May 16, 2013, will be an unforgettable day for a Chennai girl. On that date, the Madras High Court intervened to enable her to secure a seat for a course in Astrophysics in the National University of Singapore before the deadline.
The girl’s mother, after obtaining divorce, had remarried. At the time of school admission, the stepfather’s name was given in the records. She completed Class XII in a city school which had an arrangement with the National University of Singapore to select meritorious students for placement in the university.
The university staff came to the school and interviewed meritorious students, analysed their grades in Standard X. She was provisionally selected for admission to the Astrophysics course. Full story
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