more-inMaharashtra Education Minister Vinod Tawde on Saturday directed all universities in the State not to award private scholarships that set pre-conditions contravening the provisions of the Indian Constitution. Mr. Tawde said that academic merit should be the criterion for awarding scholarships and gold medals to students. He said even awards instituted by private donors should be awarded based on merit and not “other extraneous considerations or conditions”. The State has directed universities not to discriminate against students and infringe on their Constitutional rights while making a shortlist for awarding private scholarships. Supriya Sule, MP and Nationalist Congress Party leader, tweeted: “Shocking disappointing decision by Pune University - so proud of education in our state.

Source: The Hindu November 11, 2017 18:33 UTC