An order by the Madhya Pradesh high court with regards to eligibility norms for Masters in Computer Application (MCA) has dashed the hopes of almost 1,000 students from different colleges of the state. All the students were admitted after undertaking the entrance exam conducted by the MP Professional Examination Board (MPPEB) and through counseling. The court order has termed their admissions illegal.

The issue started in September 2011 after MCA colleges refused to give admissions to the candidates who were BCA degree holders but did not have mathematics as a subject at the 10+2 level. These students moved court and got an interim relief from the high court in December.

However, last week, the high court termed their admission illegal saying that the court cannot interfere in the rules framed by AICTE.

"Whose mistake is this", asked a dejected student. "We students or the Board that conducted the exam or the colleges. Who should be blamed", he said.

Hailing from Jhansi, Nikita said that MPPEB conducted the pre-MCA exam in March 2011. "We appeared and cleared the exam. The board should have, in fact rejected our applications for the entrance test if there was any problem about our eligibility," she added.


First they admitted us and now they say the admission is illegal. They should have not admitted us," another MCA student, Vandana Kumari, said. Now, it's a trauma for me and my family," a dejected Vandana who hails from Patna said.

When contacted, public relations officer of MPPEB, Sunil Shrivastava, said that the board conducts exam on the basis of rules and regulations framed by the respective department and in this case, it is director of technical education. "Our job is to conduct exam. We put everything on our official website about the eligibility criteria for respective exams," Shrivastava maintained.

Now, the aggrieved students plan to move the SC.