NLSIU Bangalore vice-chancellor Professor Venkata Rao has proposed to include "others" as a gender on the Common Law Admission Test (CLAT) forms in order to encourage transgender persons to apply to law schools, the Times of India reported today.
"We planned to include it this year itself but CLAT forms had already been issued. The proposal will be put before the committee which may meet in October or November and see that adequate space is given to them,'' Rao told the Times of India.
Bangalore University already has amended its application forms, with vice-chancellor N Prabhu Dev telling the paper that many transgenders were unfortunately hesitant to pursue higher education because they feared being discriminated against or ragged.
"They have equal rights like any other students," said Dev. "I have explained to the professors about admitting transgenders. Moreover, no student in the university should illtreat them. If any student harasses or bothers transgenders, a case of ragging will be booked and severe action initiated."
"We planned to include it this year itself but CLAT forms had already been issued. The proposal will be put before the committee which may meet in October or November and see that adequate space is given to them,'' Rao told the Times of India.
Bangalore University already has amended its application forms, with vice-chancellor N Prabhu Dev telling the paper that many transgenders were unfortunately hesitant to pursue higher education because they feared being discriminated against or ragged.
"They have equal rights like any other students," said Dev. "I have explained to the professors about admitting transgenders. Moreover, no student in the university should illtreat them. If any student harasses or bothers transgenders, a case of ragging will be booked and severe action initiated."
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this affirmative action thing is becoming a craze. i suppose NALSAR will come up with something soon in order to catch up with NLSIU and NUJS. perhaps reservation for jains?
Good to see NLSIU and BU come up with a commendable policy. Especially BU.. whose recent track record have given me the most stressful final semester in college. Its time other institutions across sectors followed suit.
NALSAR has reservation for AP candidates. That is NOT affirmative action.
NLSIU is planning reservation for transgenders who are perpetually left out of the mainstream. That is affirmative action.
PS: Saddening to see you don't realise the need for such a policy in everywhere. Transgenders are truly suppressed. When there can reservation for women, SC/ST, domicile (who are generally well off.. especially those who claim reservation) reservation for transgenders (who are by far the most oppressed in society today) in being questioned.
Even they wish to come up in life.
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