Consider the following statements about the constitutional bar on den…

Consider the following statements about the constitutional bar on denying a citizen admission into an educational institution on religious grounds:

(A) It covers educational institutions maintained by the State.
(B) It covers educational institutions receiving aid out of State funds.
(C) It protects citizens who do not belong to a minority as well.
(D) It covers private educational institutions that receive no State funds.

Choose the correct answer from the options given below:

Answer & explanation

Correct answer: option 2

The correct answer is Option (2) → A, B and C only

(A) It covers educational institutions maintained by the State. — Correct. No citizen can be denied admission on religious grounds into an educational institution maintained by the State.

(B) It covers educational institutions receiving aid out of State funds. — Correct. The same bar extends to institutions that get money out of State funds, not only to those the State runs.

(C) It protects citizens who do not belong to a minority as well. — Correct. The clause opens with 'No citizen', so it protects every citizen. A citizen who is not from a minority is covered as well.

(D) It covers private educational institutions that receive no State funds. — Incorrect. The bar reaches only institutions maintained by the State or funded by it. A private institution that takes no State money falls outside this clause.

NCERT (2026-27): “Communalism, Secularism and the Nation-state …
(1) Any section of the citizens residing in the territory of India or any part there of having a distinct language, script or culture of its own shall have the right to conserve the same. (2) No citizen shall be denied admission into any educational institution maintained by the State or received out of State funds on grounds only of religion, race, caste, language or any of them.”