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Quota confusion assails National Institute of Tech

Posted by Study Adda Tue, July 10th 2012

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ROURKELA: New seat allotment guidelines for National Institute of Technologies (NITs) aspirants in the country by the Central Counselling Board (CCB) could spell doom for many students. The new rule prescribes if a general category student takes admission in NIT in his or her home state it would be deemed as availing the 'home state quota'. But this provision will not be applicable for students of various 'reserved' categories.
The seat allotment policy followed till last year was that top rankers taking admission in their home state NITs were treated as availing the all India quota. This was helpful to middle rankers to take the benefit of state quotas as they stood small chances of getting into NITs outside their home states.There are 30 NITs in the country, offering among others, engineering and core science subjects like mathematics, physics and chemistry. Fifty per cent seats in each institution are reserved for home state students.
"Parents in many cases are seen avoiding to send their wards to study in NITs located outside their states for very many reasons, including social conditions and economic problems. It is sad that the authorities took such a decision thoughtlessly without considering the ground realities and it is likely to have an adverse effect on helpless students," remarked a parent. "It is more shocking that the new rule is discriminatory in nature. The general and reserved category students would be considered for admission on a different set of guidelines. It is violation of fundamental rights. A rule is supposed to be applied uniformly and not in a prejudiced manner," he said.
The guideline was announced just a day before qualified candidates of All India Engineering Entrance Examination (AIEEE) were asked to start submitting their choice of subjects and institute online. The CCB this year has entrusted the seat allotment work to NIT-Rourkela. The authorities have also announced that legal dispute, if any, can only be taken up at Orissa high court and the Supreme Court.
"The admission process is supposed to be transparent. But the manner in which the authorities announced the information brochure and the discriminatory process of selection amply indicate a motive behind the attempt to change the guidelines," said an NIT aspirant. "The guideline appears to have been purposely drafted in a manner too confusing to understand as well," he said. "I am not a top ranker and there are very few seats in each stream of NIT. I am now forced to try my luck in institutions outside the state and would most probably be unsuccessful," said another NIT aspirant. "A close look at the AIEEE rank list reveals only a few states account for most of the qualifiers. This has been the trend because quality of teaching to compete in such all India examinations is not the same in all states. Hence, the previous policy was helpful, particularly for middle rankers to take admission in NITs located in their home states," he added.
When contacted, Rourkela NIT director Sunil Sarangi attributed the new rule to decision taken at the NIT council level. "The rule was changed in order to give a national look to the NITs," Sarangi said. The NIT director's view, however, has few takers. "The idea sounds nice that authorities are trying to give a pan Indian look to NIT campuses. But thoughtless efforts often play havoc with the career of students. The authorities ought to have examined the ground reality prevailing in the country, the psyche of parents and students and more importantly the new policy's possible impact on students," observed an NIT functionary. Meanwhile, several aggrieved parents have gone to Orissa high court challenging the guideline. The HC has fixed July 17 as the next date of hearing. "Under the circumstances, we are left with no choice but to pin hopes on the court to give justice," said a petitioner.

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