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JNU To Give Extra Points To Students From Deprived Areas
By ugeshji, Section News
In a unique experiment of its kind in any Indian university, Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU) would give three to five extra points to students from the deprived areas of the country.
Out of two lists of extremely backward and backward districts across the country, JNU would provide extra points to students belonging to the regions above their total score from the entrance examinations. "There are two lists of quartiles under which backward districts have been categorized. The university will give extra points to the students belonging to these areas in an effort to bring them at par with the other developed regions," said Prof. R.Kumar, rector, JNU. The university has a policy to give maximum 10 extra points to students from backward areas to maintain an egalitarian profile. The districts included in the two categories qualify on the basis of literates as percentage of total population, excluding the population of children as per Census of India 2001. Secondly, the percentage of non-agricultural workers in comparison with total workers in the district and agricultural productivity per hectare. Source: The Tribune By Akhila Singh JNU to give extra points to students from deprived areas Click On "Full Story" For More....
Even though the university administration does not take out separate break-up for students who make it to the university with benefits of the deprivation points, sources in the administration said the system worked in maintaining the equilibrium.
The university, however, makes it mandatory for the students to appear in the entrance examinations for all courses. "The entrance examinations could also be taken in both English and Hindi as preferred by the candidate," said the university spokesperson. Students belonging to the deprived regions could also take benefits of the quartile points even when they appeared in the higher secondary examinations through distance education. There are around eight districts from Rajasthan which have been catagorised under the Quartile 1 list. They include Barmer, Churu, Jalor, Baran and Tonk. From Himachal Pradesh there are seven districts in Quartile 2. They are Kinnaur, Chamba, Kullu, Sirmaur, Mandi, Shimla and Hamirpur.
Besides, JNU provides five extra points to all girl candidates who appear for the university entrance examination.
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