NEFIS protests against denial of reservation
Source: Hueiyen News Service

Delhi, July 14 2015 : North East Forum for International Solidarity (NEFIS) on Monday protested against denial of reservation for ST students from outside NCT, Delhi in Ambedkar University.

In a statement issued by NEFIS Media Coordinator Hem Chandra Brahma it was said that matter is a concern for all Scheduled Tribe (ST) students from outside NCT (National Capital Territory), Delhi especially from north-east states that they are being denied the reservation in admission for the undergraduate courses in Ambedkar University.

Later two members of NEFIS met the Deputy Registrar (Admin) Manish Kumar Bahuguna to urge to take appropriate action within three days.

It is to be noted that there are 35 seats for each undergraduate course in AUD out of which 85 percent seats are reserved for the students of Delhi which means 5.25 percent seats are reserved for the students from outside NCT, Delhi.

The statement further said 0.4 percent seat will be reserved for the Scheduled Tribe students from outside NCT, Delhi while 0.75 percent seat has been reserved for the SC students.

In such a case, roster system should be followed under which every third year one seat has to be reserved for ST students.

But not a single seat has been reserved for ST student from outside NCT, Delhi since its inception in 2007 .

Brahma said that Delhi has no ST population of its own and those ST students were immigrants who are second generation learners of their family.

Majority students from ST community are from outside NCT, Delhi and they are the first generation learners of their families coming from most backward area of the country.

This does not just amount to unequal treatment with first generation learner ST students from outside NCT, Delhi vis-à-vis ST students from Delhi but also sheer discrimination with students from north-east from where majority of ST students come.

He said "It should also be noted that in accordance with the reservation policy of the Government of NCT, Delhi reservation for OBC students from outside NCT, Delhi have not been provided but these seats have been put in non reserved category.

These seats were meant for social justice and should have been reserved for the SC and ST students" .

Comment