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Education
Supreme Court Clarifies New Form 6 Status: Neither Approved Nor Rejected
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🗓 12 Oct 2026, 03:38 PM
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In a recent ruling, the Supreme Court stated that the new admission form for engineering colleges has not been approved or rejected, leaving students and institutions in limbo.
Supreme Court clarified that the recently introduced New Form 6 for engineering college admissions has neither been approved nor rejected, leaving the status of the form unresolved.
The court referenced the earlier Bihar SIR judgment, noting that the decision on the form was not addressed in that ruling, and that the matter remains pending.
Students who have applied using the new form and institutions that have begun processing applications now face uncertainty, as the form’s validity is still in question.
The court has not set a timeline for a final decision, and both the All India Council for Technical Education and the state governments are awaiting further guidance.
The court referenced the earlier Bihar SIR judgment, noting that the decision on the form was not addressed in that ruling, and that the matter remains pending.
Students who have applied using the new form and institutions that have begun processing applications now face uncertainty, as the form’s validity is still in question.
The court has not set a timeline for a final decision, and both the All India Council for Technical Education and the state governments are awaiting further guidance.