petitioner has not produced necessary Equivalence Certificate, in time, her claim cannot be considered for appointment now. However, we are unable to appreciate this contention. The writ petitioner has not held back any information. She has clearly submitted that she has obtained B.Sc., Degree in Food Service Management and Dietetic and Chemistry, from Avinashilingam Institute for Home Science and Higher Education for Women, Coimbatore, a Deemed University. She has studied at Degree level Chemistry as second major subject while Physics was the ancillary subject studied by her. When the equivalent qualification prescribed in the Notification was B.Sc., Degree with Mathematics, Physics, Chemistry, Botany, Zoology or Geography, it was intended to indicate to the community of aspirants that they must study Mathematics, Physics, Chemistry, Botany, Zoology or Geography, as a major optional subject at Degree level. At any rate, we do not have any material on record to disclose that the Universities in this State are offering B.Sc.,(Chemistry), B.Sc.,(Physics) or B.Sc.,(Botany) Degrees etc. It would have been a different matter if the students are made to study throughout the duration of the three year course-the study of B.Sc., Degree course-only one major subject at their option, such as Chemistry, Physics, Botany, etc. Such was not the case here. But however, if they study Chemistry, Physics, Botany or Zoology, as a major subject of study with some other subject(s) simultaneously as optional subject(s), then the emphasis is obviously played more on the study of major subjects and less on ancillary subjects. Keeping this in mind, we have looked at the B.Sc., Degree secured by the writ petitioner from the fourth respondent. It is crystal clear therefrom that she has studied Chemistry as second major subject. Therefore, a case is made out by the writ petitioner/appellant for having her B.Sc., Degree analysed by the Equivalence Committee constituted by the State Government and in the event, the said Committee comes to a conclusion that the course content offered by the fourth respondent and studied by the writ petitioner/appellant is equivalent, to that of a B.Sc., Degree offered by any of the conventional Universities established by the State or Central Government in the State of Tamil Nadu, then the candidature of the writ petitioner/appellant will have to be considered for selection as she has already cleared the Test.
