IIT Bombay data reveals 27 of 30 UG students opting for early exit belonged to SC, ST, or OBC
New Delhi: Data obtained from IIT Bombay reveals that in 2023, 27 out of 30 undergraduate students who opted for early exit were from Scheduled Castes (SC), Scheduled Tribes (ST), or Other Backward Classes (OBC). This early exit policy, introduced in 2023, allows students to leave BTech, dual degree, and BS programs with a "BSc Engineering" qualification.
IIT Bombay adopted the policy in 2023 , allowing early exit from BTech, BTech-MTech dual-degree, and BS programmes with the lower “BSc Engineering” qualification. As the data shows, there’s a disproportionate representation of Dalit, OBC and Adivasi students among those exercising this option of exiting without obtaining the main degree they would have taken admission for. Given below is the distribution undergraduate students to opt for exit in the first year, across categories.
The distribution of students by category was:
- General: 3
- OBC: 7
- SC: 8
- ST: 12
This policy, part of the National Education Policy (NEP) 2020, aims to provide flexibility in academic programs. However, the high number of exits among marginalized communities highlights ongoing challenges in higher education.
Since 2019, 312 postgraduate students at IIT Bombay have also exited early.
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RCB pip CSK by two runs in last-ball IPL thriller
Bengaluru: Ayush Mhatre's 94 and Ravindra Jadeja's 77 not out went in vain as Royal Challengers Bengaluru pipped Chennai Super Kings by two runs in their IPL match here on Saturday.
Chasing 214, CSK scored 211 for 5 in their 20 overs.
Mhatre scored a 48-ball 94 with five sixes and nine fours while adding 114 runs with Jadeja (77 not out off 45 balls, 8x4s, 2x6s) for the second wicket.
For RCB, Lungi Ngidi returned with figures of 3/30.
Earlier, half-centuries from Jacob Bethell (55), Virat Kohli (62) and Romario Shepherd (53 not out) took RCB to 213 for five.
While Bethell and Kohli put on 97 runs for the opening wicket to set a platform, Shepherd blasted four fours and six sixes to make 53 not out off only 14 balls, recording the fastest fifty of the season and joint second-fastest overall.
For CSK, Matheesha Pathirana found his rhythm and lengths to return 3-0-36-3.
Brief scores:
RCB: 213 for 5 in 20 overs (Jacob Bethell 55, Virat Kohli 62, Romario Shepherd 53 not out; Matheesha Pathirana 3/36).
CSK: 211 for 5 in 20 overs (Ayush Mhatre 94, Ravindra Jadeja 77 not out; Lungi Ngidi 3/30).
