Tuesday , 05 February 2013
Concerning students entry to universities, the district quota system which is in practice if amended, and according to the recent statistic taken for population in Jaffna , students selected from the Jaffna district to universities, the figures will drastically get affected is according to information.
The district quota system amendment issue was submitted in parliament, and should be processed for the council approval. But still it has not been submitted to the council, hence last year, those selected from the Jaffna district to universities, through the G.C.E.Advance level examination results, there is lesser possibilities the figures getting dropped was said by Jaffna university arts faculty Dean Prof.V.P.Sivanathan.
Sivanathan made this statement, when he was queried after a news item regarding the amendment about the district quota system was published.
He said, according to the population statistics taken in year 1981, the district quota system was decided. That is the selections were done from that year, 40 percent students were selected through aptitude basis, 55 percent students were selected according to their district quota system, and 5 percent students from the backward regions were selected according to quota basis.
After 1981, according to the changes came in the population, amendments were not done in the quota system was said by an official from the University Grants Commission.
According to this, by amending the current quota system, and through the Learnt Lessons and Reconciliation Commission's recommendations, it is explored to introduce a new system was stated.
If changes are brought to the quota system, according to the recently taken population data, there would be a downfall in the figures got selected to the universities from the Jaffna district.
According to the new population data, the population which was 6 lacks of people before now has been reduced to 4 lacks.
According to this, selections to the universities would occur. Due to this reason, the students getting selected from Jaffna, the figures will drop, however according to district quota system, if changes are made, it should be submitted in parliament to acquire approval. In completing this formality, it could be implemented.
However this has not been still submitted to the council for approval, hence there are lesser chances in variations of students’ selection for the universities from the next year G.C.E Advance level examination results.
If amendments are introduced in the district quota system, Jaffna students selected for universities will entirely depend on students talents. Hence “there is a compulsory requirement for our students to get involved in more learning. Through normal learning, could pass the examination, but due to competition basis, learning more, could only achieve to enter universities for which an atmosphere has cropped up” was mentioned by him.
