Date:15/07/2004 URL: http://www.thehindu.com/2004/07/15/stories/2004071504181000.htm

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Entrance test to fill management quota: SC hearing today

By Our Legal Correspondent

NEW DELHI, JULY 14. The Supreme Court will hear tomorrow a petition filed by the All-India Medical and Engineering Colleges Association seeking permission to conduct an all-India common entrance test for filling seats under the "management quota" in medicine, engineering and other professional courses. A Bench of Justice Y.K. Sabharwal and Justice D.M. Dharmadhikari will hear the petition filed by the association president, T.D. Naidu.

According to the petitioner, over 1,000 unaided self-financing professional colleges formed the association to meet the growing need of deserving candidates beyond the boundaries of the State for filling seats under management quota for 2004-2005 through an entrance test.