In the IIT Madras, out of 427 faculty members (teaching staff) only 2 faculty members belong to the Dalit community. Both these members only belong to the lower cadre. Also, this means that instead of 22.5% of positions being allotted to Dalits only 0.4% reservation is being given. If the proper process of reservation is followed there should be 96 Dalit faculty members.
Also, although Muslims form about 15% of the Indian population there is not a single Muslim faculty member in the Institute. There are only a handful of Christian faculty members.
Around 400 faculty members belong to the Brahmin community. This means that the Brahmins occupy 93% of the teaching community in the institute although their percentage in population is only 3%. About 15 faculty members belong to other Hindu castes apart from Dalits or Brahmins.
RE:Brahmanism in IIT Chennai
by Naveen on Apr 11, 2008 11:34 AM Permalink
So, what to do if they implemented merit? It looks like you want reservations and not merit.
RE:Brahmanism in IIT Chennai
by kavi sir on Apr 11, 2008 12:05 PM Permalink
Brahmins in Tamill Nadu need no reservation in any sphere of life - whether it be education/employment etc. They can excell thro' correspondence couseses lime M.Com./MBA and comeout with flying colours, if they are really intelligent !! They will simply prove this !!!
THE GOVT. OR MR. ARJUN SINGH AND CO., CANNOT IMPLEMENT RESERVATION IN CORRESPONDENCE COURSES !!!
So Studendt of all upper caste in Tamil Nadu as well as in India, DON'T LOOSE HEART BY THESE KIND OF RESERVATIONS !!! You need not prove your intelligence thro' IITs /IIMs !!!!
RE:Brahmanism in IIT Chennai
by Nanchil on Apr 11, 2008 11:06 AM Permalink
Only a handful of the Dalit students who clear the Joint Entrance Exam are allowed to join the Institute and some of them are forced to take a one year training called Preparatory Course and they are taught school portions once more. The institute then conducts internal exams, and a few of them are selected to join the institute & are made a year junior to upper caste classmates Conducting of Preparatory Courses only to Dalit students is violative of Right to Equality and is a highly discriminatory practice.
Dalit students selected for the B.Tech are continuously harassed & they are wantonly failed in courses by Brahmin faculty. This is facilitated because student's caste is mentioned in the roll call given to Faculty members. Very few Dalit students are allowed to complete their B.Tech degree and many discontinue. Dalit students are entirely denied admissions to other programs like M.Tech, M.S. & Ph.D.
In the Department of Mathematics, IIT Madras, till 1998 no Dalit student had been selected for the Ph.D. program. Despite appearing twice for interview a Dalit student Mr.S.R.Kannan was not selected. For selecting him Dr. (Mrs.) Vasantha Kandasamy, an Associate Professor of the Department had to appeal to various social justice forums to see that he was selected. Till date he is yet to be allotted an office room in the Mathematics Department.
RE:Brahmanism in IIT Chennai
by sudeep goenka on Apr 11, 2008 02:59 PM Permalink
if u think that u ppl do not deserve this discrimination why dont you come forward and oppose this quota policy of the govt.????Clear the IIT entrance without help of quota with your own calibre....and then say if any brahmin faculty harrassed you....this is obvious that those who are coming to IITs through reservation will have to prove that they deserve to be there...thats why they are given 1 yr training to maintain the standards of IITs.....The reality is that,you ppl are not happy with what you are getting at the cost of other more deserving candidates ...just keep on cribbing....
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by Naveen on Apr 11, 2008 11:40 AM Permalink
It is good that preparatory courses are being given to improve the skills of non-merit students. This is similar to US education. This will help them achieve better grades in the actual courses.
RE:Brahmanism in IIT Chennai
by Nanchil on Apr 11, 2008 11:06 AM Permalink
The selection to the B.Tech degree is based on an All India Level Entrance test called the JEE (Joint Entrance Examination), which is held commonly for the 6 IITs.
Discrimination against the Dalits begins at the stage of applying itself. The Dalit students are issued coloured application forms whereas other students are always given white coloured forms. This year the application forms given to Dalit students were pink in color and last year it was green. This is a shocking case of modern day apartheid, and a greater shock is that the answer sheets of Dalit students are also coloured.
This year (2001), 537 students were selected to join B.Tech in IIT Madras. Of these 503 students belong to the general category and only 34 students belong to the Dalit community. Instead of 22.5% reservation eligible to Dalits only 6.3% is being filled up. If reservation is properly implemented there should be 121 Dalit students in B.Tech course.
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by Naveen on Apr 11, 2008 11:36 AM Permalink
Colored application forms are given so that they can identify reservation candidates who do not have the brains.
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by Naveen on Apr 11, 2008 11:46 AM Permalink
It is a common practice to differentiate different types of forms with different colours. For example, US Immigration does that too.
It is your hatred, casteist and inferior attitude that makes you think always in the negative. I have been noticing all your posts...you have nothing but hatred and negativeness in your heart and mind.
RE:Brahmanism in IIT Chennai
by Nanchil on Apr 11, 2008 11:07 AM Permalink
Dr. Vasantha fought for the Dalit scholar, so she is harassed in all possible ways. She was selected as Associate Professor in 1996, but she is denied her right salary. Despite being a highly qualified mathematician having published over 350 research papers in journals & conferences, she is discriminated because she is espousing the cause of Dalit education. She has guided 11 students for their doctoral program - Ph.D.
In an effort to put a stop-gap to the Dalit movement the IIT Madras administration is victimizing Dr. Vasantha. She has sent over 62 letters of appeal to the Indian Government to do justice but no action has been taken. So, Dr. Vasantha will be directly approaching the United Nations Committee on Elimination of Discrimination Against Women.
Over 200 cases are pending in Honorable Courts in Madras against Director, IIT Madras, for the past five years & some of these cases are regarding denial of reservation for Dalits.
