A bench headed by Justice Sanjay Kishan Kaul asked the Center to allow girls to appear for the entrance test for admission to RIMC this year instead of waiting till June 2022, giving the government a within two days to take applications from the girls. Directed to publish the revised advertisement.
Additional Solicitor General Aishwarya Bhati, appearing for the Centre, told the bench that the preparation for the upcoming December 18, 2021 examination was already at an advanced stage and they have decided to allow girls to join RIMC and Rashtriya Military School (RMS). urged. For a term commencing from January 2023 and not from June 2022.
The bench, however, did not agree with the Centre’s decision and ordered that girls be allowed to appear in the entrance examination this year itself.
Earlier, the bench had directed the Defense Ministry to allow women candidates to appear in the upcoming examinations for the National Defense Academy.
The top court has now posted it for hearing on January 2023 along with the matter related to induction of women into the armed forces through NDA.
The Army Training Command has filed an affidavit in the apex court in this matter stating that it is making arrangements to admit girl cadets, candidates, in RIMC and Rashtriya Military Schools (RMCs) from the academic session 2022-23.
The top court was hearing a plea filed by an advocate Kailas Udhavrao More, seeking exclusion of girl candidates from Indian Military College, Sainik School, Rashtriya Indian Military School and other schools and colleges under the aegis of Defense Ministry, such as the Indian Military College, National Yacht Training School. was filed against .
The affidavit said, “Admission to RIMC is made through an All India Competitive Examination held in June and December every year for admission in January and July. One seat is allotted to all the states of the Union, whereas Maharashtra, Tamil Nadu and West Bengal are allotted two seats. UP allotted three seats. Gradual process to be followed: increase the capacity from 250 to 300 by inducting five girls every six months. Girls in RIMC Admission will be allowed to take the RIMC entrance test scheduled in June 2022. Tenure to start in January 2023.”
Phase 2 plans to increase the capacity from 300 to 350 and cover ten girls every month and at the end of that expansion, RIMC will have 250 boys and 100 girls.
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