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More than 50% Muslim students in professional courses after VC Jung scrapped interviewOT, July 12, 2012 05:44 IST Okhla Times Campus Reporter/JMI
Jamia Millia Islamia (JMI) Vice Chancellor Najeeb Jung’s move a few months ago to scrap interview from some professional courses, including engineering, had faced stiff resistance from some quarters. The opponents had claimed that the scrapping of interview would harm interest of Muslim students. Now when the results are out, the opponents are biting their words as more Muslim students have made it to the final list in engineering and other professional courses than ever. If one goes by the results displayed on the notice board and also on university website then 80 per cent of Muslim students have made it to BDS, some 65 per cent to Engineering and 75 per cent to Diploma Engineering. A professor on the condition of anonymity said: “The result has been unprecedented. Never so many students had come. The VC did the right thing by scrapping the interview. For the first time some influential people were unable to get their wards and relatives into the courses as they failed to influence the result in absence of interview.” The scrapping of interview has led to more transparency in the admission process after the university was granted minority status, reserving 50 per cent seats for Muslims. But the problem is that pressure is being mounted by some vested interest to revoke the scrapping of interview in professional courses as they feel that their say in admission is over, according to insiders. The days of chasing powerful people for getting favourable mark in interview, are gone claimed a source. “Now students who perform well in entrance test can easily make through the final list. The system is more transparent. Earlier, the internals had opportunity to manipulate results by giving good marks to students known to them in interview, but not anymore. It is understood that the move has upset a group, who strongly feels that its power is slipping and it is no more in a position to dictate things. Besides, students also don’t have to worry about their performance in interviews and approach a source to get good marks in interviews,” said a teacher, who didn’t want to be named. The proponents, who are in favour of scrapping of interview, want that the administration should completely scrap interviews in all courses from next admission year, bringing more transparency in the admission procedure. Post a comment Top News
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