PMK opposes Sibal's plan for UG entrance test

Updated on: Tuesday, August 23, 2011

PMK opposed the Centre's plan to have an All-India common entrance test for under-graduate programmes from 2013, saying such a step would 'burn down' the higher education dreams of students belonging to marginalised communities.

Reacting to HRD Minister Kapil Sibal's remarks in Lok Sabha that the Centre intended to have a common test, PMK founder leader S Ramadoss said the plan to introduce an entrance exam was "against social justice."

Already Sibal had "acted beyond his jurisdiction" and recommended common entrance exam for medical admissions in the country, Ramadoss said.

"Only after the Centre's decision to implement 27 per cent reservation in its educational institutions, the situation has improved for common people," he said.

During a debate on a bill in Lok Sabha, Sibal said the government intended to have a common examination for under-graduate programmes across the country from 2013 and prepare a common merit list as part of efforts to ensure quality of education.

PMK opposes Sibal's plan for UG entrance test

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