At this point of time when I, along with thousands others trying to get into one of the reputed management institutes of Mumbai, KJ Somaiya, had a not-so-feel-good experience while going through one of the forums on Pagalguy.
The wannabe future managers who are looking forward to pursue the highest ranked professional degree, who I expected to be rational and reasonable actually turned out to be the ones who are still fettered with the manacles of Favouritism.
KJ Somaiya, since it has a 50% Gujarati quota (Open Category seats constitute just 18 out of 120 even less than what the Deccan Chargers’s cheerleaders donned), most of the Gujjus apply for the same as well as the open category. In one of the posts this Gujju MBA aspirant who clearly did not deserve to be in KJ Somaiya had asked his other higher ranked Gujju compatriots to go for open category seats and avoid the minority quota so that their lower ranked, undeserving Gujju brothers like him would stand a chance. Disappointment doomed upon me more than anger because I had developed this frame in my mind where in I thought that today’s educated generation was more discerning and thoughtful than our sheep-headed politicians.
Reservations have always hurt me to the core, more than the Rakhi Sawant’s Swayamwar stint. JBIMS and Sydhenam, Government’s top B-schools have just 38 out of 120 seats for the open category and an amazing 50% reservation for the SC/ST. This discrimination really doesn’t make sense even to the most insensible of insensibles because the real motive of Dr. Babasaheb Ambedkar to introduce reservations for the SC/ST is clearly being flouted by the rich SC/ST people. Such fondness & love toward the SC/ST is leading us to believe that ‘Open Category’ seats are reserved while SC/ST seats belong to the open category. Somebody please inform the Education Ministry that imparting quality education (if at all) without quality students is like David Dhawan directing a comedy flick without Govinda. And if you direct Bobby Deol instead of Govinda, you know how it comes crashing down! (Remember Chor Machaye Shor? Huh?)
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Joke, Courtesy one of the messages from my mobile.
It’s time that Mr. Sibal wakes up to some grave loopholes currently existing in our education system before it’s too late.
Friends (the educated, the uneducated as well as the padhe-likhe gavaar), please mail, forward, share, distribute, post, print, message, tweet, scrap, deliver, dispatch, promote and whatever else you can, this article from ‘My Voice’ and help it make ‘Our Voice’.
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The wannabe future managers who are looking forward to pursue the highest ranked professional degree, who I expected to be rational and reasonable actually turned out to be the ones who are still fettered with the manacles of Favouritism.
KJ Somaiya, since it has a 50% Gujarati quota (Open Category seats constitute just 18 out of 120 even less than what the Deccan Chargers’s cheerleaders donned), most of the Gujjus apply for the same as well as the open category. In one of the posts this Gujju MBA aspirant who clearly did not deserve to be in KJ Somaiya had asked his other higher ranked Gujju compatriots to go for open category seats and avoid the minority quota so that their lower ranked, undeserving Gujju brothers like him would stand a chance. Disappointment doomed upon me more than anger because I had developed this frame in my mind where in I thought that today’s educated generation was more discerning and thoughtful than our sheep-headed politicians.
Reservations have always hurt me to the core, more than the Rakhi Sawant’s Swayamwar stint. JBIMS and Sydhenam, Government’s top B-schools have just 38 out of 120 seats for the open category and an amazing 50% reservation for the SC/ST. This discrimination really doesn’t make sense even to the most insensible of insensibles because the real motive of Dr. Babasaheb Ambedkar to introduce reservations for the SC/ST is clearly being flouted by the rich SC/ST people. Such fondness & love toward the SC/ST is leading us to believe that ‘Open Category’ seats are reserved while SC/ST seats belong to the open category. Somebody please inform the Education Ministry that imparting quality education (if at all) without quality students is like David Dhawan directing a comedy flick without Govinda. And if you direct Bobby Deol instead of Govinda, you know how it comes crashing down! (Remember Chor Machaye Shor? Huh?)
NOTE: Click on the image to enlarge
Joke, Courtesy one of the messages from my mobile.
It’s time that Mr. Sibal wakes up to some grave loopholes currently existing in our education system before it’s too late.
Friends (the educated, the uneducated as well as the padhe-likhe gavaar), please mail, forward, share, distribute, post, print, message, tweet, scrap, deliver, dispatch, promote and whatever else you can, this article from ‘My Voice’ and help it make ‘Our Voice’.
Let’s make a Start; Let’s be the Change!
I agree with u niket
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Thnx Sabi!
ReplyDeleteU nailed it dude! Nowdays, its the 'reverse exploitation'.. and its leadin to more division in society rather thn eliminating it.
ReplyDeleteAn apt phrase 'Reverse Exploitation'...now it's no more just a common man who suffers...it's a common man with no special talents like SC/ST/OBC/DALIT added to him who suffers!
ReplyDeleteseriously. i can never forget how i cud not get an engineering seat with a great percentage while people with almost 50% got the reserved quota. and these guys were pretty much strong financially as well.
ReplyDeleteall de best!
@Anuradha: Then, you might just be a common man with no special features(SC/ST/OBC) :P
ReplyDeletebtw, got thru KJ Somaiya! :)
niket u knw already abt me. y i was left with sad face outside xavier's engineering college bcoz some rich guy gave Bribe in the name of development fee to the trustee of the college.
ReplyDelete@Varun: Yeah man, you are again one of those who have been victims of the loopholes that exist in our education system!
ReplyDeleteI agree with u... I think the reservations have now become more of political drama rather than serving its real purpose.
ReplyDeleteI guess it's meant for the backward class or lower economic group of people to get good education and get out of misery... but now people proudly say that they are backward class just to get into some premier institutes even though they are not backward or poor anymore.
Having reservation is good, but upto a limit, keep it for basic education and let all compete together for higher education. The government can have a special fee structure or something for the backward classes (real backward not rich backward class!) and such people who really can prove themselves can avail it and go ahead. This will eliminate the reservation policy but still serve the purpose of educating the poor, and the deserving ones will be there.
And this issue haunts not only our education system, but also government jobs, where I've heard that people show themselves to be backward just to get the job.
I would just say : First analyse yourself and see where you stand in the crowd. Just ask yourself once 'Do I really deserve this or are there better and deserving people than me?'
Absolutely Shashi, the government could make basic(primary) education free for the economically lower classes and subsidize the higher education for them, so that they stand an equal chance with everyone. But reservations should be eliminated because its purpose is clearly been exploited. And it is not even serving the purpose of providing our country with the best of students.
ReplyDeleteI am not saying that SC/ST students aren't good or competent; some of them even come out with flying colors. Government should identify such people and help them financially. Even if they keep a limited reserved seats for them, care should be taken that they do not avail the quota scheme for their children because they would definitely become financially independent by then.
But one question always pokes me, what if one of us don't get an open seat at our desired institute but still have a chance through the minority quota? Won't selfishness take over our principles then?
gud 1....
ReplyDeleteThanks Saadat! :)
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