I have been reading and listening about reservations a lot now. It matters to all of us that institutes of higher learning should be kept out of this mess simply because India has seen its development because of them. I think we all know where all this will go. Today 5 Medical colleges in Delhi protested and the way they staged it was more than enough to invoke emotions in anyone.

So where are we going with all this? No one is happy. The toiling "general" candidate has to put up with lot of competition now. Even the OBCs for whom the quota is meant are not happy, simply because in a competition-intensive environment, such things will only guarantee an admission to a good institute, not success. Dealing with such a pressure the quota students might be stressed out. Though, vote-bank-wise it is good, the people who are going to get affected are not very keen on it.

Suggestion 1 - Let us keep quota only till primary and secondary education. Once on his/her own, the student has to prove his mettle by appearing to the entrance examination like everyone else.

Suggestion 2 - Facilitation of financial assistance to financially not-so-well families to sustain an educational background. My visit to a Govt Primary school opened my eyes as to how kids coming from low income families juggle between running the house and studying. While they can do so, as education demands time and energy, without enough support the enthu goes down.

Suggestion 3 - State takes a bigger role in education till High school. After this to provide for more industry oriented education, private operators should be brought in. With a controlled environment and laws we have to make sure that we continue to have education as our competitive advantage in the world.

Of course, as a common man or a voter I have a right to speak out my opinion but when I see every single political party supporting this, I really feel that there is a bigger change needed somewhere else too.