Atul Kumar, 18, cleared the prestigious JEE exam in his last attempt and was allotted a seat in Electronics Engineering at IIT Dhanbad. However, he was unable to pay the required fee by the deadline of June 24. 

The Supreme Court on Monday ordered IIT Dhanbad to grant admission to a Dalit student who lost his seat after missing the deadline to deposit the fee.

New Delhi: In a significant judgment, the Supreme Court on Monday used its extraordinary powers to direct IIT Dhanbad to admit Dalit youth Atul Kumar to its electrical engineering course. A bench led by Chief Justice of India DY Chandrachud said it cannot allow such a talent to be wasted. “He went to Jharkhand Legal […]

The counsel appearing for the Dalit student informed the bench that since the candidate's father was a daily wage worker, arranging for the admission fees of Rs. 17,500/- took time beyond the IIT portal's deadline.

The Supreme Court on Monday came to the rescue of a Dalit youth, who had lost his seat in IIT Dhanbad after missing the deadline to deposit a fee, by asking the institute to admit him to the BTech course.

Supreme Court intervenes to grant IIT admission to deserving student from marginalized community unable to pay fees.