Yet another quota????

"90% reservation for SSC students in Junior College..."

"CBSE and ICSE board students wont be given admission into city colleges if respective boards don't furnish the required details..."

- DNA & TOI

Like WTF man!!! Is this some sorta dhamki?? Does the state board HAVE to come up with such 'indigenous stunts' EVERY year to promote 'their' students leaving the rest in the lurch?? Aren't the numerous quotas already imposed enough?? Sometimes it almost seems as if the board is playing the 'vamp' of the education saga in India, planning & plotting against all the 'susheel bahus' (read: CBSE & ICSE students). Reason given by the board for this reckless decision (pretty flimsy one at that) - We get several complaint letters from students complaining that CBSE & ICSE students score more & easily secure admissions into JC's leaving them 'victimised and helpless'.

Yah right!!! As if CBSE/ICSE board students are at fault for scoring more!They have it all on a platter & boards are a cakewalk for them, isn't it? Having been a CBSE student myself I know the ardous pressures & grueling and rigorous syllabus everyone has to study...even a brilliant student has to work his ass off to get a decent score! Here's a sample of the Std X syllabus (2009-2010) -

• Maths
• SST- Eco, Geography, History, Politics and Disaster Management..5 books to study for 100 marks...well, NO COMMENTS :
• Hindi
• English- Heavy duty prose section like "Ode to the West Wind" & "The Rime of the Ancient Mariner"in supposedly extinct languages.
• Science

The cake is taken by SST...for most its a nightmare not because they hate SST but because it's seemingly impossible to study SO MUCH & remember it till the exam (I distinctly remember crying a night before the boards saying I had forgotten everything!)

When I say all this I'm in no way belittling the efforts put in by SSC students, nor am I putting CBSE/ICSE students on a pedestal...I'm just stating the facts.CBSE students get high scores because of what their study entails and that is what they deserve! Students from other boards DO NOT have to go through the VAST and advanced syllabus! Moreover, since the boards are different the syllabus, marking schemes & correction techniques are undoubtedly different! Then how can you NOT expect a discrepancy in the scores??

The board introduced the "20 Mks Orals" system because it felt CBSE students get easy marks through their IA(Internal Assessment). Because the percentile system was introduced & CBSE students were hit hard, this year the paper correction was VERY lenient. All this just seems like a rat race to outshine the other!!

Now all that remains to be seen is what happens next..

• Will the #$*%@*# plan be implemented?
• Considering CBSE and ICSE students have done exceedingly well this year, if the plan is put in place will all students actually get a seat as promised?
• What do people who don't get admission into city colleges do?? Take admission in some remote college even when they've done better than their peers?? THIS IS NOT DONE!!

It may seem that I was more emotional than rational when I wrote this...I would rather say I'm strongly opinionated. If you beg to differ....well that's you opinion!!

Feeling- Disgusted and can't stop ranting