Varsity reserves seats for transgenders

BANGALORE: A historic decision to reserve one seat each in its 52 postgraduate departments for transgenders and slapping a penalty of Rs. 5 lakh on 11 B.Ed. colleges for admission and examination malpractices were among the key resolutions approved by Bangalore University's Academic Council here on Monday.

Vice-Chancellor N. Prabhu Dev said the provision to reserve seats for transgenders under the supernumerary quota would be in addition to the existing reservation. “It will lapse if nobody comes forward,” he said.

Bangalore University will be the first varsity in the State to reserve seats for transgenders from this academic year.

The council also decided to write to the State Government to make similar provisions for the admission of transgenders to undergraduate courses as the university has no jurisdiction to reserve seats under this category in affiliated colleges.

SOURCE: Staff Reporter. "Varsity reserves seats for transgenders". The Hindu, July 27, 2010.