– Joshua Jacob Thomas of Thiruvananthapuram topped with a score of 588.5773, reshuffling from fifth place under previous rankings.
– Hari Kishan Baiju (Ernakulam) retained second position; positions three through six included Emil Iype Sacharia (Thiruvananthapuram), Adyl Zayaan (Kozhikode), Adhvaith Ayinippilly and Ananya Rajeev (both Karnataka).
– Former first-ranker John Sinoj slipped to seventh place after recalibration of marks.
– Total students appeared: 86,549
– Qualified students: 76,230
– Included in final engineering rank list: 67,505
The Kerala High Court’s intervention underscores a need for adherence to established procedural norms while implementing changes affecting public examinations. By restoring normalisation as per official guidelines set out in February’s prospectus-overriding government deviations-the judiciary highlighted clarity and fairness as critical pillars underpinning merit evaluations.
The sharp decrease in top-performing State Board students may revive debates over state curriculum competitiveness vis-à-vis other boards at national examinations-a concern likely requiring long-term systemic reforms aiming at equitability across educational standards in India.
This development reiterates that legal oversight can play an instrumental role in safeguarding fairness even within highly competitive academic processes like entrance tests. For policymakers and education stakeholders alike,this serves as both corrective precedent and cautionary tale against bypassing expert recommendations prematurely or inconsistently.
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