AUD to bring out a notification regarding reservation of ST Students from outside NCT, Delhi
23 July 2015
AUD TO BRING OUT A NOTIFICATION REGARDING RESERVATION OF ST STUDENTS FROM OUTSIDE NCT, DELHI!
NEFIS PROTESTS AGAINST DENIAL OF RESERVATION FOR ST STUDENTS FROM OUTSIDE NCT, DELHI IN AMBEDKAR UNIVERSITY, DELHI!
AUD UNIVERSITY AUTHORITY ASSURES OF RESERVATION FOR ST CANDIDATES FROM OUTSIDE NCT DELHI FROM NEXT ACADEMIC YEAR!
AUD TO RESPOND IN WRITTEN REGARDING THE WHOLE ISSUE!
North East Forum for International Solidarity (NEFIS) today protested against denial of reservation for ST students from outside NCT, Delhi. A delegation of two members met Prof. K Mamkoottam, Dean, Student’s services, AUD, Delhi. He assured of bringing out a notification regarding reservation of ST students from outside NCT, Delhi. Authority has promised of following the roster system for reservation of ST seat for candidates from outside NCT, Delhi from next academic year. Dean, Students services has also assured of responding in written regarding the whole issue very soon. It is to be noted that NEFIS had protested against this discrepancy on 13th July.
This is a matter of huge concern for all Schedule Tribe (ST) students from outside NCT(National Capital Territory), Delhi that they are being denied the reservation in admission for the undergraduate courses in Ambedkar University. It is to be noted that there are 35 seats for each undergraduate course in AUD out of which 85% seats are reserved for the students of Delhi which means 5.25 seats are reserved for the students from outside NCT, Delhi.
0.4 seat should be reserved for the Scheduled Tribe students from outside NCT, Delhi but not a single seat has been reserved for the students. 0.75 seat has been reserved for the SC students and thus 1 seat has been prescribed for the same. In such a case, roster system should be followed under which every third year one seat has to be reserved for ST students. But not a single seat has been reserved for ST student from outside NCT, Delhi since its inception in 2007.
Furthermore, the Delhi has no ST population of its own. ST students who reside here are immigrants who are second generation learners of their family. Majority students from ST community are from outside NCT, Delhi and they are the first generation learner of their families coming from geographically most backward area of the country which are yet to be mainstreamed. This not just amounts to unequal treatment with first generation learner ST students from outside NCT, Delhi vis-à-vis ST students from Delhi but also sheer discrimination with students from north-east from where majority of ST students come.
It should also be noted that in accordance with the reservation policy of the Government of NCT, Delhi reservation for OBC students from outside NCT, Delhi have not been provided but these seats have been put in non reserved category. These seats were meant for social justice and should have been reserved for the SC and ST students.
We request you to cover the news so that injustice is not meted out to needy students.
Thanking You.
Hem Chandr Brahma
Media Coordinator
North-East Forum for International Solidarity (NEFIS)
Email: nefis(doT)delhi(at)gmail(doT)com
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This Press Release was posted on July 24 2015
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