According to some people, the number of boys and girls admitted to any course should be the same. In other words half of the seats should be reserved for male candidates and half should be reserved for female candidates. I do not agree with this view. In my opinion, merit, and not gender, should be the criterion for admission into university programmes.
The argument that the number of boys and girls in each course should be the same is illogical in every aspect. To start with, it shows utter disregard for merit. If seats are reserved on the basis of gender, many meritorious students will fail to get admission. Also, while this move might seem to be an attempt to empower women by increasing their participation in university courses, that really is not the case. Almost every university in the world already admits both boys and girls. In order to secure admission to a university programme of her choice, a girl only has to get good grades. If she waits for reservation to gain admission, it is akin to admitting that her skills are not on par with those of male students.
Another argument against reserving seats on the basis of gender is the difference in the aptitude of men and women. Certain courses like nursing, home science or teaching are more popular among the girls. Likewise, certain courses like engineering and mechanics are more popular among boys. If half of the seats are reserved for boys in a nursing course, chances are many seats will lie vacant. At the same time, many meritorious girls will fail to get admission. Even in courses where both boys and girls have the same aptitude, this arrangement will prevent many deserving candidates from gaining admission just because they belong to the other gender.
To conclude, after analysing various scenarios that might arise from the implementation of this decision, it is not hard to see that reserving university seats on the basis of gender is unwise. It may dilute the quality of education by letting undeserving students in and preventing deserving students from securing admission.
According to
some
people
, the number of
boys
and
girls
admitted to any
course
should be the same.
In other words
half of the
seats
should be
reserved
for male candidates and half should be
reserved
for female candidates. I do not
agree
with this view. In my opinion, merit, and not gender, should be the criterion for
admission
into
university
programmes
.
The argument that the number of
boys
and
girls
in each
course
should be the same is illogical in every aspect. To
start
with, it
shows
utter disregard for merit. If
seats
are
reserved
on the basis of gender,
many
meritorious students will fail to
get
admission
.
Also
, while this
move
might seem to be an attempt to empower women by increasing their participation in
university
courses
, that
really
is not the case. Almost every
university
in the world already admits both
boys
and
girls
. In order to secure
admission
to a
university
programme
of her choice, a
girl
only
has to
get
good
grades. If she waits for reservation to gain
admission
, it is akin to
admitting
that her
skills
are not on par with those of male students.
Another argument against reserving
seats
on the basis of gender is the difference in the aptitude of
men
and women. Certain
courses
like nursing, home science or teaching are more popular among the
girls
.
Likewise
, certain
courses
like engineering and mechanics are more popular among
boys
. If half of the
seats
are
reserved
for
boys
in a nursing
course
, chances are
many
seats
will lie vacant. At the same time,
many
meritorious
girls
will fail to
get
admission
. Even in
courses
where both
boys
and
girls
have the same aptitude, this arrangement will
prevent
many
deserving candidates from gaining
admission
just
because
they belong to the other gender.
To conclude
, after
analysing
various scenarios that might arise from the implementation of this decision, it is not
hard
to
see
that reserving
university
seats
on the basis of gender is unwise. It may dilute the quality of education by letting undeserving students in and preventing deserving students from securing
admission
.