https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=173108 The court clarified that while states have the authority to regulate admissions to postgraduate medical courses, they must adhere to the standards set by the Union under Entry 66 of List I. The Medical Council of India (MCI) has the power to prescribe binding standards for postgraduate medical education, including minimum qualifying marks. States can shortlist candidates for admissions but cannot dilute MCI standards. While states can lower qualifying marks for reserved categories, the dilution must be reasonable. Excessive lowering of qualifying marks could compromise the quality of education, especially in higher-level courses. en-us Tue, 10 Aug 1999 00:00:00 +0530 Tue, 04 Oct 2016 13:02:00 +0530 TaxTMI RSS Generator https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=173108 The court clarified that while states have the authority to regulate admissions to postgraduate medical courses, they must adhere to the standards set by the Union under Entry 66 of List I. The Medical Council of India (MCI) has the power to prescribe binding standards for postgraduate medical education, including minimum qualifying marks. States can shortlist candidates for admissions but cannot dilute MCI standards. While states can lower qualifying marks for reserved categories, the dilution must be reasonable. Excessive lowering of qualifying marks could compromise the quality of education, especially in higher-level courses. Case-Laws Indian Laws Tue, 10 Aug 1999 00:00:00 +0530 https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=173108