Students under the OBC category seeking admission to Masters courses in JNU will continue to get relaxation during admission, both at the level of entrance examination and viva-voce (oral exam).
This was decided in the meeting of Academic Council (AC) on Friday.
The council rejected the proposal by a standing committee to do away with relaxation to OBC candidates in entrance examination for M.Phil and Ph.D courses from the coming academic session. The panel had suggested that the candidates should instead be entitled to a concession of five marks in the eligibility criteria.
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The committee had also proposed reduction in concession to female and transgender candidates, that proposal also has been rejected and female candidates will now get 12 deprivation points (grace marks).
“The AC has junked the standing committee's proposal to do away with OBC relaxations and students will get relaxations at both the levels. Apart from this, the issue of deprivation points to female candidates and transgenders was also raised in the meeting and the points have been raised to 12 now,” a member of the council said.
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“All female and transgender candidates will get five extra points and candidates in the two categories who belong to backward areas will get seven points,” the member added. Five percent relaxation in entrance exam will also be given to widows or wards of Armed Forces personnel killed or disabled while on duty.
Meeting videographed
The committee’s suggestions had triggered widespread protests from students, who demanded that the relaxation be extended to OBC students at both the levels and the deprivation points for girls and transgenders remain as per the policy in place since 1994.
The council met almost a fortnight after the previous meeting on May 10 was adjourned after V-C Jagadesh Kumar walked out of the meet due to ruckus between students, teachers and administration over the February 9 incident.
As per university sources, Friday’s meeting was video-graphed, to avoid a similar situation. The varsity had also issued an appeal to teachers and students to let the meeting proceed peacefully.
The council rejected the proposal by a standing committee; students had protested the suggestions