MSc Nursing Admissions: AIIMS Can’t Prescribe Eligibility Criteria That Nullifies Recognition Granted By Indian Nursing Council
Case: Chithra N & Ors. v. AIIMS
Coram: Justice Sanjeev Narula
Case No.: W.P.(C) 7805/2022
Court Observation: “Undoubtedly, AIIMS is a premier-educational institute in the field of medical sciences and has been empowered under the AIIMS Act to regulate and prescribe courses and curriculum… It is open for AIIMS to prescribe eligibility criteria and setting the bar for admission in courses so long as the restriction is not discriminatory and has a rational nexus with the aim to be achieved however, AIIMS cannot dislodge the uniformity in standards set by the INC – which is acting under a central legislation; and nullify/curtail recognition of IGNOU B.Sc (Post Basic) degree in the process of determining admission criteria.”
“Therefore, candidates of distant learning programmes are equally competent and adept to handle patients and there is no reason to exclude them from admission into the Course,”
“AIIMS seeks to create a distinction between academic pursuit of technical education and employment opportunities, when the same are interrelated. Granting recognition to one but not the other violates the principle of equality in as much as the same institute deems the same qualification to be sufficient for employment, but not for further specialisation courses which are mostly undertaken by candidates out of own choice, to further their professional skills. The action of disqualifying candidates possessing Bachelor’s Degrees through distant learning from seeking admission in the Course fails to meet the test of reasonableness and as such, is liable to be quashed.”
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MSc Nursing Admissions, Indian Nursing Council
