JNU to introduce "ward quota" for non-teaching staff

Jawaharlal Nehru University is working on an admission quota for children of its group C and D employees from the upcoming academic session.
A committee constituted by the university to work out the details has submitted its report.
"The committee report has now been sent to various JNU schools and departments for their feedback. The two files will be placed before the Academic Council (AC) which will take a call on the issue," JNU Vice Chancellor SK Sopory told PTI.
The proposal to grant admission benefits to children of the university staff was discussed in the last AC meeting in October.

"Unlike the teaching staff, they (group C and D employees) are not able to send their children to plush schools due to financial constraints. Similarly, they also face difficulties in getting college education for their children," Sopory said.
"We plan to introduce the same from the upcoming academic session but how and how much is yet to be finalised," he added.

According to the committee report, JNU will reserve maximum four or five seats every year under the proposed admission quota.
"Admission to such students will be granted on supernumerary basis - meaning, extra seats will be added to the current sanctioned strength," it said.

However, a good show in entrance exam will be mandatory for children of these staffers.
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"We are making our best efforts to search for Najeeb Ahmed but student are relentless and blaming that we are not doing enough which is a complete lie," the VC said.
He said that following a complaint by Najeeb's mother, the FIR was registered by the police.
"As any mother she was agitated and contacted the police. We also contacted the police and wrote a letter to them but they said that FIR is already filed based on the complaint of the mother and our letter is also used as a follow up complaint and after that we have written several letters to the police.

"So, it is not true at all that we have not complained to the police," he said.
Police has maintained that they will not act on their own and will intervene only after getting a proper permission from the JNU administration.
The guilty students involved in the incident which led to Najeeb's disappearance will be punished after the inquiry by the university is complete, he said.
"As far as punishing the culprits who are involved in the incident, university has its own procedure of inquiry. The witnesses have to be called and depositions have to be taken and after analysing the whole thing you give out the punishment.

"The inquiry is on, it will be expedited and guilty will be punished," he added.