JNUSU protests at UGC over entrance exams
Representative Image. NEW DELHI: The Jawaharlal Nehru University Students’ Union (JNUSU), along with other students’ organisations, protested at the University Grants Commission (UGC) office on Wednesday against alleged discrimination at the JNU entrance examinations, the New Education Policy (NEP) 2020 and the Central Universities Common Entrance Test.
Students contended that the NEP 2020 would widen the gap between those from marginalised communities and others.
Earlier, the JNUSU had also raised concerns over the viva-voce, which were held for PhD admissions at the varsity. At the protest, the students’ body also demanded that the JNU administration introduce deprivation points for PhD admissions.
“The NEP 2020 betrays the very ethos of public-funded education in the country and poses the threat of widening the gap that exists between students from marginalised communities and others.What happened in JNU during the viva-voce was only another instance of a long-standing culture of bias against the disadvantages,” Ghosh said.
Students’ organisations like the Students’ Federation of India, All India Students’ Association and Krantikari Yuva Sangathan also joined the demonstration. TNN
The JNU administration had earlier dismissed discrimination claims during the PhD admission process.
“The members of the PhD selection committee who conduct the viva-voce are not provided with the information regarding the categories of the candidates in order to eliminate any bias and prejudice whatsoever. The observers belonging to reserved categories are appointed invariably to ensure no discrimination against the candidates during the viva-voce,” the varsity had said.
Students contended that the NEP 2020 would widen the gap between those from marginalised communities and others.
Aishe Ghosh, president of the JNUSU, said, “The admission intake policies do not heed the social conditions in India. It dismisses the struggles of students from deprived backgrounds who do not get a fair start at education. Many first-generation learners and aspirants overcome several odds in pursuing higher education. Central universities should not be gatekeeping education, which is a right of all.”
Earlier, the JNUSU had also raised concerns over the viva-voce, which were held for PhD admissions at the varsity. At the protest, the students’ body also demanded that the JNU administration introduce deprivation points for PhD admissions.
“The NEP 2020 betrays the very ethos of public-funded education in the country and poses the threat of widening the gap that exists between students from marginalised communities and others.What happened in JNU during the viva-voce was only another instance of a long-standing culture of bias against the disadvantages,” Ghosh said.
Students’ organisations like the Students’ Federation of India, All India Students’ Association and Krantikari Yuva Sangathan also joined the demonstration. TNN
The JNU administration had earlier dismissed discrimination claims during the PhD admission process.
“The members of the PhD selection committee who conduct the viva-voce are not provided with the information regarding the categories of the candidates in order to eliminate any bias and prejudice whatsoever. The observers belonging to reserved categories are appointed invariably to ensure no discrimination against the candidates during the viva-voce,” the varsity had said.
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