****AN INTERESTING STORY**** Background - An undergrad student of a top NIT. - I belong to the General category. I initially supported the reservation system for SC/STs but now am vehemently against this system. What did I see? - When I first entered college, I was of the opinion that the students coming in through reservations would be very poor because I came to know that they got full tuition waivers. And truth be told, I was devastated to find that it was not true. Well, I got hung up in a hostel wing where there were 8 SC/ST students. And 6 of them were filthy rich and went to top class high schools. Why, my room mate was an SC himself whose father was in the real estate business with a huge turnover every year. A small glimpse into his world would be an iMac, a Samsung Galaxy phone, iPod, etc. And he gets off without paying even the tuition fees. If there was ever an injustice, I would say this would take the cherry. - I thought that given the opportunity these guys would study hard and try to do justice to the reservation system. But I was hugely mistaken. They never did seem to study. There was this one sentence that I heard my room mate utter which changed my opinion on reservations for good. It was a day before the semester exams and I saw him sitting around gaming on his iMac. I asked him the reason for not studying for the exams. He said this - I need not study as hard as you do. Cos I can easily get a job through reservation. I came to college to while away my time and not to study. Put peace, get a government job and settle in life. And all this he said with a broad smile on his face. And that was the moment I started hating reservations. - Two of those guys parents (the ones who came in through reservation) were IAS officers. And I know for sure that their family earns thrice what my family earns. They had led a luxurious life style, enjoyed their final years of school and had entered a prestigious institution for undergrad with relatively no preps. I, on the other hand had suffered so much, with my parents struggling to send me to a decent school. My school teachers called my parents and asked them to send me to JEE coaching classes, since they believed I could clear it if I had the right guidance. But then, my parents couldnt afford to send me to coaching since sending me to school itself was a burden. Thus I started own prepping, borrowing books from friends and studying as much as I could. And after all the efforts I put in to get a seat, I really detest the way some people who NEVER deserved to study here come through. I feel reservations should be based on an individuals economic status and not be based on his caste. Its time the government understood that not all SC/STs are poor and not all who come in through the General category are rich. ~ Taken from Quora
Posted on: Fri, 21 Nov 2014 09:30:00 +0000
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