the lists of students from different boards and the variation in their scores, also said that the ICSE students would have an advantage at the time of seeking admission as the best five scores of the seven subjects were taken for calculating their percentage.
ICSE counsel Raju Subramaniam, however, said that the ICSE mark sheet showed the scores of all seven subjects and mentioned only total marks and not the percentage.
CJ Kumar and Justice AP Deshpande also sought to know if a student could lose his chance to get admission.
Pawar, however, said that so far the state government’s education department had received no such complaint. She also claimed that as the CBSE board had not come before the court, they had no grievance against the system.
j_mayura@dnaindia.net
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