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Puducherry CM Urges VP to Grant 25% Quota for Local Students Across University Courses

He argued that prior academic council approval, Executive Committee ratification, the Pondicherry University Act’s mandate justify extending reservations to all 64 programmes.

Overview

  • On June 15, CM N. Rangasamy met Vice President Jagdeep Dhankhar to submit a memorandum seeking a 25% seat quota for Union Territory natives in all 64 Central University courses.
  • The university currently offers the 25% reservation in only 18 programmes, up from an initial eight courses introduced in 1997.
  • A three-member committee’s 2013 recommendation for uniform reservation was approved by the Academic Council and ratified by the Executive Committee but never enacted.
  • Rangasamy cited regional precedents at JIPMER and NIT Karaikal, which reserve 25% and 50% of seats respectively for Puducherry students.
  • Serving as Chancellor under the 1985 university act, Dhankhar now holds the authority to decide on extending the quota to both existing and future courses.