Archive · 6 Jun 2025
Late CUET Student's Plea Rejected by Delhi High Court
A student who was six minutes late for the CUET exam was not allowed to take it by the Delhi High Court.
The court said that the rules must be followed to be fair to all students, even if it was only a short time.
The judges agreed that following these rules are important for such a big exam.
The court recognized the strictness of the rule and the impact on the student's future, emphasizing that all students should be treated the same.
Delhi High Court upheld the denial of entry to a CUET candidate who was six minutes late.
The 18-year-old student arrived at 8:36 am, six minutes past the 8:30 am deadline.
The court emphasized the importance of maintaining examination discipline.
The court noted that the exam's rules were clearly stated in the information bulletin and admit card.
The CUET exam involves over 13.5 lakh students.
- Who
- A student and the Delhi High Court
- What
- Delhi High Court dismissed an appeal from a late CUET student.
- When
- May 13 (arrival), May 31 (ruling)
- Where
- Delhi
- Why
- To uphold examination discipline and fairness.
Student
Court
Leniency vs. Rule Enforcement
Student
Being just six minutes late should not prevent the student from taking the exam.
Court
Exam authorities must strictly enforce all rules.
- Event
- Student denied entry to CUET exam
- Court
- Delhi High Court
- Student's Arrival Time
- 8:36 AM
- Scheduled Exam Time
- 8:30 AM
- Reason for Denial
- Being late
- Number of students
- 13.54 lakh
