JNU's retrogressive move
It is unfortunate that the executive council of the Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU) has decided to approve the University Grants Commission's retrogressive guideline of extending reservations to higher level faculty positions. The purpose behind reservation is to provide members of deprived sections a level playing field in terms of government jobs and admission to educational institutions. This level playing field has already been provided to candidates from reserved categories once they are recruited as assistant professors in universities and colleges. Therefore, there is no justification for having quotas for professorial positions.