Does Reservation mean Dilution of merit?
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Nothing is bad or good in its own stead. It is the way it is used, implemented and taken up which makes it bad or good. In India reservation was and is used to please some people and get quick votes, be it SC&ST provisions in constitution which was original for 15 years or implementation of Mandal commission after years of lying in bag. There are many aspects of reservation. It is fact there are some strata of society who need support to rise from their current status of poverty or backwardness.\n\n\nHowever there is opposition for reservation because the benefit of it are not going to actual people rather they are taken up by some people of these society who are already in up class are taking up these benefits whereas actual needy people are still at the same place. No one will object if a really needy get the benefit, You and all are furious since it is someone who is not needy who is reaping benefit.\n\n\nAs far as making economic condition as criteria is concerned, there is always good and bad of all thoughts. Good about this will be that this should be the correct way of deciding giving help however there are too many lacuna in this as getting certificate for economic background is very easy to get since no one file income tax return and there no proof of incomes for people other than salaried people so what will happen ultimately is again people who do not deserve the benefit will get it and needy will remain eluded with this.\n\n\nSo mantra for anything to be good and successful is honest implementation of the same. \n\n\nI agree with you that when it comes to job then what we need is competent people in jobs to provide proper service and let our country grow. It is wrong to say the people who need help to rise first time are not competent but what is required is that we bring them up and educate and train them so that they are competent enough to take up the challenges. Now if we talk about getting a doctor without enough skills. This is often repeated example but what we fail to understand that a person cannot be a doctor just by getting admission in medical college. S/he became doctor after passing out from the college. If we say that college examination system is such that they will pass person without knowledge then problem does not lie in reservation in admission but in examination system which required to be looked into. Having said that if education system is not good and it will allow person without skill to get the degree then what is guarantee that a person who has come by other route let us by paying higher fees or something and for that matter what is guarantee that a person who have scored 90+ marks is good in medical study. So then we are running risk of many doctors without skills operating on us. So this argument that if the person has come with reservation will be not competent doctor is not correct. If a person has passed MBBS (s/he can be anyone reserve one or other) and do not know how to use scalpel and then we should
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depends on the company policy.  Many cases the company will give priority on scheduling requests to more senior employees first.
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Why reservation? It is, on one hand, a sheer insult to the intellectualism and supporting the duffers just to make intact the vote bank of the politicians, and on the other hand to give a begging bowl to one class, so that he may get easy access to the best jobs, which even most of the intelligent people are not able to get through hard competitions.
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Any ranking of Medical colleges in India is meaningless.1)More than 50% of seats are "RESERVED" for different CASTES,TRIBES, and WOMEN. Now there is another proposal to "RESERVE" some more seats for "OTHER BACKWARD CASTES". In private medical colleges 50% are "RESERVED" for managements which "SELL" medical seats.Among faculty members also 50% to 60% are "RESERVED" for these categories.This is done for "VOTES"of people during elections.When politicians fall sick they come to U.S.A. for treatment or go to corporate hospitals where faculty members are meritorious.
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The reservation system is based on caste ...... proving india is biased towardst eh caste system .... it should be the survival of the fittest ... raise taxes and open charitable schools for the lower castes if the need be but at least give the bright people a chance ........ the present situation gives the dumbest a chance while the average is turned into a dumb person .........\n\nits pathetic
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yes . im sure they will. seeing as, not everybody who has a reservation benefits. also, many people forge documents to show that they belong to a backward community.
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No. Its a dirty political game. Gandhi ji fought against untouchability but these politicians promoting this "untouchability". Yes, most of us dont have any friends from these reserved categories. Beacause most unreserved category population hates these reserved category people because they are enjoying the special "privilage" of reservation class but we are not responsible for this BUT OUR POLITICIANS because their children dont suffer in any way so they cant feel any pains. Why they want to divide and rule in this way? just for their self interest? \nThese reserved category will be respected when they come forward to compete in a fair manner only using their brains and oppose this reservation policy if they want any respect in the society. Otherwise they will live "untouchability" for generations to come.
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No, not at all. Reservation of all types should be done away with. Actually politicians are playing this game to save their vote bank.
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Reservation policy of India is the worst policy which has deteriorated the development of India.  In future, India has to fight with Bangladesh in first place in courruption and low standard of living, thanks to this reservation policy.
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Guessing here, but the reservation we live off of is called the Warm Springs Reservation. Assuming for a reason?
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The British divided this country on basis of religion now our own politicians and countrymen are doing the same on basis of caste.Why is there no reservation on basis of merit and financial position,caus the politicos fear their seats might be taken by educated people .Then there would be no fools to run this country.Brahmins are becoming the real minority and aliens here.For the politicians of this country votes are above the welfare of their countrymen.
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It is already abolished.\n\nNow a days it only surviving because of "reservation" and vote politics.\n\nReservaed quota is deviding the society today not the ancient cast system.
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I think you should add to your question and let us know if this is involving tribal law on a reservation or in American civil law.
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Corrupt politicians and the reservation bill.
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It's nearly 60 years we have been independent.I think that now,the reservations should be taken off or reduced,at least.Our educational system should be based on merit,not on caste or class.Everyone should be given equal opportunities.Otherwise,the concept of equality is lost.The fathers of our constitution meant it to be for 15 years.So,it should have been stopped by now.\n\nThe people who really need the reservations never get it,anyway,and people who don't need it take undue advantage of reservations.
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If the reservation were any answer to the problem, it would have been long ago. It has benefited more the politicians - not only the politicians of the reserved category but other politicians of non-reserve category as well. It has created problems for the other - very few - meaningful persons. It is the game of power snatching  nothing more than that. What is the meaning of reservations for the children of politicians or people of creamy layer. Simply game of politics.
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I like Thomasfromia's concise answer. Of course it is not an ideal system, but it clearly has helped to overcome centuries of discrimination in educational admissions. All it means is to look at criteria other than test scores and grades in determining admissions, with the goal of a more diversified student body. This allows access to the "pie" to people that otherwise would be shut out. In turn, enlarging this access in the long term decreases economic and social inequities in our society. You might be surprised at how many affirmative action admits, when given the chance, become outstanding, productive citizens.\nSure, I'd rather not have it, but for the sake of our society, I'd rather have it than nothing. Ironically, though, we've always had a different form of affirmative action, one that allowed ill-prepared but wealthy students to get in above those better qualified. The most obvious example is the Ivy League legacy policy that let's in the offspring of the rich. Or how about the policy of "special admitting" athletes who otherwise wouldn't qualify? At least, if you get rid of it, get rid of all such favoritism.\nAs long as all of those who enter the university are required to complete the standards for graduation, I am happy to enlarge the pool of students who are given an opportunity.