BE/B.Tech Degrees, NIELIT's CCC Certificate Equivalent To RS-CIT For Govt Recruitments: Rajasthan High Court

The Rajasthan High Court has held that the degree of BE/B.Tech and Computer Concept Certificate (CCC) shall be considered equivalent and sufficient to determine candidate's eligibility in recruitments requiring the certificate of Rajasthan State Certificate in Information Technology (“RS-CIT”).

The bench of Justice Anand Sharma was hearing a bunch of petitions in which the question involved was, whether holding a degree of B.Tech be considered sufficient for the post of Junior Accountant and Tehsildar Revenue Account that required possession of RS-CIT Certificate.

On an earlier date, the Court had directed the State to provide an opinion on this question.

It was submitted by the State that pursuant to the Court's direction, a committee was formed that decided that the degree of B.Tech in any branch Engineering was equivalent to RS-CIT. Further, the committee decided that CCC issued by the National Institute of Electronic and Information Technology (NIELIT) were also equivalent to RS-CIT certification.

Considering this committee's decision, the Court held that the degree of BE/B.Tech and CCC were sufficient for determining eligibility of candidates wherever the recruitment process required possession of RS-CIT certification.

Accordingly, the writ petitions were allowed with directions to treat the petitioners eligible for participating in the recruitment process.

Title: Abhishek Shah v Rajasthan Staff Selection Board & Ors., and other connected petitions

Citation: 2025 Live Law (Raj) 325

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