Legislators meet DU V-C to fix quota for Delhi students
They brought the V-C's attention to the poor condition of students with Delhi domicile, compared to students who are from other states
Member of Parliament Sahib Singh Verma and Delhi MLA Manjinder Singh Sirsa met Delhi University (DU) Vice-Chancellor (V-C) Yogesh Tyagi on Wednesday, to urge him to fix 70 per cent quota for city students in the varsity.
They brought the V-C's attention to the poor condition of students with Delhi domicile, compared to students who are from other states.
"We urged the V-C to either fix 70 per cent quota for Delhi students or make a provision to give at least 3-5 per cent grace marks to Delhi students in DU colleges, as it is their Constitutional right to get higher education at an affordable cost within their home town," Verma said.
"The V-C has assured us that he will provide us with an opportunity to have a one-on-one meeting with the admission committee of the university before the beginning of the admission process," he added.
Last year, the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP)-led Delhi government had also raised the issue of fixing quota for students with the Delhi domicile in DU, but the varsity had rejected the proposal.