In Brief
The Supreme Court considered whether membership certificates from the Institution of Mechanical Engineers (India) could be treated as equivalent to engineering degrees. While the court held that such certificates generally cannot be equated with degrees, it created an exception for students enrolled up to 31 May 2013, granting them certificate equivalence for Central Government employment based on MHRD and AICTE notifications dated 6 December 2012. For students enrolled after 1 June 2013, no equivalence applies. The court dismissed the institution's miscellaneous application.",
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