Reservation

The reservation system,once started to uplift the backward classes of India has now got related to vote bank politics. The education system of India is getting affected because "The reserved ones get qualified rather than the Deserved ones". Lets take the example of JEE Mains Exam 2017, one of the toughest exams ; the cut-off marks for General Category is 100 whereas the cut-off marks for ST and SC is 52 and 48 respectively.Meritocracy is meaningless without equality. First all people must be brought to the same level, whether it elevates a section or decelerates another, regardless of merit.Reservations are the biggest enemy of meritocracy. By offering reservation through relaxed entry criteria, we are fuelling inflation of moderate credentials as opposed to the promotion of merit based education system, which is the foundation of many progressive countries. Meritocracy should not be polluted by injecting relaxation of entry barriers, rather should be encouraged by offering financial aids to the underprivileged although deserving candidates only. Today the NTs and IIMs hold a high esteem in the global scenario due to their conservation of merit.I would also like to add that "Allocating quotas is a form of discrimination which is contrary to the right to equality"On the contrary, the creamy layer among the same segment is enjoying special privileges in the name of reservation and political factions are supporting them for vote banks. Reservation is no doubt good, as far as it is a method of appropriate positive discrimination for the benefit of the downtrodden and economically backward Sections o, the society but when it tends to harm the society and ensures privileges for some at the cost of others for narrow political ends, as it is in the present form, it should be done away with, as soon possible.