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The premier science and technology institute of India, Indian Institute of Technology (IITs) has fixed the cut off at 10 percent below merit for the OBC students. IIT is set to reserve nine percent seats for the OBC students in the coming academic session 2008-2009 which will exclude the creamy layer from the ambit of reservation. The OBC student candidate is required to produce parent income certificate at the time of counseling for admission.
Across IITs 880 students would be taken into the premier institute in the current academic session. In a proper phased out manner the IITs have decide to attain the target of 27 percent reservation for OBC’s by 2010 by implementing 9 percent reservation after each successive year. Surendra Prasad, IIT Delhi Director remarked that till the time the government doesn’t issue some other criteria for defining the creamy layer, the IITs will follow the existing policy used in reservation of jobs.
The IITs have demanded the HRD ministry for extra funds for additional infrastructure like labs, classrooms, equipments etc. The IIT directors have however maintained that they would not compromise on quality. Gautam Barua, IIT Guwahati Director remarked that the challenge is to maintain ambience of learning, standards, adequate faculty and necessary infrastructure.
