Exorbitant cut off mark for admission to certain courses being imposed by some premier higher education institutions a violation of equal rights for higher education.

• Do you agree or disagree with this view?

Cut off marks go higher every passing year, putting the aspirations of many students in jeopardy. This unhealthy academic practice, in my opinion, is nothing short of violation of rights for deserving higher education. I can prove it so.

The point here is that no examination expects a candidate to score 100% marks so that he or she be declared qualified for higher education. On the other hand, there is a basic minimum pass mark that can be set as a benchmark. And all the students who score the minimum and above have the right to get deserve higher education opportunities. Arbitrary rise in cut off marks negates this very right.

For example, let us imagine that a candidate has come up with 89.9% marks though the cut off mark is 60%. This candidate is not likely get a chance for higher education in an institution of his choice which sets 90% as qualifying cut off mark.

Just see how dangerous this situation is and how hopeless the plight of such a candidate who has scored 29.9% marks more than what is required to get through the qualifying exam! Obviously, there is a case of violation here because, a candidates is not able to get admission not because s/he is poor in marks; rather their being unable to meet the exorbitant benchmark arbitrarily set by the institution in question. Is not a violation of rights? It is, by all means.

In short, skyrocketing cut off marks may be right for higher education schools as they want to reject maximum number of students. But from a student’s point of view, this is not right but a question of rights violation. That is what I feel.

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