Entrance exam topper denied admission at IMHANS
The Hindu
Candidate cleared qualifying requirement from IGNOU
The State government-run Institute of Mental Health and Neurosciences (IMHANS) in Kozhikode has denied admission to Tara M. Hari, who came first in the entrance exam for the M.Phil. Clinical Psychology course, reportedly because she passed her qualifying requirement, M.A. Psychology, from the Indira Gandhi National Open University (IGNOU).
“During the interview, the institute informed me that all my documents had been verified. I was also asked to procure an eligibility certificate from the Kerala University of Health Sciences [KUHS], as no other distance learning student had cleared the exam yet,” said Ms. Tara.
Ms. Tara said she was later informed that the KUHS officials had decided to deny her admission. “The rationale provided to me was that the KUHS did not want to set a precedent of accepting distance learning students even though I was a meritorious candidate,” she added.