The petitioners, in these petitions, had taken admission on17.8.2012 and thereafter had commenced their study of the course of Graduation-cum-D.Phil. and had thereafter completed their10th Semester by 25.4.2017. When instead ... of admitting the petitioners to D.Phil. courses, they were being directed to take the Combined Research Entrance Test-2017 by which they were required to take an admission test for admission to D.Phil. course in Globalization and Development Studies, then the present writ petitions were filed praying that the petitioners be granted admission in D.Phil courses in the terms of the admission which was granted to them in the year 2012.