EAMCET 2009 underage 9th ranker this year's 250th

HYDERABAD: P Sairam, who was denied a medical seat in the state even after securing the ninth rank in Eamcet 2009, took an admission in Gandhi Medical College on Monday, a year after he cleared the test.
Sairam was initially denied a seat in the state medical colleges in 2009, as he was not 17-year-old at the time of admission. He had then moved the court, which gave a ruling in his favour and he took admission in Osmania Medical College.But a year later, he was not allowed to sit for the first year MBBS exam, again because he was found underaged. He then appeared for Eamcet again in 2010 and this time he secured the 250th position.
"He had done well in all the internal examinations and had secured high marks. But when it came to final examination, MCI rejected his admission and refused to issue hall ticket," said one of Sairam's teachers. While Sairam approached AP High Court again in April 2010 to allow him to write the examination, his plea was turned down.
Sairam's father, Ankam Anjura, said that his son had to study again for Eamcet to take admission in 2010. "Sairam was left with no choice but to study again for Eamcet to secure a rank good enough to get him admitted in one of the top medical colleges in the state. Since the news about the cancellation of admission came to him late he got just two months time to study for Eamcet," said Sairam's father.
According to Sairam's teachers who stood by him to go through Eamcet again, he could have got higher rank had he been informed of the cancellation of his admission earlier. "The MCI should have informed him that his admission is not valid despite the single bench court order. He was told late and hence he could not prepare enough to bag himself a higher rank. He also lost his admission in Osmania Medical College as he got a lower rank," said Jaganmohan Rao, Sainath's teacher in Narayana Junior College.
Sairam said that since he was allowed to write SSC as an underaged candidate he should have been allowed to take admission in medical college the same way. "They allowed me to appear for Intermediate as an underaged candidate but took way my hard earned medical seat," said a miffed Sairam. He was, however happy to get admission again.