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VIKAS MAHAJAN
Ravindra Bishnoi Through Father Arjun Singh – Appellant
Versus
National Testing Agency – Respondent
JUDGMENT
Vikas Mahajan, J.
1. The principal grievance of the petitioner in the present writ petition is that the seat allotted to him in the program 'B.A. (Hons.) Geography' in Kirori Mal College on 19.10.2022, was cancelled on 21.10.2022 by the University of Delhi [Respondent no.2] on an erroneous ground of "non-fulfilment of the subject mapping criteria".
2. The National Testing Agency [Respondent No.1] was entrusted with the responsibility of conducting the Common University Entrance Test [CUET(UG)-2022] for all the Central Universities (CUs) for the academic session 2022-23. As per the public notice dated 26.03.2022 issued by the National Testing Agency, CUET provides a single window opportunity for students to seek admission in any of the Central University courses in the country. The aspirants who desired to appear for the test were advised to refer to the Bulletin of Information for Admission to undergraduate programmes of the desired Central Universities for admission to the undergraduate programmes.
3. The public notice issued by the National Testing Agency provides the examination structure. It states that CUET(UG)-2022 will consist of the following four sections:
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