Does a recognised CBSE academic subject become one of lesser academic standard merely because of its sixth position in the List of Candidates?

Constitution of India — Art.226 — Education — CBSE Senior School Certificate Examination — Subject sequence in the List of Candidates — Sixth (additional) subject — Academic standard — Correction after declaration of results — Undergraduate admission — Error acknowledged by the school — Education — CBSE — Sixth subject — Academic standard of the subject — Held: A recognised CBSE academic subject studied, examined and passed does not become a subject of a lesser academic standard merely because it appears in the sixth position in the List of Candidates or mark statement; its treatment for eligibility and ranking in a particular admission process is governed by the rules of that process. (¶21, 31) Education — Undergraduate admission — Declaration of subjects passed — Admission brochure — Held further: Where an applicable brochure expressly excludes an additional subject from eligibility or ranking, a declaration that the student studied and passed that subject cannot by itself amend the brochure or compel admission. P.C. Akash v. Registrar, Tamil Nadu Agricultural University, distinguished on the voluntary-selection finding. (¶26, 27) Education — CBSE record — Rearrangement of registered subject sequence after results — Held further: A request to rearrange the first five subjects and the sixth after declaration of results must be considered by CBSE with reference to the individual records and its applicable rules; the Court directed individual statements from the school and a time-bound decision by CBSE. Writ petition disposed of. (¶29, 30, 31, 33)