Petitioner has approached this Court seeking for a direction to the respondents to sanction and disburse educational loan applied by him. Though the petitioner submitted an application, the same was rejected as per Ext.P6 inter alia indicating that since the College does not have the recognition in terms of the scheme under which educational loan has to be granted, the petitioner is not entitled for the loan.
2. In the statement filed by the learned counsel for the respondents, it is inter alia stated that the institution in which the petitioner is undergoing the course is a Partner Institution of the Bharathiar University, Coimbatore which is only an off campus course of Bharathiar University. Therefore, in terms with the approved educational loan scheme, off campus institutions are not eligible for educational loan.
3. The petitioner relies upon Ext.P7, the scheme which provides for the courses which are eligible for educational loan. Reference is made to clause (d) which reads as under:
“d. Other courses leading to diploma, degree conducted by Colleges/Universities approved by UGC/Govt/AICTE/AIBMS/ICMR.”
4. Though the learned counsel for the petitioner submits that the institution in which the petitioner is undergoing the course is approved by Bharathiar University, Coimbatore which again is recognised by U.G.C, New Delhi, a perusal of the scheme indicates that the course leading to diploma/Degree conducted by colleges/Universities should be approved by any of the institutions/authorities namely UGC/Government/AICTE/AIBMS/ICMR. Students in such colleges or Universities alone will be entitled for the benefit of the scheme.
5. Petitioner’s college does not have any of these approvals. The petitioner is not studying in the Bharathiar University at Coimbatore which, according to the petitioner, is recognised by UGC. Merely for the reason that petitioner’s College has been permitted by Bharathiar University to conduct the course, it does not mean that it is a college approved by either of the authorities/institutions mentioned under Ext.P7.
Under these circumstances, the petitioner cannot claim any benefit in terms of Ext.P7 and therefore I do not find any reason to interfere with Ext.P6. Accordingly, this writ petition is dismissed.
(sd/-) (A.M.SHAFFIQUE, JUDGE) jsr