Delhi HC directs AICTE to release scholarship for M Tech students

The denial of scholarship by All India Council for Technical Education (AICTE) to students pursuing technical courses is "arbitrary" and "unreasonable", the Delhi High Court has said and directed release of scholarship money to GGSIP University M Tech students who had taken admission for 2010-2011.

Allowing the plea of a group of students from Guru Govind Singh Indraprastha(GGSIP) University, Justice V K Jain said "in my opinion, the stand taken by AICTE for denying the scholarships to the petitioners (students) and other similarly situated students is wholly arbitrary, unreasonable and unjustified."

"Respondent AICTE is directed to release the scholarships to the petitioners (students) and other similarly situated students of GGSIPU for the year 2010-2011 within eight weeks. The University shall then disburse the amount of scholarships to the concerned students within four weeks thereafter after completing all necessary formalities," the court said.