No admission had been made under EWS category to centrally-sponsored Mtech courses: Anna University informs HC

Anna University stated this in a counter-affidavit to the pleas of two students who had claimed the university was providing 10 per cent EWS reservation in the overall 49.5 per cent quota.

Anna University informed the Madras High Court that no admissions had been made by the varsity under the economically weaker section (EWS) category to the MTech Biotechnology and MTech Computational Technology courses.

Anna University stated this in a counter-affidavit to the pleas of two students who had claimed the university was providing 10 per cent EWS reservation in the overall 49.5 per cent quota. Recording the submissions in the counter, Justice B Pugalendhi closed the petitions. It was true that the Centre had recommended to the university to provide 10 per cent reservation to the EWS candidates, but the latter did not accept the same, its counsel told the judge.

Earlier, the varsity had cancelled the MTech Biotechnology and MTech Computational Technology sponsored by the Centre. It was done after Centre insisted that only 49.5 per cent reservation should be implemented while the state had insisted on 69 per cent, being followed in Tamil Nadu. Aggrieved, two students had moved the high court and Justice Pugalendhi on February 19 directed the university to admit students to the two courses by sticking to the Central government’s 49.5 per cent reservation for the current academic year.

The case of the petitioners might be considered under this quota, he had added and disposed of the petitions. However, the students moved the court again alleging that the university was providing 10 per cent quota to EWS category in the overall 49.5 per cent reservation.

After indicting the premier technical varsity, the judge had on Wednesday directed it to explain its stand by Friday. In its counter, the university clarified that no such reservation was being provided to the candidates belonging to EWS, following which the court disposed of the matter.

The ten per cent reservation for economically weaker sections in government jobs and admission in higher educational institutions is yet to be implemented by the state government in Tamil Nadu.

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