AUD creates one supernumerary seat in every undergraduate programme for ST category

24 July 2015

VICTORY FOR THE STRUGGLE OF NEFIS!
AUD CREATES ONE SUPERNUMERARY SEAT IN EVERY UNDERGRADUATE PROGRAMME FOR ST CATEGORY CANDIDATES FROM OUTSIDE THE NCT OF DELHI!
NEFIS HAD PROTESTED AGAINST DENIAL OF RESERVATION FOR ST STUDENTS FROM OUTSIDE NCT, DELHI IN AMBEDKAR UNIVERSITY, DELHI!
AUD RESPONDS IN WRITTEN REGARDING THE WHOLE ISSUE!

In a mail that has been sent to North East Forum for International Solidarity(NEFIS) Dean, Students service, AUD has responded:
With reference to the petition signed by the convenor, NEFIS dated 13 July 2015 and submitted to the Vice Chancellor, Ambedkar University Delhi, I am happy to inform you that AUD has created one supernumerary seat in every undergraduate programme for ST category candidates from outside the NCT of Delhi. Eligible candidates will be offered admission in order of merit.



Kuriakose Mamkoottam, PhD
Dean, Student Services
Ambedkar University Delhi
Lothian Road, Kashmere Gate,
Delhi-110006

This is a victory for the struggle of North East Forum for International Solidarity (NEFIS) that AUD has created one supernumerary seat in every undergraduate programme for ST category candidates from outside the NCT of Delhi. It is to be noted that NEFIS had protested against denial of reservation for ST students from outside NCT, Delhi on 13th July and 23rd July.
This was a matter of huge concern for all Schedule Tribe (ST) students from outside NCT(National Capital Territory), Delhi that they were being denied the reservation in admission for the undergraduate courses in Ambedkar University. It is to be noted that there are 35 seats for each undergraduate course in AUD out of which 85% seats are reserved for the students of Delhi which means 5.25 seats are reserved for the students from outside NCT, Delhi.

0.4 seat should be reserved for the Scheduled Tribe students from outside NCT, Delhi but not a single seat was reserved for the students. 0.75 seat has been reserved for the SC students and thus 1 seat has been prescribed for the same. 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 was reserved for ST student from outside NCT, Delhi since its inception in 2007.

Furthermore, the Delhi has no ST population of its own. ST students who reside here are 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 learner of their families coming from geographically most backward area of the country which are yet to be mainstreamed. This not just amounted 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.

Hem Chandr Brahma
Media Coordinator
North-East Forum for International Solidarity (NEFIS)
Email: nefis(doT)delhi(at)gmail(doT)com