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Are Delhi colleges only for locals, Not all agree
By SiliconIndia Education | Friday, 10 January, 2014
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The new Delhi government's proposal to reserve 90 percent seats in Delhi
University (DU) colleges for locals has undoubtedly cheered city
students, but has not found favour with others from across India,
including students from the northeast who flock to Delhi for quality
education.
"The proposed reservation does not keep up with the
spirit of the university. Since it is a central university, we should be
welcoming students not only from India, but also from other countries,"
I.S. Bakshi, principal, Dyal Singh College, told IANS.
"I
believe that (Manish) Sisodia (Delhi education minister) has good
intentions, as this proposal will allow students to stay in their city
and study, but I don't feel reservation is the answer," he added.
Saloni Sharma, assistant professor at Kirori Mal College, feels the proposal is nothing but a populist measure.
"Such
reservation makes no sense as a lot of students, especially from the
eastern parts of India, look forward to studying at the university,
which holds an aspirational value for them. The reservation will simply
deny them of that option," she said.
Sharma added that the right way to address this problem is to increase the number of colleges.
Delhi's
Education Minister Manish Sisodia had lamented that of the 2.65 lakh
students who pass out from schools in Delhi, only 90,000 manage to get
into Delhi colleges. He proposed 90 percent seats be reserved for Delhi
residents in DU colleges that which are fully funded by Delhi
government.
There are 12 Delhi university colleges that are funded by Delhi government.
Amar Deo Sharma, a former member of Delhi University Teachers' Association, outrighly slammed the proposal.
"DU
is not a state university. It is a central university, and should not
be confined to Delhi only. If they are keen on reserving seats for Delhi
students, they should open state colleges," Sharma told IANS.
Denouncing
the move, Valson Thampu, principal of St. Stephen's College, in an
article Wednesday in the Indian Express titled 'No 'outsiders' in Delhi'
wrote: "The idea of reserving seats for Delhi domiciles could even be
counter-productive for the people of Delhi and for the Aam Aadmi Party."
"By
reserving a few thousand seats, a measure of appeasement may be
achieved. This could, however, blunt the urgency to develop additional
educational facilities commensurate with ever-increasing needs."
Inam Sarah Pangain from Arunachal Pradesh felt the move is a "tyrannical act."
"This plan is a tyrannical act and is not justifiable. They should lower the percentage for Delhi students," Pangain told IANS.
Bishnu
Chettri, a parent from Gangtok, said: "There is a lot of unrest and
lack of secondary education in our state. With so much competition, and
now this reservation, where will our children from the northeast go?"
Anthony
Mawrie, a student from Shillong whose brother will be applying for
admission to Delhi University next year, is indifferent towards the
reservation plan.
"Every other person has a quota these days,
so, Delhi students getting one is fine. However, 90 percent is a little
too high, and hurts the aspirations of non-Delhi students," he said.
But for Jigyasa Mukherjee, a first year student at DU, reservation is a great idea.
"While
filing my admission forms, I realised many universities have
reservation criteria for domicile students. I feel even Delhi students
should be given such an option, especially when DU is such a reputed
institution," Mukherjee, 19, a Delhiite told IANS.
Tarjeet
Sabharwal, senior professor at the journalism department at the Delhi
College of Arts and Commerce, welcomes the proposal to an extent.
"Since
the students in Delhi do not have much options, I believe they must
get adequate reservation. However, I am not in favour of a 90 percent
reservation. Something between 50 percent to 60 percent would be ideal,"
Sabharwal told IANS.
Source: IANS
University (DU) colleges for locals has undoubtedly cheered city
students, but has not found favour with others from across India,
including students from the northeast who flock to Delhi for quality
education.
"The proposed reservation does not keep up with the
spirit of the university. Since it is a central university, we should be
welcoming students not only from India, but also from other countries,"
I.S. Bakshi, principal, Dyal Singh College, told IANS.
"I
believe that (Manish) Sisodia (Delhi education minister) has good
intentions, as this proposal will allow students to stay in their city
and study, but I don't feel reservation is the answer," he added.
Saloni Sharma, assistant professor at Kirori Mal College, feels the proposal is nothing but a populist measure.
"Such
reservation makes no sense as a lot of students, especially from the
eastern parts of India, look forward to studying at the university,
which holds an aspirational value for them. The reservation will simply
deny them of that option," she said.
Sharma added that the right way to address this problem is to increase the number of colleges.
Delhi's
Education Minister Manish Sisodia had lamented that of the 2.65 lakh
students who pass out from schools in Delhi, only 90,000 manage to get
into Delhi colleges. He proposed 90 percent seats be reserved for Delhi
residents in DU colleges that which are fully funded by Delhi
government.
There are 12 Delhi university colleges that are funded by Delhi government.
Amar Deo Sharma, a former member of Delhi University Teachers' Association, outrighly slammed the proposal.
"DU
is not a state university. It is a central university, and should not
be confined to Delhi only. If they are keen on reserving seats for Delhi
students, they should open state colleges," Sharma told IANS.
Denouncing
the move, Valson Thampu, principal of St. Stephen's College, in an
article Wednesday in the Indian Express titled 'No 'outsiders' in Delhi'
wrote: "The idea of reserving seats for Delhi domiciles could even be
counter-productive for the people of Delhi and for the Aam Aadmi Party."
"By
reserving a few thousand seats, a measure of appeasement may be
achieved. This could, however, blunt the urgency to develop additional
educational facilities commensurate with ever-increasing needs."
Inam Sarah Pangain from Arunachal Pradesh felt the move is a "tyrannical act."
"This plan is a tyrannical act and is not justifiable. They should lower the percentage for Delhi students," Pangain told IANS.
Bishnu
Chettri, a parent from Gangtok, said: "There is a lot of unrest and
lack of secondary education in our state. With so much competition, and
now this reservation, where will our children from the northeast go?"
Anthony
Mawrie, a student from Shillong whose brother will be applying for
admission to Delhi University next year, is indifferent towards the
reservation plan.
"Every other person has a quota these days,
so, Delhi students getting one is fine. However, 90 percent is a little
too high, and hurts the aspirations of non-Delhi students," he said.
But for Jigyasa Mukherjee, a first year student at DU, reservation is a great idea.
"While
filing my admission forms, I realised many universities have
reservation criteria for domicile students. I feel even Delhi students
should be given such an option, especially when DU is such a reputed
institution," Mukherjee, 19, a Delhiite told IANS.
Tarjeet
Sabharwal, senior professor at the journalism department at the Delhi
College of Arts and Commerce, welcomes the proposal to an extent.
"Since
the students in Delhi do not have much options, I believe they must
get adequate reservation. However, I am not in favour of a 90 percent
reservation. Something between 50 percent to 60 percent would be ideal,"
Sabharwal told IANS.
Source: IANS
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