New Delhi, July 9: They are the same age and from the same state, and have similar aspirations. But two Kerala boys are harbouring opposite hopes as they wait anxiously for tomorrow’s Supreme Court hearing.
One of them, who has bagged an IIT seat, hopes the court will vacate the stay on admissions to these premier tech schools and not interfere with the merit list.
The other, who has ranked far below in the JEE Advanced, hopes the court will scrap the results so he can have a second shot at IIT admission.
On Friday, the apex court had stayed IIT admissions after student petitioners objected to the across-the-board award of 18 grace marks in the JEE Advanced as compensation for flawed questions. The court has agreed to…