Mumbai: The government says its proposal to increase reservations for the economically backward classes from 22 to 49.5 per cent will benefit the students. But the beneficiaries of the quota system themselves have reservations about the move.
Students at IIT-Powai, who have availed of these seats under quota, feel that such a move will lower the standard of education.
"The cutoff in the IIT entrance exam for quota students is generally 10 while for the general category students it is around 30. If the quota is increased to 50 per cent, this cutoff mark will come down further and thus adversely affect the quality of education," says a quota student from IIT-Powai, Anil Kumar.
The students feel that it's not just about 'making it' to the premier institutes. Once the students are admitted into the institute, the toughest part begins - dealing with competition.
"Quota students are not able to do very well once they get into the IIT. They are not educated properly. They have not been coached well and so they have an inferiority complex," says another quota student, Rajiv Kumar.
Surprisingly, even though these students have benefitted from reservation, yet they feel that there should be affirmative action rather than restrictive reservations.
(With inputs from Payal Goel)
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