The issue: DU admissions: High cut-offs force students to grab any course that their marks can get them
And my take:
I remember, during late seventies, when I got admission in NIT, Nagpur, dozens of classmates from South, by virtue of having more than 90 percent - something unimaginable with Bengal and Assam Board at that time, as the topper used to score around 80 percent only - took away the premium seats.
Unfortunately, at that time, there was no national level competitive exam. - like AIEEE - and seat allocation used to be on the basis of marks scored in 12th board. So liberal state boards were more successful than the conservatives in terms of strike rate, but with no logic.
Same is happening now, in general streams.
What I am trying to highlight here is the disparity between various Universities in terms of awarding the marks in qualifying examinations. I suffered, along with a many from the Eastern India, in NIT, only because of that reason, and despite being a math addict ended up doing Metallurgy.
Hence I strongly suggest that either the paper assessment criteria for board examinations is leveled up all over the country, or only one common entrance test, for every individual stream, should be conducted at national level
Making my views little more clear, I think reputed Universities from all over the country must do away with the process of admission on the basis of board marks and conduct a common entrance test at national level, like professional courses, to ensure that only the deserving candidates are picked up.
What's your take on this issue? Do you think, that Indian higher education system deserves a complete over-hauling? If so, please share your suggestion here.
Concluding the article with an analysis:
"They came, they saw, and took admission wherever possible. Unable to meet the stratospheric cut-off criteria in courses and colleges of their choice, hundreds of youngsters, on Thursday, just went ahead and secured a Delhi University (DU) seat wherever they could.Via: India Today
Aspiration was pitted against opportunity. The former lost. Hence, a physics hopeful was found filling up the admission form for chemistry at Ramjas College and an aspiring economist could be seen taking admission in B.A. Programme in Kirori Mal College."
And my take:
I remember, during late seventies, when I got admission in NIT, Nagpur, dozens of classmates from South, by virtue of having more than 90 percent - something unimaginable with Bengal and Assam Board at that time, as the topper used to score around 80 percent only - took away the premium seats.
Unfortunately, at that time, there was no national level competitive exam. - like AIEEE - and seat allocation used to be on the basis of marks scored in 12th board. So liberal state boards were more successful than the conservatives in terms of strike rate, but with no logic.
Same is happening now, in general streams.
What I am trying to highlight here is the disparity between various Universities in terms of awarding the marks in qualifying examinations. I suffered, along with a many from the Eastern India, in NIT, only because of that reason, and despite being a math addict ended up doing Metallurgy.
Hence I strongly suggest that either the paper assessment criteria for board examinations is leveled up all over the country, or only one common entrance test, for every individual stream, should be conducted at national level
Making my views little more clear, I think reputed Universities from all over the country must do away with the process of admission on the basis of board marks and conduct a common entrance test at national level, like professional courses, to ensure that only the deserving candidates are picked up.
What's your take on this issue? Do you think, that Indian higher education system deserves a complete over-hauling? If so, please share your suggestion here.
Concluding the article with an analysis:
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