Hansraj Suman, the chairman of The Forum of Academics for Social Justice and a former member of DU’s academic council, claimed in a letter that there is a shortfall of admissions under the reserved categories and urged the University to take into cognition before the admission process is initiated. Read ahead to find out more.
Recently, a group of teachers from University of Delhi (DU) wrote to the Vice Chancellor, Mr. Yogesh Singh, in regards to the issue of a “shortfall” in admission of students under the reserved categories. In their view, it must be ensured that no such situation occurs in this year’s admission process.
The chairman of The Forum of Academics for Social Justice, Hansraj Suman, expressed in the letter that before the current year’s admission process is initiated under the categories of Scheduled Tribe (ST), Other Backward Classes (OBC) and Persons With Disabilities (PWD) quote, the data of admissions in the last five years must be considered and analyzed.
It will show that colleges have given more admissions than the sanctioned seats in the general category, while the reserved seats are not filled in return. Every year, the seats of reserved categories remain vacant.”
-Hansraj Suman, Chairman of The Forum of Academics for Social Justice
As early as last month, the Vice Chancellor of DU had formed a committee of eight members with the objective to analyze this issue of “shortfall” of admissions under the reserved categories in the university. The committee is chaired by Pankaj Arora, the Dean of Students’ Welfare and Gurpreet Singh, the Joint Dean of Students Welfare has been appointed as member secretary
Besides this, the University has announced a new admission process which looks forward to using a Common University Entrance Test (CUET) for admitting students in the new academic year. The University will be scrapping its cut-off system and the process of counseling will be facilitated electronically which would solve this issue of shortfall of admissions under the reserved categories.
In conversation with The Hindu, the former member of the Academic Council of DU, Hansraj Suman claimed that if the data is analyzed properly, there are enough applicants for the seats.
The problem has been that even after releasing several cut-off lists, the cut-off marks required are not brought down for the reserved seats. With the university making changes in the admission process, this issue needs to be addressed.”
-Hansraj Suman, Chairman of The Forum of Academics for Social Justice
Further, according to Hansraj Suman, each year colleges under DU experience an overwhelming 10 percent more admissions than the sanctioned seats. However, with the increase in seats, these colleges do not fill the seats under the reserved category. Mr. Suman, taking this claim into cognition, has urged the Vice Chancellor for the formation of a committee that would monitor the colleges for the lack of facilities present in their institutions.
Delhi University should constitute a monitoring committee for the colleges at its level. Only teachers of reserved classes should be kept in this committee. The committee should visit these colleges and talk to the teachers/staff/students on their problems. Talk to those students on the problems faced by them and prepare a report on the lack of facilities in the colleges”
-Hansraj Suman, Chairman of The Forum of Academics for Social Justice
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