BRSV Protests AgriSET Seat Allocation, Demands 15% Quota for Diploma Students

The Bharat Rashtra Samithi Vidyarthi (BRSV) staged a protest at the counselling centre of Professor Jayashankar Telangana State Agricultural University, highlighting what it described as discrimination against diploma agriculture students in AgriSET admissions. The protest was led by BRSV state president Gellu Srinivas Yadav, who demanded a fair share of seats for diploma holders and a reduction in the financial burden on students.

The organisation objected to the reduction in regular quota seats and the increase in special quota admissions, stating that the changes had adversely affected students from agricultural polytechnic institutions.

According to BRSV, diploma agriculture students should receive 15 per cent of the total 1,350 seats, amounting to 206 seats. It pointed out that around 580 polytechnic students had been allotted only 25 seats under the general category, while the remaining seats were distributed among NRI, management and special quotas.

The leaders said diploma students currently accounted for just 5.6 per cent of the seats in Telangana and demanded that a minimum 15 per cent quota be implemented for polytechnic students across the state. They also sought an increase in regular quota seats in admissions conducted through EAMCET and the Agriculture Common Entrance Test.

High Semester Fees Add to Students' Worries

BRSV leaders also expressed concern over the financial burden on students, particularly those from economically weaker families. They said the university was collecting Rs 1,12,790 per semester, making higher education increasingly difficult for students.

Apart from tuition fees, expenses on hostel accommodation, food and study materials were adding to their financial difficulties. The organisation demanded an immediate reduction in the fee structure to make agricultural education more accessible.

Criticising the Congress government, BRSV leaders alleged that making government education expensive was indirectly encouraging admissions to private universities. They warned that the agitation would continue until the 15 per cent quota for diploma agriculture students was implemented and their concerns over seat allocation and fees were addressed.