Kerala High Court on Tuesday allowed two Muslim girls to appear for July 25 All-India Pre-Medical Entrance Test (AIPMT) wearing hijab, according to sources.
However, passing orders on the girls’ petition, Justice K Vinod Chandran set a condition and said the students would have to appear before women invigilators half-an-hour before the examination.
Earlier, a women’s college in north Kerala had banned tight jeans, short tops and leggings and instead had decided to introduce uniforms for its students. The women’s college, run by the Muslim Educational Society (MES) at Nadakkavu in Kozhikode, intended to implement the new dress code from July 8 when the academic session will begin for first year students.
Shalwar, churidar bottom, and an overcoat will now be the new uniform. Muslim students have also been allowed to wear a head scarf.
