Jadavpur University should not have implemented the domicile quota in engineering courses and shut the door on brilliant students from outside Bengal, said Anil Sahasrabudhe, the chairman of the All India Council of Technical Education. “That is the policy of the university (JU). I think they will understand this.”JU officials said it was too early to predict whether the domicile policy would lead to a decline in standards. The university decided to introduce the domicile quota following protests from teachers over the rise in the number of students from outside Bengal being admitted to the engineering courses. VC Das had said the introduction of the domicile quota would erode the institute’s regional diversity, one of the rating parameters followed by the human resource development ministry.

Source: The Telegraph July 21, 2019 21:12 UTC