giving appointment on the post of Prabodhak, then the degree of graduation can be awarded to the persons who possess or obtain the Senior Secondary Certificate recognised by the University concerned and in the State of Rajasthan, in all the universities, only the candidates who have senior secondary certificate, are admitted to the graduation course including in Kota Open University. There may be difference in the two courses – BAP and Senior Secondary. The petitioners are not relying upon the BAP course alone but they are having requisite certificate of BSTC which is a higher certificate and which is awarded only after completion of the course of senior secondary and in view of the Government order dated 9.5.2002, after completion of BAP. The Government itself has treated the BAP course equivalent to senior secondary and, therefore, only allowed the candidates having BAP course as eligible candidates for the course of BSTC. In view of the above reason of the BAP course being equivalent for obtaining degree of graduation and to the course of BSTC, the BAP course appears to be equivalent to the certificate of Senior Secondary. The RPSC is also recognising BAP course as equivalent to senior secondary while giving appointment to the post of Teacher GradeIII where the basic qualification is Senior Secondary as stated by learned counsel for the petitioners which is not disputed by learned counsel for the respondents, rather say, admitted by the learned counsel for the respondents, therefore, in these matters where the appointments have been cancelled of the petitioners on the ground of nonequivalence of BAP with senior secondary is concerned, the respondents have failed to justify their action of treating BAP course to be not equal to senior secondary.
