IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA CWJC No.10619 of 2008 1. PINKI KUMARI daughter of Shri Sundar Thakur, resident of Village + P.O. + P.S. Hathauri, Districtg- Muzaffarpur. 2. Indu Kumari daughter of Shri Basudeo Mahto, resident of Village- Jagannathpur, P.O. Hasanganj, P.S. Dandkhora,District Katihar. 3. Neelam Kumari daughter of Ram Briksh Goipuri, resident of Village + P.O. + P.S. Bochahan,District- Muzaffapur. Versus 1. BIHAR NURSES REGISTRATION COUNCIL through its President, Vikas Bhavan,Patna. 2. Director-in- Chief- President, Bihar Nurses Registration Council, Vikas Bhavan,Patna. 3. Registrar, Bihar Nureses Registration Council,Vikas Bhavan,Patna. 4. Raj ANM Training School, Road No.3, Bawanbigha, Kanhauli, Muzaffarpur through its Principal. ----------- 3 4.12.2008 Petitioners had studied at Hindi Vidyapeeth, Deoghar now in the State of Jhakhand, an institution having its own syllabus and established by the erstwhile State of Bihar. The petitioners passed what is referred to as Praveshika Examination and their mark sheets are contained in Annexures 1 series. They then joined Raj ANM Training School, Muzaffarpur, which train for auxiliary Nurses and Midwife . Having completed their training in the said training school, they wanted to give the examination conducted by the Bihar Nurses Registration Council, Patna for ANM Diploma but have been denied the same on the ground that they had no matric qualification with Science i.e. Physics, Chemistry and Biology .This is what brought the 2 petitioner to this Court. Respondents have not disputed that this Raj ANM Training school is a duly recognized school by the State Government and affiliated to Bihar Nurses Registration Council. It is not disputed that the Praveshika Examination taken by the petitioners is equivalent to the matriculation . What is disputed is that the minimum requirement for the Diploma course is of studying Physics, Chemistry and Biology at the matric level but the mark sheet of students do not show the same. This is the only controversy in issue. Having heard learned counsel for the parties and with their consent, this writ petition is being disposed of at the stage of admission itself. A reference to the marksheet would show that the petitioners and their like have taken the examination of Parveshika in General Science, Mathematics, English, Home Science,Sanskrit and different other subjects. The fact remains that they had appeared for General Science, Mathematics and English. Mr. J.P.Karn, learned counsel contends that from the marksheet nothing is clear. In my view, it is an 3 elementary. There is no Science known as General Science. General Science is a combination of Physics, Chemistry and Biology and is treated as General Science in CBSE and other similar examination. The bifurcation into Physics, Chemistry and Biology comes at plus II level and not before that. Thus, the ground for denying the petitioner eligibility in ANM Diploma Course is totally unjustified. The respondents are directed to accept the fees and forms of the petitioners and to permit them to appear in the ensuing examination which is likely to be held in the month of February, 2009, as disclosed at the Bar and to declare their results. The writ petition stands allowed. SINGH (Navaniti Pd. Singh, J.)