Tina Dabi is the UPSC Civil Services 2015 topper. She achieved this feat at the historic catamenia of 22 years. Naturally, she deserves all appreciation, together with immature girls throughout Republic of Republic of India are seeing to her every bit their purpose model. There is some other fact which makes this success fifty-fifty to a greater extent than satisfying; her beingness an SC/Dalit. Many, including a BJP MP, has congratulated her together with quoted Napolean where he had said that ‘ability is nada without opportunity’. True together with thus this success even out of a immature missy must hold upwards admired.
But, at that spot is some other case. Tina has patently used her constitutional right of reservation. With the assist of reservation, today she is an IAS. There is nada wrong inward this. People who are criticizing her should also banker's complaint the fact that she has done exceptionally good inward the Main – Written – Examination. She did canvas through the Preliminary because of reservation.
Ankit Srivastava together with His Anger
A ‘failed’ UPSC Civil Services aspirant was inward frustration looking for marks of diverse candidates when an thought stuck to him to come across the marks obtained past times Tina Dabi. He was shocked to come across that he has to a greater extent than marks than Tina Dabi inward Civil Services Preliminary Examination. The topper has got 35 less marks than a candidate who couldn’t fifty-fifty clear the Preliminary stage, which is intended to weed out non-serious candidates. Obviously, Ankit Srivastava was a serious candidate. You tin also cheque relevant data related to marks on the official website of UPSC.
This is non a standalone case. Reserved category candidates practise instruct far much fewer marks than General Category candidates. And, given the electrical current situation, this is non a large fuss. Then, what’s the work together with why practise aspirants are getting frustrated? Are Civil Services aspirants non able to come across the organization of social justice?
That may non hold upwards the truthful picture, every bit nosotros volition come across below.
The Need for Review of Reservation
As yous know, the term ‘creamy layer’ is applied amongst OBC Category candidates. It doesn’t come upwards into the moving painting when the candidate is an SC/ST. This is the constitutional organization vouched past times the Supreme Court of India.
But, people belonging to SC/ST category needs to ponder over this prevailing system. Tina Dabi is a living instance for them.
Tina’s gramps was an officeholder amongst the CISR. He used reservation to instruct there. He earned plenty coin to permit his children alive life amongst dignity without whatever social discrimination. I am talking nearly coin because your fiscal status has travel the principal indicate of your status inward the society.
Tina’s father, Jaswant Dabi, used reservation together with took admission inward the prestigious Birla Higher Secondary School, Pilani. Then, he 1 time again used reservation to instruct into Delhi School of Engineering from where he completed B. Tech inward 1986. Again, he used reservation to displace into the Government sector past times clearing Indian Engineering Services – IES – conducted past times the UPSC together with joined the Telecom Department. He didn’t halt at that spot together with used reservation to instruct promotion.
Currently, Mr. Jaswant Dabi is the General Manager of the Northern Telecom Project Circle of BSNL.
Coming to his improve half, Ms. Himani Dabi – she used reservation to instruct admission into REC, Bhopal, at nowadays Maulana Azad National Institute of Technology, Bhopal. She used reservation together with cracked IES.
So, both of Tina’s parents are highly successful. Tina has e'er got high degree of education. She never faced or saw whatever economical issues. She never felt the work of social stigma related to caste. She is also quite a sensitive girl. Then, the interrogation arises – should non possess got she avoided beingness inward the reserved category? Had she avoided beingness inward the reserved category, the beneficiary would possess got been another, mightiness hold upwards needy, dalit. This is why some are demanding review of reservation.
Having said that, I must state that I am using Tina Dabi hither simply for an example. Tina is a wonderful immature missy who volition definitely travel a purpose model of immature girls of India. It should also hold upwards mentioned that she needed reservation only for 1 time - to fissure Prelims. In the later on stage, she topped the exam together with score sheet of Mains Examination available on the UPSC website tin state much nearly her.
How Tina Used Reservation inward Her Advantage
The obvious interrogation is why together with on what merit 1 should utilization the privilege of ‘reservation’ or affirmative activeness if his/her parents possess got used it together with he/she is no longer deprived socially or educationally – leaving aside economical deprivation every bit the Constitution of Republic of Republic of India doesn’t consider economical status of a someone worthy of breaking the notion of Fundamental Right of Equality.
How tin 1 justify Tina Dabi getting through Civil Services Prelims amongst the assist of reservation? Being born inward a Dalit theatre unit of measurement should non hold upwards a merit every bit she never faced whatever form of deprivation. Further, the electrical current generation should non hold upwards punished for acts done past times his/her forefathers. Some calls it racism – a positive racism, though.
