NEW DELHI: In a report based on data obtained from a Right to Information (RTI) application, the Ambedkar Periyar Phule Study Circle (APPSC) has accused the Indian Institute of Technology Bombay (IIT Bombay) of denying 80 seats to SC, ST, and OBC students while admitting an additional 95 general category students for the PhD admissions in 2023, as reported by careers360.com.
The APPSC alleges that IIT Bombay has once again violated reservation norms in PhD admissions, despite claiming to implement them. Last year, the APPSC reported that five departments in IIT Bombay had not admitted a single ST candidate in the last 8 years.
According to the new RTI reply, 20 departments have not admitted any ST students, 11 departments did not grant admission to any SC student, and 5 departments have no OBC students this year. The APPSC has raised concerns, especially regarding the Centre for Technology Alternatives for Rural Areas (CTARA), which has not admitted ST students in the last 9 years.
IIT Bombay issued anti-discrimination guidelines on July 29 after a student, Darshan Solanki, allegedly committed suicide due to caste-based discrimination. However, the recent data obtained through the RTI application raises questions about the institute’s commitment to implementing these guidelines.
The APPSC’s report indicates that there were a sufficient number of students from each category who cleared the written test and attended interviews, yet seats reserved for marginalized categories remained unfilled. The Study Circle emphasizes the need to hold institutes accountable for such discrepancies.
In the PhD admissions for 2023, only 9% of SC seats and 3% of ST seats were filled, despite a substantial number of applicants from the unreserved categories. The data revealed that out of the available seats, SC and ST admissions remained disproportionately low compared to general category admissions.
The APPSC alleges that IIT Bombay has once again violated reservation norms in PhD admissions, despite claiming to implement them. Last year, the APPSC reported that five departments in IIT Bombay had not admitted a single ST candidate in the last 8 years.
According to the new RTI reply, 20 departments have not admitted any ST students, 11 departments did not grant admission to any SC student, and 5 departments have no OBC students this year. The APPSC has raised concerns, especially regarding the Centre for Technology Alternatives for Rural Areas (CTARA), which has not admitted ST students in the last 9 years.
IIT Bombay issued anti-discrimination guidelines on July 29 after a student, Darshan Solanki, allegedly committed suicide due to caste-based discrimination. However, the recent data obtained through the RTI application raises questions about the institute’s commitment to implementing these guidelines.
The APPSC’s report indicates that there were a sufficient number of students from each category who cleared the written test and attended interviews, yet seats reserved for marginalized categories remained unfilled. The Study Circle emphasizes the need to hold institutes accountable for such discrepancies.
In the PhD admissions for 2023, only 9% of SC seats and 3% of ST seats were filled, despite a substantial number of applicants from the unreserved categories. The data revealed that out of the available seats, SC and ST admissions remained disproportionately low compared to general category admissions.
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