06-18-2008, 09:11 PM
<!--QuoteBegin-->QUOTE<!--QuoteEBegin--><b>Now, Stephen's discriminates among Christian applicants </b>
Pioneer.com
Durgesh Nandan Jha | New Delhi
In an unprecedented move which may bring differences within the Christian community out into the open, <b>St Stephen's College Supreme Council has decided that Christians belonging to the Church of North India and especially the Diocese of Delhi would be preferred for admissions to the 40 per cent seats under Category A earmarked for Christian students</b>.
<b>It has also stated that Christian candidates having more than 60 per cent marks in Best Four Subjects (BFS) would be called for interviews. Non-Christian SC/ST and physically challenged candidates with 55 per cent marks in BFS will also be called. </b>College Supreme Council took this decision on Tuesday and Wednesday respectively.
According to Supreme Council letter issued on Tuesday by its Chairman Sunil K Singh, "Notwithstanding anything contained in the admission guidelines issued earlier for the academic year 2008-09, <b>in the case of Christian admissions under Category A in addition to the 10 per cent set apart for the Christian Dalits, Christian STs and Christian Physically handicap students, 40 per cent of such admissions under this category shall be earmarked for students belonging to CNI and churches in communion with it." </b>"Within such allocation, preference shall be given to the students belonging to the CNI coming under Delhi Diocese.
In the event of 40 per cent of the seats under Category A not being able to be filled by students belonging to the CNI, then the seats will be offered and filled up by students belonging to other denominations within the Christian community," the letter adds. <b>Other Churches in India include the Church of South India, Latin Catholic Church and Syro Malabar Catholic Church. Singh shot off another letter on Wednesday </b>making it clear that 60 per cent marks (BFS) and 55 per cent marks (BFS) shall be the minimum marks for calling for the purpose of the interviews and final selection of Christian candidates under Category A and non-Christian SC/ST and Physically challenged candidates under Category C for the various honours courses and the programme courses respectively taught in the college.
Till last year, the Christian candidates were given 15-20 per cent relaxation in cut-off for interviews. The new move has drawn flak from many faculty members and even those in the Governing Body of the College. Some of the Governing Body members have even sent letters to the Supreme Council Chairman expressing displeasure over the fact that all decisions on admission policy were being taken without their approval. "We are going to request them to call an emergency meeting of the GB for obtaining its views and its approval of the policy," said one of the members. The college declared the interview list late on Wednesday at about 7.30 pm. <b>Sources said that 31 students in Sanskrit, 306 in mathematics, 458 in Chemistry and 224 students have been called for interview of Economics. </b> <!--emo&
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Pioneer.com
Durgesh Nandan Jha | New Delhi
In an unprecedented move which may bring differences within the Christian community out into the open, <b>St Stephen's College Supreme Council has decided that Christians belonging to the Church of North India and especially the Diocese of Delhi would be preferred for admissions to the 40 per cent seats under Category A earmarked for Christian students</b>.
<b>It has also stated that Christian candidates having more than 60 per cent marks in Best Four Subjects (BFS) would be called for interviews. Non-Christian SC/ST and physically challenged candidates with 55 per cent marks in BFS will also be called. </b>College Supreme Council took this decision on Tuesday and Wednesday respectively.
According to Supreme Council letter issued on Tuesday by its Chairman Sunil K Singh, "Notwithstanding anything contained in the admission guidelines issued earlier for the academic year 2008-09, <b>in the case of Christian admissions under Category A in addition to the 10 per cent set apart for the Christian Dalits, Christian STs and Christian Physically handicap students, 40 per cent of such admissions under this category shall be earmarked for students belonging to CNI and churches in communion with it." </b>"Within such allocation, preference shall be given to the students belonging to the CNI coming under Delhi Diocese.
In the event of 40 per cent of the seats under Category A not being able to be filled by students belonging to the CNI, then the seats will be offered and filled up by students belonging to other denominations within the Christian community," the letter adds. <b>Other Churches in India include the Church of South India, Latin Catholic Church and Syro Malabar Catholic Church. Singh shot off another letter on Wednesday </b>making it clear that 60 per cent marks (BFS) and 55 per cent marks (BFS) shall be the minimum marks for calling for the purpose of the interviews and final selection of Christian candidates under Category A and non-Christian SC/ST and Physically challenged candidates under Category C for the various honours courses and the programme courses respectively taught in the college.
Till last year, the Christian candidates were given 15-20 per cent relaxation in cut-off for interviews. The new move has drawn flak from many faculty members and even those in the Governing Body of the College. Some of the Governing Body members have even sent letters to the Supreme Council Chairman expressing displeasure over the fact that all decisions on admission policy were being taken without their approval. "We are going to request them to call an emergency meeting of the GB for obtaining its views and its approval of the policy," said one of the members. The college declared the interview list late on Wednesday at about 7.30 pm. <b>Sources said that 31 students in Sanskrit, 306 in mathematics, 458 in Chemistry and 224 students have been called for interview of Economics. </b> <!--emo&
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