IIT-M proposes sports activities quota with goal to spice up variety

The Indian Institute of Technology Madras, IIT-M has proposed a sports activities quota in IITs with an goal to spice up variety within the nation’s premier engineering establishments and to supply a chance to college students performing effectively within the area of sport at state, nationwide and worldwide ranges, to review on the IITs.

IIT-M offered the concept on the fifty fifth IIT council assembly, minutes of which had been launched by the union ministry of training on Thursday. Currently, the IITs don’t have a sports activities quota. Many of the nation’s premium universities, together with Delhi University, do.

The council, the apex physique of the IITs is now what this is able to imply. “In this regard, a detailed implementation modalities and timelines for academic session 2024-25 may be prepared in consultation with JEE Apex Board (JAB)),” the minutes learn.

JAB is chargeable for deciding pointers for the conduct of JEE (Main) examination, and in addition coordinating the conduct of JEE (Advanced) examination for admissions to IITs.

IIT-Madras Director V Kamakoti confirmed that he offered the concept on the assembly and stated it was effectively acquired. “ The notion of sports quota exists in the higher education system in India. We are now looking at the possibility of bringing in into the IIT system. In principle, all IITs have welcomed the proposal but we need to work on the modalities of its implementation.”

Explaining the logic behind the proposal, Kamakoti stated, “It is to bring more diversity at the IIT campuses, and to give opportunity to students who pursue sports at the school level and have represented their states or the nation.”

He added: “We have to come up with a plan on who will be eligible for admissions, how do we admit them, what sort of sports should be included, and how to provide opportunity to these students to pursue sports along with studies once they are admitted. Besides, there have to be international level sports facilities and coaching at the IIT campuses.” IIT-M has already began trying into these and is hoping to submit a report back to the council within the subsequent two to a few months, Kamakoti stated.