my take
lets see where the quota system applies to in the education system.primary problem here is lack of seats.agreed?now,question is,there's a growing demand of trained persona in the upper tiers and the number of seats is simply not sufficient to fulfil this demand.so why doesnt the Govt increase number of seats first?is it lack of infrastructure?lets just say for arguments sake that coming up with new colleges is something extreme and highly expensive,a step the Govt cant dream of taking,they would rather spend the money from our taxes on something more worthwhile,like campaigning for votes and post poll celebrations?since the Govt is so reluctant,why dont they allow private institutes to confer Govt recognised degrees?
actually the Govt has come up with a more ingenious scheme.why not introduce quotas??its a brilliant concept since 1)it adds to the vote banks-the underprivileged feel that the Govt is doing something for them 2)the education system remains under tight Govt control -this is one ministry the Private organizations cant interfere with,which means more taxes and finances added to the Govt fund.3)divide and rule is a good policy.the upper class doesnt contribute much to the vote bank.what the heck?half of them are totally indifferent to the Govt.the Govt doesnt even comprise of any of them.the most they would do is go on organized strikes.half of them go with the brain drain policy anyways and by the time they can actually add to the country's productivity,they have already left.its easy to brainwash the lower class anyways.so reserve more seats for them.
the Govt conducts special inspections of their institutes once a while.it is that time of the year when these institiutes are decked their best,ragged looking store rooms are painted and converted to makeshift seminar rooms,students are trained to praise their teaching system till no end,or the institute loses their affiliation.so these inspections are a sham anyways,even without the inspecting officer being paid a fat fee.
the education system in India,especially Govt institutes consisting of neanderthal age buildings,prehistoric evaluation systems,complete ndifference to upgrading infrastructure makes it redundant.i would go for privatization of higher education,these institutes work much harder to bring up everything up to the scratch.the quotas should be simply done away with,more private institutes should be allowed to open up and affiliated after strict inspection guidelines and an increase in the number of seats will automatically ensure that the population in India are pursuing their career of interest and not just some career simply coz they didnt get through the entrance exams on account of these reservations.and yes,the cutoff for admissions should be merit.