Teachers Oppose new Sports Quota Norms
The introduction of the centralised sports trials at the Delhi University (DU) has left teachers from various colleges unhappy. The new guidelines for admission through the sports quota, they say, are unfair.
"Till last year, the weightage given to certificates produced and the performance in trials was equal. This year, the certificates will account for 75 per cent of the marks whereas trials will have just 25 per cent weightage.
- Certificates can be forged but performance cannot," said S.K.
- Chakraborty, associate professor, Physical Education, St Stephen's College.
Chakraborty says he has had stu- dents coming to him with national- level certificates who failed to perform in trials.
"Two years ago, a girl came with a national-level certificate in swimming but when we asked her to appear for trials, she could not swim at all," he said.
St Stephen's College has decided to hold separate trials from June 11.
According to the new guidelines, students who have represented the country at international-level competitions, approved by the Ministry of Sports, will get direct admission.
"How can we select someone with- out conducting trials? Even those stu- - dents who did not compete or perform i well, get participation certificates.
Equal weightage to trials is imperaw tive," said M.P. Sharma, associate pro- e fessor, Physical Education, Hansraj College.
According to last year's guidelines, students were also supposed to be part r, of the college sports admission comrmittee. This year, the colleges have ll been asked to form a committee with only the college principal and teachrers. Students 
have not been included.
"For team events, we have a particrular requirement of students playing specific roles. If centralised trials are conducted, we will not be able to choose students according to our requirel ments," said Chakraborty.
"It would be good if the sports coun- cil revisits the new guidelines," said a Meenakshi Pahuja, associate profesg sor, Physical Education, Lady Shri Ram College.
But Sudarshan Pathak, coordinating director, Sports Council, Delhi o University, has said that the new guide1
lines are for better. "We are just trying to save the students from running - around. We will ensure that competent s, and neutral people judge the trials," she said.
Source: HT Horizons
Date: 11th June, 2010
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