Students seeking admission at the Guru Gobind Singh Indraprastha University (GGSIPU) in the current academic year have alleged that the Common Entrance Test (CET) form asks them to disclose their religion
It is a question that has raised many more. Students seeking admission at the Guru Gobind Singh Indraprastha University (GGSIPU) in the current academic year have alleged that the Common Entrance Test (CET) form asks them to disclose their religion.
"While filling the form I felt as if I am a stranger in my own country," said Dushyant Sikharwar, hailing from Pune and seeking admission in the university's BBA course.
Controversies have plagued the varsity in the recent past. About a fortnight ago the Guru Govind Singh Indraprastha University had lodged a complaint with the police saying that its admission forms - worth Rs 1,000 each - were being duplicated and sold to applicants by dubious booksellers. This time students have raised the 'religion' issue. While there are respective choices in the CET form for Muslims, Sikhs, Christians and Jains, Hindus have to select the 'others' option.
Ajit Kumar Singh, seeking admission in MBA said, "I was surprised to see such a goof-up. India is a country
where a majority of people are Hindus and in the forms there is no option for us to choose from. We have to circle the 'others' option in the religion section. How is it justified?"
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However the larger question remains. Why does the university need to know the religious inclination of a student?
Clarifying the varsity's stand Prof Dilip K. Bandyopadhyay, vice-chancellor of GGSIPU said, "This is not a printing mistake. And we have knowingly not included Hinduism as a religion in our common entrance forms. Majority of the people in India are Hindus and those ticking the 'other' option convey the message clearly."
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