Can't Direct University To Lower Cut-Off Standard: Bombay HC Refuses To Quash Mumbai Varsity Decision Cancelling Admission After 4 Semesters

While refusing to interfere with Mumbai University's decision to cancel the admission of a student after completion of four semesters due to insufficient marks in the International Baccalaureate programme, the Bombay High Court observed that if the student did not secure the predicted grades, the Court cannot direct the university to lower the cut-off standard. The university issued a 'prima facie eligibility certificate' for admission to the degree course subject to the condition that the petitioner passes the IB diploma with a minimum 24 credit points. If the Petitioner does not score the necessary cut-off points, the Court cannot direct the University to lower the cut-off standard.” The Court also noted that University did not contribute to any delay. It observed, “If the students like the Petitioner choose to complete their schooling from IB board, which does not declare its result in time necessary for them to apply to further courses, and if the University gives necessary accommodation of issuing provisional eligibility based on predicted marks and then if the student does not actually score as per prediction, as in the present case, then the College or the University cannot be blamed.” It further stated that the decision relied by the petitioner did not involve the issue of regarding provisional eligibility being issued on predicted marks.