Supreme Court refuses to interfere with St. Stephen college's interview process: ‘Will confuse students…’

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St. Stephens College challenged the order of the University of Delhi which said that the seats in the Christian quota must be filled purely based on CUET scores and no interview is required for admissions.

The top court asked the Delhi High Court to hear the matter expeditiously to create certainty around the admissions. In its order passed on 21 July, the Delhi HC ruled that the admission process will be subject to the final order passed in the writ petition.

In its order, the two-judge bench of the Delhi HC said that the state has the power to form regulations for the administration of minority institutions. But, the regulations must be for the furtherance of the interest of the minority community.

“However, it is for the minority institution to decide what is best for the minority community," the order said as per news platform The Hindu. “Accordingly, as an interim measure, this Court directs that the admission policy as framed by this Court vide judgment dated 12.09.2022 shall be followed for the Academic Year 2023-24, and St Stephen’s College will adopt the marks secured in the CUET with 85 percent weightage for CUET and the college’s interview for shortlisted candidates with a weightage of 15 percent for Christian minority candidates," the bench said.