Huge protest and disgust are making me make this post. The reservation quota for sc/st/bc/obc etc. stir is causing quite a commotion in the country. I had put a small piece on it over here.
Now I shall propose what I think should be the way to handle it.
Firstly, I would like to declare that I am anti-discrimination, anti-quota, and completely believe in equality.
1. The the quota system should be abolished. This will give equal footing to everyone and then the competition will be based on proper merit. The way it is meant to be. Even the ladies quota should be completely removed. Equality should be there among castes and even sexes. I can't believe a country which gained independence due to the hard work by Mahatma Gandhi, has people who want reservations based on caste, which is one way of promoting discrimination, making the "un-opressed" "the oppressed" (I am referring to the people in the open category. You are pretty much doomed if you are boy in the open category and have only 85% marks. You still lose out to a person using caste reservation person with 50% marks!!!!!!).
The caste system, and the different treatment of people based on their castes existed a 100 years ago. Let by-gones be by-gones. Such rubbish should not exist today in the 21st century. Coming back to my proposal.
2. The number of seats totally for every course, in every school, college, University should be increased to accommodate a larger number of students. This will solve the problem minutely... but every little helps.
3. I do propose there be a 10%-15% reservation for the management quota.
(Management quota is usually for the rich people who may or may not come from foreign countries (NRI's or foreigners) who can afford to pay the fees which is usually between 10x to 20x the regular fees.)
You say: "Huh? Why are YOU saying there should be a management quota when YOU believe in no reservations, explicitly saying EQUALITY should prevail?"
Let me explain.
As far as I am concerned, money makes the world go round. You can't provide anyone with anything unless there is backing of financial power. The government should provide FREE education, as it is done in foreign countries, to all children from the lowest level up to 12th standard compulsorily.
Our government lacks the money(since most of it ends up in pockets at different levels of the hierarchy due to corruption) and the will to improve the situation (since all politicians are more interested in power play, and money making rather than improving the situation and fulfilling their pre-vote promises.)
With the increase in the number of seats and the management quota, a large amount of funds will come in from those sources. Those funds can be used to provide education for the people who are deserving, meritorious and can't afford the fees and books, IRRESPECTIVE of their caste.
The most common argument for reservation is that the people from backward castes can't afford the education. That is where the management quota comes in.
This should be implemented for all levels after 12th standard. If the government provides free education (by some new policy and radical, revolutionary idea) then the question of reservation up to 12th standard does not rise, and the admission at graduate level on merit basis is totally possible.
Of course the government will have to monitor the in-take of the funds so that swindling does not occur (something people always tend to do...nobody wants to earn things anymore.)
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A few Side notes
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1. The management quota will allow for students from the non-Indian system of education students to get admission and also the RICH DUMB KIDS.
The people who come from other systems (me included), know how tough it is to get into the system due to bureaucracy and inflexibility of the system; and the Indian education system is harder to study (I can say that based on personal experience).
2. I appreciate what the Doctors in New Delhi are trying to do by going on strike, but I don't believe it is the right way. I believe it is slightly negligent and am pretty sure it is against some kind of Doctor's code/oath.
Any ideas from YOU?
Fancy Some Shopping?
Now I shall propose what I think should be the way to handle it.
Firstly, I would like to declare that I am anti-discrimination, anti-quota, and completely believe in equality.
1. The the quota system should be abolished. This will give equal footing to everyone and then the competition will be based on proper merit. The way it is meant to be. Even the ladies quota should be completely removed. Equality should be there among castes and even sexes. I can't believe a country which gained independence due to the hard work by Mahatma Gandhi, has people who want reservations based on caste, which is one way of promoting discrimination, making the "un-opressed" "the oppressed" (I am referring to the people in the open category. You are pretty much doomed if you are boy in the open category and have only 85% marks. You still lose out to a person using caste reservation person with 50% marks!!!!!!).
The caste system, and the different treatment of people based on their castes existed a 100 years ago. Let by-gones be by-gones. Such rubbish should not exist today in the 21st century. Coming back to my proposal.
2. The number of seats totally for every course, in every school, college, University should be increased to accommodate a larger number of students. This will solve the problem minutely... but every little helps.
3. I do propose there be a 10%-15% reservation for the management quota.
(Management quota is usually for the rich people who may or may not come from foreign countries (NRI's or foreigners) who can afford to pay the fees which is usually between 10x to 20x the regular fees.)
You say: "Huh? Why are YOU saying there should be a management quota when YOU believe in no reservations, explicitly saying EQUALITY should prevail?"
Let me explain.
As far as I am concerned, money makes the world go round. You can't provide anyone with anything unless there is backing of financial power. The government should provide FREE education, as it is done in foreign countries, to all children from the lowest level up to 12th standard compulsorily.
Our government lacks the money(since most of it ends up in pockets at different levels of the hierarchy due to corruption) and the will to improve the situation (since all politicians are more interested in power play, and money making rather than improving the situation and fulfilling their pre-vote promises.)
With the increase in the number of seats and the management quota, a large amount of funds will come in from those sources. Those funds can be used to provide education for the people who are deserving, meritorious and can't afford the fees and books, IRRESPECTIVE of their caste.
The most common argument for reservation is that the people from backward castes can't afford the education. That is where the management quota comes in.
This should be implemented for all levels after 12th standard. If the government provides free education (by some new policy and radical, revolutionary idea) then the question of reservation up to 12th standard does not rise, and the admission at graduate level on merit basis is totally possible.
Of course the government will have to monitor the in-take of the funds so that swindling does not occur (something people always tend to do...nobody wants to earn things anymore.)
---------------
A few Side notes
----------------
1. The management quota will allow for students from the non-Indian system of education students to get admission and also the RICH DUMB KIDS.
The people who come from other systems (me included), know how tough it is to get into the system due to bureaucracy and inflexibility of the system; and the Indian education system is harder to study (I can say that based on personal experience).
2. I appreciate what the Doctors in New Delhi are trying to do by going on strike, but I don't believe it is the right way. I believe it is slightly negligent and am pretty sure it is against some kind of Doctor's code/oath.
Any ideas from YOU?
Fancy Some Shopping?
