Madhya Pradesh scraps age limit for college admissions!

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                             Madhya Pradesh scraps age limit for college admissions!

By Patricia Dsouza

In an extremely competitive world were lagging behind can cost you a life time of regret, Madhya Pradesh government has given hope to many students by doing away with the upper age limit set for seeking admissions in the current academic year.

The upper age limit was one of the main deterrents for admitting more students to under graduation and post-graduation programmes.  The maximum age limit for admission to undergraduate programmes in MP was 21 years and 28 years for postgraduate courses. Scheduled Caste and Scheduled Tribe students were granted an additional relaxation period of 3 years.

The admission process for the academic year 2021-22 will commence from 1st August. The state government is hoping to see a rise in the number of applicants with this relaxation.   

This decision made by the Education Department, MP, has brought relief to many educationists. Lobbying on the grounds that setting an age limit for admission was gross violation of the Right to Education, many activists across the country have been rallying for this change.

The flip side of this positive change is the miss use of it. Over the years many colleges have witnessed students prolonging their studies to be active participants of student politics. A well-crafted mechanism to ensure this change is not misused will be the next step that the educational department will need to undertake. On the other hand, there are many students who can’t pursue higher education because of poor financial conditions, inaccessibility to educational institutions and many other unavoidable circumstances. Laying down a strict criterion in terms of age limit disables those who gain opportunity to higher education after they have crossed the age limit. This in turn also brings down the literacy rate of our country. 

Only time will tell if this change in age limit will bring about a change in educational scenario of our country. But definitely, an encouraging move by the government.  

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