Removal Of Minority Status Can Help Improve Indian Universities, Says Union Minister
Minority status institutions usually reserve half their seats for a particular community, such as Muslim or Sikh, and no reservation for Dalits. Nirmal Singh Lotus says that the cancelling the minority status of the two universities will do no help in regulating the institutions or improving the quality of higher education in India. The main drawback of the education system in India lies somewhere with the regulatory system, consisting of at least central level bodies, some of them due to the inefficiency of the staff and others because of the corruption. The Centre has decided to withdraw the minority status of two universities funded by the taxpayers. Nirmal Singh Lotus says that the case of Jamia Millia Islamia is ongoing in the Delhi High court. Last year, the same case was run against the Aligarh Muslim University claiming that the universities were established as an act of the Parliament and not by Muslims. The government has decided to cancel the minority status ...