PaRCha - JNU - AISA material - 2010 ID-25971
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MED/ SSS 26 5 1 4 67 57 43 Deficit of 4 could have been filled by going down to 45 marks, instead of the arbitrary bar of 57 .
POL /SSS 78 14 4 10 48 38 23 Deficit of 10 could have been filled by going down to 31 marks, instead of the arbitrary bar of 38 .
LIN/SL 31 6 3 3 71.5 61.5 33 Deficit of 3 could have been filled by going down to 58 marks, instead of the arbitrary bar of 61.5 .
SAA 31 6 0 6 71 61 10 Deficit of 6 could have been filled by going down to 30 marks, instead of the arbitrary bar of 61 .
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From the above table, it is clear that OBC students who have obtained as high as 62 marks in the JNU entrance exam has been considered 'ineligible' by JNU's patently illogical and illegal cut-off criteria. Confronted with the united intervention of students and teachers, and sustained struggles by JNUSU, the JNU administration had to form a committee, with Prof. Aditya Mukherjee as its chairperson. Yet, student and teacher representatives were denied any representation in the committee. After so many months, and even after the reopening of this committee under students and teachers' pressure, there has still not been any conclusive decision on the issue. As a result of which, the same flawed criteria continue, excluding many students from backward groups from accessing the educational opportunities that are their right. .
And, now we see a reiteration of these very developments and casteist attitudes, in the question of faculty recruitment. An advertisement for of Associate Prof. and Prof. posts was issued for new recruitments in 2008 and 2009 following the approval of the Executive Committee. The advertisement was meant to be in accordance with a UGC notification of 2006 which had called for the strict implementation of reservations. These guidelines state: .
"Reservations are applicable to all teaching posts such as the posts of lecturers, readers, professors or by whatever other nomenclature the posts are known... " .
However, in the AC meeting of 25 November 2009, a lobby led by Aditya Mukherjee collected the signatures of a few teachers and gave a highly casteist interpretation where they said that in the posts of Professor and Associate Professor, reservation cannot be implemented, hence the entire process will have to be reviewed. In a deliberate and underhand fashion, the JNU Administration placed this extremely important agenda under the heading 'Other Items" and without even mentioning the UGC circular in this regard, did its level best to misguide AC members. Several teachers were opposed to this interpretation which had been advanced by some sections of the faculty. Following much debate, no conclusive decision was taken in this regard. However, without even confirming the minutes of the AC (which is the normal procedure), this decision was taken as settled by the administration and was forwarded to the EC meeting of 12 January 2010. .
Meanwhile, some former Vice-Chancellors of JNU have written a deeply disturbing letter to the Vice Chancellor where they have said that if reservation is implemented in the posts of Professor and Associate Professor, then the academic quality of JNU will be compromised and it will no longer be a premier centre of excellence. Even more shockingly, the statement goes on to conclude with the argument that: "If JNU declines, the well-to-do will move to foreign and private universities and the disadvantaged will no longer be able to get the world-class education which JNU has been so proud to offer them so far." Our Vice-Chancellor has taken this highly subjective and casteist interpretation of a few individuals as having much greater validity than the UGC directive which is legally binding on the university. .
In response, some progressive sections of the faculty opposed this move and prevented the EC from imposing any decision in this regard. But as a result, the administration has made this delay as an excuse to further stall the recruitment of faculty posts as per the advertisement. .
We have seen how in the matter of reservation, time and again, the JNU Administration has shown that it is willing to subvert the law so as to ensure that its casteist dispensation continues to prevail. It is surely no coincidence that Prof. Aditya Mukherjee who is at the forefront of opposing reservation in faculty posts is also the Chairperson of the committee which has been impeding the proper implementation of OBC reservations in campus for student admissions. .
AISA warns the administration to desist from its casteist approach and calls upon all democratic and progressive sections of the university community to rally together to ensure that social justice is not subverted on campus and that the struggle for the correct implementation of reservations in JNU, for both students and faculty positions, is accepted and upheld. We appeal to the student community and the entire democratic section of the country, to resist such blatant subversion of constitutional mandates and social justice by anti-reservation lobbies occupying positions of power in some of our premier institutions. .
Abhishek Atif Rabbani Vice President, AISA, JNU Jt. Secy, AISA, JNU .
