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IIT Admissions: Delhi High Court Rules Against Sympathy, Rejects Aashi Agrawal's Plea
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News18•04-10-2026, 10:38
IIT Admissions: Delhi High Court Rules Against Sympathy, Rejects Aashi Agrawal's Plea
- •Delhi High Court ruled that IIT admission rules cannot be altered based on sympathy.
- •Aashi Agrawal alleged evaluation discrepancies and technical glitches in JEE Main.
- •The student sought a supernumerary seat at IIT Delhi, but the court dismissed the petition.
- •Court stated that technical investigations of factual disputes are not feasible in a writ petition.
- •IIT eligibility criteria apply equally to all candidates, with no relaxations.
Key Questions Answered
Justice Jasmeet Singh dismissed the petition, stating that technical investigations of factual disputes like audit logs and technical glitches cannot be conducted within a writ petition, and the entire admission process cannot be reopened based on possibilities.
According to the established rules, only students who have passed the 12th grade for the first time in the same year or exactly one year before are eligible to take the JEE Advanced exam.
No, the court made it clear that established admission rules cannot be changed solely on the basis of sympathy, and the regulations apply equally to all candidates without compromise on transparency and discipline.
