# Rajasthan HC upholds ban on new admissions at 42 private farm colleges 2026-10-29T11:23:20+00:00 | Governance | Indian Opinion Desk Corroboration: 1 independent outlet The Rajasthan High Court has upheld the agriculture department’s cancellation of no-objection certificates for 42 private agricultural colleges that failed to comply with the state’s 2022 agricultural education policy. The court dismissed petitions from seven major colleges, effectively barring new admissions for the 2026-27 academic session. Approximately 2,520 JET-entry B.Sc. Agriculture seats are now blocked. The affected institutions include 31 private agricultural colleges and 11 colleges affiliated with private universities. Students already enrolled at these colleges will continue their studies and complete their degrees. The action follows three years of operation by these colleges without meeting the mandatory standards set by the 2022 policy. ## Indian Opinion Analysis The Rajasthan High Court has effectively endorsed the state's enforcement of its 2022 agricultural education policy, validating the agriculture department's decision to cancel the no-objection certificates of 42 private colleges that failed to meet mandated standards. This blocks new admissions for roughly 2,520 seats in the current academic session, leaving the Joint Entrance Test (JET) pathway for B.Sc. Agriculture without those places. The ruling shields the government's regulatory push from legal challenge, but the practical gap it creates in agricultural higher education access remains unresolved. The agriculture department and the colleges now face the task of adjusting the admission cycle around the removed seats. ## Coverage - amarujala.com Straightforward court ruling report, no slant This brief was synthesised by AI from the source linked above. Tags: Agriculture Department, B.Sc. Agriculture, JET, Rajasthan, Rajasthan High Court Canonical: https://indianopinion.org/rajasthan-hc-upholds-ban-on-new-admissions-at-42-private-farm-colleges/ License: Summary and commentary (c) Indian Opinion, reusable with attribution. Facts belong to the linked sources. Cite: https://indianopinion.org/rajasthan-hc-upholds-ban-on-new-admissions-at-42-private-farm-colleges/#story-in-brief How this brief was made: an AI model read the report linked above and wrote this summary and analysis, which were published automatically. Published briefs are sampled every hour by an automated quality check; the editor verifies its findings and approves corrections, and corrected briefs carry a dated correction line. We do no original reporting. Methodology: https://indianopinion.org/ai-use-policy/