~ Bruce K. Thangkhal
New Delhi, September 21, 2010: JAWAHARLAL Nehru University ( JNU) is all set to introduce a new admission policy for OBC candidates.
Under this, there will be 10 per cent relaxation in the minimum eligibility criteria for OBC candidates.
The move is prompted by a recent Delhi High Court order asking the JNU administration to change its definition of ' cut- off' for OBC students.
The new rule is expected to benefit more than 300 OBC students who have been wrongly denied admission in the current session. Earlier, an OBC student was given 10 per cent relaxation from the marks secured by the " last- admitted" general category candidate. This had led to the denial of admission to many students. Now, the minimum eligibility criteria for such candidates will be 10 per cent less than that of general category students. For example, if it is 50 per cent for the general category, the same will now become 40 per cent for OBCs.
In the verdict, Justice Rajiv Sahai Endlaw said: " The legislative intent has to be given full impact and cannot be whittled down by executive decisions.
The policy adopted by the respondents, Union of India and Jawaharlal Nehru University, amounts to the executive taking away what the legislature has given to OBCs." " Requiring OBC candidates to secure marks within 10 per cent bandwidth of the last candidate admitted in the General ( Unreserved) category amounts to requiring the OBC candidates to compete with the general ( Unreserved) category candidates, which is contrary to the concept of reservation.
Courtesy: MAIL TODAY
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