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PaRCha - JNU - AISA material - 2010 ID-25971
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MED/ SSS 26 5 1 4 67 57 43 Deficit of 4 could have been filled by going down to 45 marks, instead of the arbitrary bar of 57 .
POL /SSS 78 14 4 10 48 38 23 Deficit of 10 could have been filled by going down to 31 marks, instead of the arbitrary bar of 38 .
LIN/SL 31 6 3 3 71.5 61.5 33 Deficit of 3 could have been filled by going down to 58 marks, instead of the arbitrary bar of 61.5 .
SAA 31 6 0 6 71 61 10 Deficit of 6 could have been filled by going down to 30 marks, instead of the arbitrary bar of 61 .
.
From the above table, it is clear that OBC students who have obtained as high as 62 marks in the JNU entrance exam has been considered 'ineligible' by JNU's patently illogical and illegal cut-off criteria. Confronted with the united intervention of students and teachers, and sustained struggles by JNUSU, the JNU administration had to form a committee, with Prof. Aditya Mukherjee as its chairperson. Yet, student and teacher representatives were denied any representation in the committee. After so many months, and even after the reopening of this committee under students and teachers' pressure, there has still not been any conclusive decision on the issue. As a result of which, the same flawed criteria continue, excluding many students from backward groups from accessing the educational opportunities that are their right. .
And, now we see a reiteration of these very developments and casteist attitudes, in the question of faculty recruitment. An advertisement for of Associate Prof. and Prof. posts was issued for new recruitments in 2008 and 2009 following the approval of the Executive Committee. The advertisement was meant to be in accordance with a UGC notification of 2006 which had called for the strict implementation of reservations. These guidelines state: .
"Reservations are applicable to all teaching posts such as the posts of lecturers, readers, professors or by whatever other nomenclature the posts are known... " .
However, in the AC meeting of 25 November 2009, a lobby led by Aditya Mukherjee collected the signatures of a few teachers and gave a highly casteist interpretation where they said that in the posts of Professor and Associate Professor, reservation cannot be implemented, hence the entire process will have to be reviewed. In a deliberate and underhand fashion, the JNU Administration placed this extremely important agenda under the heading 'Other Items" and without even mentioning the UGC circular in this regard, did its level best to misguide AC members. Several teachers were opposed to this interpretation which had been advanced by some sections of the faculty. Following much debate, no conclusive decision was taken in this regard. However, without even confirming the minutes of the AC (which is the normal procedure), this decision was taken as settled by the administration and was forwarded to the EC meeting of 12 January 2010. .
Meanwhile, some former Vice-Chancellors of JNU have written a deeply disturbing letter to the Vice Chancellor where they have said that if reservation is implemented in the posts of Professor and Associate Professor, then the academic quality of JNU will be compromised and it will no longer be a premier centre of excellence. Even more shockingly, the statement goes on to conclude with the argument that: "If JNU declines, the well-to-do will move to foreign and private universities and the disadvantaged will no longer be able to get the world-class education which JNU has been so proud to offer them so far." Our Vice-Chancellor has taken this highly subjective and casteist interpretation of a few individuals as having much greater validity than the UGC directive which is legally binding on the university. .
In response, some progressive sections of the faculty opposed this move and prevented the EC from imposing any decision in this regard. But as a result, the administration has made this delay as an excuse to further stall the recruitment of faculty posts as per the advertisement. .
We have seen how in the matter of reservation, time and again, the JNU Administration has shown that it is willing to subvert the law so as to ensure that its casteist dispensation continues to prevail. It is surely no coincidence that Prof. Aditya Mukherjee who is at the forefront of opposing reservation in faculty posts is also the Chairperson of the committee which has been impeding the proper implementation of OBC reservations in campus for student admissions. .
AISA warns the administration to desist from its casteist approach and calls upon all democratic and progressive sections of the university community to rally together to ensure that social justice is not subverted on campus and that the struggle for the correct implementation of reservations in JNU, for both students and faculty positions, is accepted and upheld. We appeal to the student community and the entire democratic section of the country, to resist such blatant subversion of constitutional mandates and social justice by anti-reservation lobbies occupying positions of power in some of our premier institutions. .
Abhishek Atif Rabbani Vice President, AISA, JNU Jt. Secy, AISA, JNU .
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