General Intelligence · Data Sufficiency and Decision Making

For allotment of scholarships for higher education in Arts stream, a school selects meritorious students who satisfy the following criteria: (i) Secured minimum 50% marks in Higher Secondary examination. (ii) Secured at least 50% marks in the selection test of the Institute of Arts. (iii) Not less than 18 years and not more than 20 years of age as on 31.03.2022. In case of a candidate who fulfills all criteria except: - Condition (i) above, but has won at least one gold medal in any inter-school competition, the matter may be referred to the Board of Directors of the school. - Condition (iii) above, but belongs to 'Economically Weaker Section (EWS)' category, then an age relaxation of two years is given. Based on these criteria, decide what action should be taken for the following candidate: Fatima Khan, born on August 10, 2002, scored 45% marks in the Higher Secondary Examination. She scored 60% marks in the selection test and has won gold medals twice in inter-school competitions.