My dear friends, I require exact ugc guidelines regarding the reservation for the physically challenged in higher educational institutes (universities and colleges.). In Tamilnadu, the universities and colleges claim that reservation is allowed for the physically challenged only in under graduation and post graduation. But not for M.Phil and PhD. When the case is like this in Tamilnadu, the situation in some of the central universities is different. These central universities agree upon the 3% reservation for ph in all courses including M.Phil and PhD. But the problem is that, they say the reservation is applicable only based on the number of seats allocated for each course and not based on the total number of seats available for all courses in the university for that academic year. Most of the universities have only less than 10 seats for PhD and M.Phil under each department. If this is the case, no physically challenged can be accommodated in these courses unless they get through in merit. Hence, it is the need of the hour to insist upon the reservation for the physically challenged to be applied based on the total number of seats available in each university in that academic year. And the universities and colleges in Tamilnadu should be instructed to admit the physically challenged students in both M.Phil and PhD courses without any discrimination following the reservation being implemented in under graduation and post graduation admission. For the past several years, our brethrens are facing this problem in almost all over India. I feel that, something has to be done to get rid of this injustice against the physically challenged community. -- With wishes, D, Ramkumar, PHD Scholar in English, Pondicherry university (a central University). Mobile: 09952990192 home: 0413 3290383 skipe name: ramkumarpondicherry alternate email id: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
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