So now there are fresh reservations to get into IITs and IIMs. Premier institutes forced to compromise on their meritocracy. I do not understand why we are so socialist. Shouldn't the best survive and let others perish?
If there has to be reservation for anyone than it should be done on the basis of their economic position not on the basis of their caste. Initially when the constitution was drafted, this reservation system was proposed only for 10 years but it has been extended to 55 years, even now not giving any sign to terminate. I agree that reservations were a necessity in early years after our independence but now, in the global economy, there should be no place for reservations.
Caste system is evil practice because then people from a particular caste could be deprived from getting into a particular organization. However, reservation is also bad because of same reasons; It denies the general public who are more able, an entry into these organizations just because they do not belong to particular castes.
By making reservations up to 50%, we ourselves are creating a difference amongst the society. Students, who joined on merit basis in these colleges, will treat the other group, who came there on the basis of reservations, as inferiors.
Even after having reservations in some of the top notch colleges, these students are unable to perform. At IITs they have preparatory classes for the student community, who come through these quotas. These classes are given to them just to bring them to the level of the other students and also to the level of studies which they have to do at these colleges. In spite of all this many of them become drop-outs in between of the course coz they are unable to cope up with pressure there.
A real meritorious student is never deprived; he comes up in life whichever field he chooses and which ever college, industry he joins. Even I know one person who belonged to these minority classes but then too he got the admission in IIT through the general category, just to prove that he doesn’t want any quota to be there.
We all know the kind of extraordinary talent, which is needed to get into the India's best institutes like IIT's & IIM's. Students start their preparations for these exams; years before they actually appear for them, with a hope that one day they will be IITians or IIM grads, they face a cut throat competition in these exams, which selects 1 student out of thousands. Every year competition is becoming tougher n tougher and instead of reducing the reservation and increasing number of seats, government is restricting the general class to get into premier institutes.
Now what exactly is the government trying to do? It’s playing with the future of thousands of students belonging to the General Category. Instead of giving them economic support, fee waivers and scholarships it wants to appease them with something that will cost students their future. Reservation aimed at more than 50%. Approximately 1330 seats going to be out of question for general candidates in IITs and 210 in each IIMs. Half the passouts from these esteemed institutions will be those who never fought for their careers. If the government is so interested in their development, then let them open new colleges for these so called underprivileged backward classes.
Children of poor labourers’, anywhere in India, who has been discriminated for generations, will never benefit from these reservations. Since reservation never permeates to that level. The only ones who actually benefit are well-settled city folks who are under the "Creamy layer" category of SC/STs and so called backward classes.
The reservation does not ensure social respect for anyone. On the contrary it prejudices minds of those merit based candidates who have been at the receiving end of reservations. And also it is not good for our economy.
These reservations are made by the politicians just for their vote banks and not for the welfare of the common citizen. The major vote banks for these political parties have always been these minority classes and other backward classes. Since We, (the general category) never vote. And the Politicians want their votes... Therefore, we have to face all these crap. So, it’s high time that we should be aware of our rights and should vote.
India is now becoming a superpower, economic growth is on fast lane, more and more Multinational's are investing in India just because of 1991 reforms and the strategy "Open For All", but at the same time, making the education closed, restricted to few. It slaps the face of education in India...
Whatever is the reason, vote bank or up gradation of backward castes, it is injustice to the deserving candidates. Apropos to the government's recent decision to increase the reservation quota up to 50% for the reserved castes, we the "General Society" strongly oppose this government's authoritarian step.
If there has to be reservation for anyone than it should be done on the basis of their economic position not on the basis of their caste. Initially when the constitution was drafted, this reservation system was proposed only for 10 years but it has been extended to 55 years, even now not giving any sign to terminate. I agree that reservations were a necessity in early years after our independence but now, in the global economy, there should be no place for reservations.
Caste system is evil practice because then people from a particular caste could be deprived from getting into a particular organization. However, reservation is also bad because of same reasons; It denies the general public who are more able, an entry into these organizations just because they do not belong to particular castes.
By making reservations up to 50%, we ourselves are creating a difference amongst the society. Students, who joined on merit basis in these colleges, will treat the other group, who came there on the basis of reservations, as inferiors.
Even after having reservations in some of the top notch colleges, these students are unable to perform. At IITs they have preparatory classes for the student community, who come through these quotas. These classes are given to them just to bring them to the level of the other students and also to the level of studies which they have to do at these colleges. In spite of all this many of them become drop-outs in between of the course coz they are unable to cope up with pressure there.
A real meritorious student is never deprived; he comes up in life whichever field he chooses and which ever college, industry he joins. Even I know one person who belonged to these minority classes but then too he got the admission in IIT through the general category, just to prove that he doesn’t want any quota to be there.
We all know the kind of extraordinary talent, which is needed to get into the India's best institutes like IIT's & IIM's. Students start their preparations for these exams; years before they actually appear for them, with a hope that one day they will be IITians or IIM grads, they face a cut throat competition in these exams, which selects 1 student out of thousands. Every year competition is becoming tougher n tougher and instead of reducing the reservation and increasing number of seats, government is restricting the general class to get into premier institutes.
Now what exactly is the government trying to do? It’s playing with the future of thousands of students belonging to the General Category. Instead of giving them economic support, fee waivers and scholarships it wants to appease them with something that will cost students their future. Reservation aimed at more than 50%. Approximately 1330 seats going to be out of question for general candidates in IITs and 210 in each IIMs. Half the passouts from these esteemed institutions will be those who never fought for their careers. If the government is so interested in their development, then let them open new colleges for these so called underprivileged backward classes.
Children of poor labourers’, anywhere in India, who has been discriminated for generations, will never benefit from these reservations. Since reservation never permeates to that level. The only ones who actually benefit are well-settled city folks who are under the "Creamy layer" category of SC/STs and so called backward classes.
The reservation does not ensure social respect for anyone. On the contrary it prejudices minds of those merit based candidates who have been at the receiving end of reservations. And also it is not good for our economy.
These reservations are made by the politicians just for their vote banks and not for the welfare of the common citizen. The major vote banks for these political parties have always been these minority classes and other backward classes. Since We, (the general category) never vote. And the Politicians want their votes... Therefore, we have to face all these crap. So, it’s high time that we should be aware of our rights and should vote.
India is now becoming a superpower, economic growth is on fast lane, more and more Multinational's are investing in India just because of 1991 reforms and the strategy "Open For All", but at the same time, making the education closed, restricted to few. It slaps the face of education in India...
Whatever is the reason, vote bank or up gradation of backward castes, it is injustice to the deserving candidates. Apropos to the government's recent decision to increase the reservation quota up to 50% for the reserved castes, we the "General Society" strongly oppose this government's authoritarian step.
3 comments:
i liked the way u have put your thoughts forward.. i hope u write professionally some day
Abe tum writer kyon nahi ban jaatein...bada gazab likhte ho,lekin baat accha likhne ki nahi hai,baat hai sahi baat likhne ki...jo ki tumne apne is article mein likhi hai...i appreciate ur thoughts..i hope it would be better if we all put our signature on the petition against this..I have already done it..I request you all to do it today...This is the best way to show our feelings by uniting together.
Jai Hind..
Abe mote kaha se maara article...:) just kiddin' but still i dout.
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