EMN
DIMAPUR, AUGUST 27
CLOSE on the heels of the controversy and confusion over the recent B.Sc Horticulture seat allocation, the Naga Students Federation in a letter addressed to the Chief Minister have appealed to him to review and correct the streamlining of the selection process to technical courses against seats allotted under the State Reserved Quota and NEC Reserved Quota.
The NSF referred to the State Common Selection Board decision on 10th Dec 2010, whereby it was agreed upon that Technical Education department will be the only Nodal Nominating department for study of various technical courses through state JEE. The students body drew attention of the Chief Minister to the State Common Selection Board who in the same meeting (10th Dec 2010) also recommended that a copy of the meeting minutes should be sent to NEC as well as to all the HoDs under the Govt. of Nagaland for strict compliance. However in the absence of such information being notified or circulated to the Head of Departments or to the North East Council (NEC) there was confusion and misunderstanding between Technical Education and Horticulture department.
The NSF in its letter also states that other departments such as Fisheries, Sericulture and Tourism which also receive letters from NEC for nomination of candidate to scientific study course under NEC reserved quota, are not abiding by the Sate Common Selection Board decision 2010.
The NSF allege that the concerned department themselves nominate the candidates as it is being sponsored by the concerned department and not by Technical Education Department.
The NSF have appealed for a correction in the system failing which they have expressed fear that the present system of selection/ nomination of candidates for Medical, Technical and other allied courses continue to victimize innocent students in the absence of a ‘clear cut policy or procedure’.
In the recent B.Sc Horti seat allotment imbroglio, the NSF states it has detected certain lapses and negligence on both Technical and Horticulture departments, therefore the Federation, without pinpointing to any department has demanded that government should find out the ‘root-cause’ for creating this mess and initiate necessary action against the erring official or department because it is the duty and prerogative of the government to settle the matter which arises between the departments or the government agencies.
Therefore, while reiterating its earlier stand on this issue, the NSF places the following demands to the government for immediate redressal in order to streamline the system of selecting/nominating the students to various technical and allied courses under Central and NEC reserved quota.
1. Government should thoroughly investigate the root–cause for creating confusion and misunderstanding between the Technical Education and Horticulture department in allotting/nominating B.Sc Horti seat and bring out in white paper the lapses, negligence and misconduct of both the departments.
2. Government should come out clear on whether Technical department should select/nominate both State Reserved Quotas and NEC Reserved Quotas. If Technical department is entrusted to select/nominate candidates for both State and NEC Reserved Quotas, then what about those departments which also select/nominates candidates by themselves under NEC Reserved Quota. Government should unbiasedly apply the same yard-stick to all the departments.
3. In order to avoid such confusion and lack of communication between the departments in future, all Agri and Allied departments should be included in the State Common Selection Board as members.
4. Government should immediately convene a joint meeting of all the member departments of State Common Selection Board, Planning Department and all Agri and Allied departments to streamline the over-all selection/nomination system conducted by Technical Education department. NSF officials should also be invited to the joint meeting.
