While Indian students overseas proudly look back at their world famous university IITs and IIMs, because of their highest intelligence levels; things may not be the same a few years downstream. A 50% quota for students from reserved categories may alter the image of these institutions forever. Till now, only the most intelligent students could make through the tough entrance examinations; but if the bill is passed, being from the reserved categories may provide you easy admission. And the 'eligible deserving' candidates may have to look forward for admission to other universities.
As absurd as the bill sounds, it also proves the high voltage politics going on in India. While giving food, shelter, educational and medical facilities to poor/reserved categories is a benefiting action, I fail to understand how providing admission to the most reputed university can help these people.
Simply put, a person who can't crack the entrace exam of these institutions, probably is not even suited for the challenging level of education provided by the institutions; and mostly would not be able to cope up with the level of stress that follows on taking up such endeavour.
Then the only way out is more quotas. 75% Quota for reserved categories to pass 1st year exams, 80% quota for 2nd year, and progressing to 100% for final year.
Such insanity can only be laughed at. And that was my first reaction to the quota system. However, as the bill is being seriously considered by the govt., we need to stand up and raise our voice against it. Most importantly, do not just assume that it would not go through.
There is an online petition being made to President against the quota bill. If you care about the Indian Education system a bit, do cast your vote here.
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Indian politicians wll do anything 4 votes n power... What a mockery of meritocracy in this age of globalisation and equality!
Age of equality?????
As far as this quote of yours is concerned, being haplessly determined to change things comes with an aspect called action. Well if edison had just jerked off in his living room thinkin of a bulb..he wudn have made one!right??right...as far as the age of gloablisation goes, theres no equality my friend.
As per definition:
Globalization refers in general to the worldwide integration of humanity and the compression of both the temporal and spatial dimensions of planetwide human interaction. It has aggravated many of the region's most chronic problems--such as the pronounced degree of economic exploitation and social inequality that have characterized Latin America since it came under European colonial domination in the sixteenth century.
So wheres equality and meritocracy here my friend?
the govt should leave IITs and IIMs
alone if they want any respect left for them in the world.
they might get the vote of reseverd castes they will lose the vot of the general category.
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