The interrogation arises hither that how did Tina Dabi utilization the reservation inward her favor? There is no denying that she is an intelligent immature missy who had performed exceptionally good throughout. Her Mains score is also quite good. But, how did the topper can’t cross the cutting off marks prescribed for General Category candidates when she easily crossed the hurdle inward the Mains examination?
The response lies inward the means she has prepared this examination. She had made thorough innovation to fissure this amongst best possible rank. For that, she didn’t ready for Prelims. She was completely aware of the fact that if she ready good for Mains Examination, which is of subjective nature, she volition easily fissure Prelims using her SC status. So at that spot was no mugging upwards of facts together with at that spot was no perspiration for 1 calendar month earlier Preliminary exam faced past times General Category candidates.
She is a smart missy together with direct prepared for Mains stage together with the trial shows her ‘smartness’.
In the end, it must hold upwards noted that what Ankit Srivastava is proverb may non hold upwards correct. As yous mightiness know, UPSC didn’t utilization Paper ii for cutting off - that was made simply qualifying inward nature after volume protestation against CSAT. The cutting off was wholly decided on the footing of Paper 1. And, thus proverb that Tina had 35 marks less than Ankit may non hold upwards correct.
The cutting off for General Category candidates was 107.34. Hence, she had to a greater extent than or less eleven marks less than terminal candidate of General Category. Notwithstanding this fact, 1 should also shout back that candidates did give sufficient fourth dimension for Paper ii also which Tina was non required to give. In the overall scenario, she had upper manus from the really indicate she started the preparation.
Tina Dabi together with Kuldeep Dwivedi
Leave aside Mr. Ankit Srivastava every bit many are controversy that beingness a failed candidate he is simply making an number out of frustration.
Take the instance of Kuldeep Dwivedi. He is a Brahmin past times caste together with thus can’t hold upwards privileged to instruct historic catamenia relaxation, to a greater extent than number of attempts, concession inward fees together with inward a higher house all depression minimum qualifying marks – cutting off. But, why should 1 select Kuldeep Dwivedi who got 242 All Republic of Republic of India Rank? Is it fair to compare AIR 1 to AIR 242?
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| Kuldeep Dwivedi, AIR - 242 |
The comparing becomes necessary to focus on economical background. Kuldeep’s begetter is a safety guard working amongst Lucknow University. If yous are thinking that he is having a authorities project together with so yous are wrong. Surya Kant Dwivedi, the begetter of Kuldeep, is working for SIS Securities which has a contract amongst Lucknow University together with thus he drew salary from SIS. Before joining SIS, he paid Rs. 1200 to the society every bit a safety for dress. Being an upper caste, he can’t claim whatever social security. He doesn’t concord whatever ‘red card’ for PDS. He is non considered Below Poverty Line, because this business is factually wrong together with a someone earning Rs. 8000 per calendar month can't hold upwards nether BPL category, but that tin hold upwards easily gotten past times someone belonging to so-called depression caste.
Tina begetter is General Manager amongst BSNL. Her woman bring upwards is also an IES. She had e'er lived inward Delhi without whatever overt or covert economical issues or fifty-fifty social issues.
Tina made history amongst her starting fourth dimension attempt. Kuldeep did that inward his 3rd attempt. However, had at that spot been reservation for economically weaker department of upper caste, Kuldeep could possess got also cracked inward his starting fourth dimension attempt. Narsingh Rao Government had provided reservation of 10% for economically weak upper caste, but inward the famous Mandal Case the Supreme Court of Republic of Republic of India termed that unconstitutional citing Constitutional mandate where the dry reason tin travel for affirmative activeness only for 'socially together with educationally' backward castes/classes/people. But, permit us scratch a bit. What if the theatre unit of measurement of an upper caste has a history of illiteracy? And, what if the theatre unit of measurement of a so called lower caste has a history of higher education?
