The news about admissions in DU this year.
Craziness as they say is infectious and unbound, it unleashes without a room for a rational thought , relishes comfortably beyond the realms of logic and establishes a self-righteous eco-system for itself, where known facts culminate with the new order and insanity brutally murders humanity.
Or to put it plainly in the perspective of DU admissions this year:...... the institutions in the country have "GONE NUTS".....
Already a nightmare for parents and students alike, the admission season has become a time when students , instead of preparing for making choices for a fruitful future , brace themselves to get tortured and humiliated at the hands of the "Merchants of Education".
Well if you are wondering why a decision by single college has triggered this huge upset not only in my mind but also nationwide then its because of two reasons:
1) Its just the tip of the iceberg, its the one college that we know about , because of the figure - 100%, there are others who have come up with cut-offs of 99,98,97 and so on. Its almost like retail prices in the country ..... Rs 17999, as if keeping it within 18000 was a great favor........ similar to them are these cut-offs by the other colleges.... "97%, the others have it at hundred , ours is only 97".
2) Its a symptom of a bigger epidemic: Yes this certainly would mark the beginning of an era where ignorance, incapability and sheer reason would find no tolerance. Instead we would have a generation whose natural talent, and instinctive interests would be mercilessly slaughtered for the promise of a lucrative education.
But even for those whose who aspire for an academic career, and who have the potential of securing a clean sweep 100%, its a day of deep mourning...... cause they no longer have the room for attaining excellence in their lives. All they can do is to fulfill the minimum required criteria.
Time and again the flaw in judging an individual using his/her performance in a certain examination, the practice of tagging adjectives and the act of disposing off their plea for depicting their skills, has been exhibited. This is more so damaging in a country like ours where an individual's worth is not only determined by the so called performance measures but also the discipline of your education and where you acquire it from.
What u are capable of is a question that would always be examined "some other day".....
And till then the entire system stays absurd and stays flawed. What is a fair substitute.... I don't know... but I sincerely hope someone does , and comes up with it really fast... as an entire generation lays at stake.
Well if you are wondering why a decision by single college has triggered this huge upset not only in my mind but also nationwide then its because of two reasons:
1) Its just the tip of the iceberg, its the one college that we know about , because of the figure - 100%, there are others who have come up with cut-offs of 99,98,97 and so on. Its almost like retail prices in the country ..... Rs 17999, as if keeping it within 18000 was a great favor........ similar to them are these cut-offs by the other colleges.... "97%, the others have it at hundred , ours is only 97".
2) Its a symptom of a bigger epidemic: Yes this certainly would mark the beginning of an era where ignorance, incapability and sheer reason would find no tolerance. Instead we would have a generation whose natural talent, and instinctive interests would be mercilessly slaughtered for the promise of a lucrative education.
But even for those whose who aspire for an academic career, and who have the potential of securing a clean sweep 100%, its a day of deep mourning...... cause they no longer have the room for attaining excellence in their lives. All they can do is to fulfill the minimum required criteria.
Time and again the flaw in judging an individual using his/her performance in a certain examination, the practice of tagging adjectives and the act of disposing off their plea for depicting their skills, has been exhibited. This is more so damaging in a country like ours where an individual's worth is not only determined by the so called performance measures but also the discipline of your education and where you acquire it from.
What u are capable of is a question that would always be examined "some other day".....
And till then the entire system stays absurd and stays flawed. What is a fair substitute.... I don't know... but I sincerely hope someone does , and comes up with it really fast... as an entire generation lays at stake.
