SC cancels management quota in tech universities

NOIDA: The Supreme Court has ordered the cancellation of management quota in technical colleges of Uttar Pradesh. Earlier, this quota was kept at 15% of the total seats with 5% reservation for NRI students. The two technical universities in the district, Gautam Buddh Technical University (GBTU) and Mahamaya Technical University host the entrance examinations on a rotational basis. University officials explained that the management quota is essentially a misnomer and have been used in the past to facilitate unfair admission practices. "There is technically no management quota. We had 15% reservation for NRI students, but since the admission of such students is very rare, the university would admit students on those seats through the management quota," explained a GBTU official. According to the organiser of UPSEE, Gautam Buddh Technical University, admission for NRI candidates will begin from May for all the first year courses, except MBA and MCA. But for this, the colleges need get approval from the All India Council of Technical Education. "Forms for MCA and MBA will be available online and for the first time the entrance examinations for the same will also take place online," added the official. The forms for B.Tech will be available online from March 3. During the UPSEE in 2011, only 4,959 forms were submitted by students for B.Tech. Seventy-five per cent of B.Tech and B.Arch seats will be filled through SEE while 20% through AIEEE. Seventy-five per cent of the MBA seats will be filled through SEE and 20% through CMAT and other courses. MCA will get 95% of admissions through SEE.