There tin hold upwards many examples, including Kuldeep whose begetter mightiness non hold upwards educated or fifty-fifty his forefathers. Or, for that thing Meira Kumar - sometime Lok Sabha Speaker together with Cabinet Minister to the Govt. of Republic of Republic of India - who was educated from Welham School, Gayatri Devi School, Delhi University together with was the missy of seasoned Congress politico sometime Deputy Prime Minister Babu Jagjivan Ram. Do yous know Meira Kumar had cracked UPSC Civil Services Examination inward 1969-70 together with went for IFS using reservation? Those were earlier Kothari Committee days together with non bad Civil Services used to hold upwards quite slow for SC/ST Category candidates. She or her theatre unit of measurement was non educationally backward. Her begetter at that fourth dimension was Cabinet Minister inward Indira Gandhi Government, together with inward fact was a Cabinet Minister since Nehru Interim Government of 1946. Hence, she was also non socially backward. Another instance is Chitra Narayanan, missy of sometime President K. R. Narayanan who used reservation together with cracked UPSC Civil Services Examination. At that time, her begetter was a High Commissioner. In fact, Late K. R. Narayanan was a favorite diplomat of Nehru together with served inward many countries. Do yous think Chitra Narayanan was socially or educationally backward? Do yous think the motive of 'social inclusion' applies amongst likes of Chitra or Meira Kumar? They are, inward fact, obstructing likes of Sandeep Kumar to overcome social discrimination. Sandeep Kumar - CSE 2015, AIR 780 - is a dalit who has cracked Civil Services this year. His begetter is no to a greater extent than together with the theatre unit of measurement is living inward a slum inward Delhi. There tin hold upwards many to a greater extent than Sandeep Kumar if good off Dalits don't utilization reservation.
Who should hold upwards your purpose model – Kuldeep amongst 242 rank inward 3rd endeavor or Tina amongst 1st Rank inward her 1st attempt?
Kuldeep Dwivedi has fetched far much to a greater extent than marks than Tina Dabi inward Civil Services Prelims. He had to devote fourth dimension for Prelims, patch Tina started Mains training directly.
Tina is simply 1 of thousands of Dalits who possess got exploited the reservation organization together with didn't permit it perform the means it was expected to. Children of IAS officers of SC category are easily non bad Civil Services or IIT JEE together with CAT, amidst other prestigious competitive exams. While dalits living inward rural hinterlands are unable to contend upwards amongst novel contest that fifty-fifty they are seeing inward their category. It is non nearly Tina Dabi, it is nearly other SC candidates who could possess got ‘rightfully’ used the reservation policy.
Briefly possess got a facial expression at terminal year's give 5 candidates of SC Category together with come across their profiles:
Do yous know who was topper amidst SC Category terminal year? His shout is Saketa Raja Musinipally amongst All Republic of Republic of India Rank xiv and 1st in SC Category. His woman bring upwards is a retired IAS Officer who fought terminal Lok Sabha Election on Aam Aadmi Party ticket. His begetter is a retired IPS Officer. Do yous think he demand reservation? Both of his parents had used reservation to fissure UPSC Civil Services.
2nd rank holder Harshal Pancholi's begetter is a Panchayat Inspector together with local Congress leader inward Ujjain. He has studied from Navodaya Vidyalaya, Kendriya Vidyalaya together with and so did B. Tech and M. Tech from IIT Kanpur. He is quite an intelligent together with helpful guy. I wonder why did he create upwards one's heed to utilization reservation.
Priyanka B amongst AIR 133 and 3rd in SC Category had used reservation to written report inward IIM Bangalore, PGDM, together with and so cracked Civil Services inward 2013 together with got IRS. Again, she used reservation terminal twelvemonth together with got IAS. So, an IIM alumni together with IRS officeholder was using reservation for 3rd time. She also belongs to a really rich family.
Next, Ms. Bhanu Prabha – AIR 160 together with 4th in General Category. She had used reservation for B. Tech from NSIT, Delhi, topper Ira Singhal was also from this college, together with and so took admission inward IIM Ahmedabad. She 1 time again used reservation for Civil Services.
MUTTIMBAKU ABHISHIKTH KISHORE – AIR 166 together with 5th in SC Category. This guy has non used reservation for graduation every bit he has done B. Tech from SRM University, Chennai. However, he is from a good to practise theatre unit of measurement amongst begetter working amongst Andhra Bank every bit a Zonal director together with woman bring upwards working every bit a principal at a college inward Nellore, AP.
And, the listing is endless where nosotros come across undeserving candidates exploiting the reservation to travel along away hapless candidate of their ain community. Obviously, these affluent people possess got non done anything illegal. But, they possess got definitely did something unethical.
IITs together with IIMs are called temple of education inward India. Call it temple, mosque, church building or whatever yous want. But, practise yous think the status of 'temple of modern education' stay intact when an IITian uses reservation to instruct a Government project inward India? We demand to seriously ponder over it.