https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=192710 Private unaided professional educational institutions may be subject to a State-conducted common entrance test and centralized counselling to secure merit-based, transparent admissions. Their fee structure may also be regulated through a committee mechanism to prevent profiteering and capitation fee, provided reasonable surplus and procedural safeguards are preserved. Reservation for Scheduled Castes, Scheduled Tribes and Other Backward Classes in such institutions was upheld as constitutionally valid under Article 15(5). The legislation was held within State competence because admissions and fee regulation fall within the education field in List III and do not encroach on Union control over standards under List I Entry 66. en-us Mon, 02 May 2016 00:00:00 +0530 Sat, 12 Jul 2025 10:43:00 +0530 TaxTMI RSS Generator https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=192710 Private unaided professional educational institutions may be subject to a State-conducted common entrance test and centralized counselling to secure merit-based, transparent admissions. Their fee structure may also be regulated through a committee mechanism to prevent profiteering and capitation fee, provided reasonable surplus and procedural safeguards are preserved. Reservation for Scheduled Castes, Scheduled Tribes and Other Backward Classes in such institutions was upheld as constitutionally valid under Article 15(5). The legislation was held within State competence because admissions and fee regulation fall within the education field in List III and do not encroach on Union control over standards under List I Entry 66. Case-Laws Indian Laws Mon, 02 May 2016 00:00:00 +0530 https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=192710