CHENNAI: The Federation of Associations of Managements of Unaided Professional Educational Institutions of India on Sunday urged the Centre to amend Private Professional Educational Institutions (Regulation of admissions and fixation of fee) Bill, 2005, to allow them to fill all seats on the basis of merit in Plus-Two or equivalent examination.

President V. Malakonda Reddy told presspersons here that though the Supreme Court, in its October 2002 judgment, had allowed unaided professional colleges to fill all seats, they were "willing to set apart some seats to the weaker sections."

Sathyabama Deemed University Chancellor Jeppiar said the unaided colleges were prepared to set aside 10 per cent of the seats for weaker sections if the number of seats were increased correspondingly. They should be allowed to follow eligibility norms of the All-India Council for Technical Education for admissions at the national level. Though a mere pass in Standard XII was sufficient, candidates would be admitted only on the basis of merit.

Mr. Reddy said every unaided professional college should have the freedom to fix its fee structure. A self-regulatory system should be evolved. These colleges should be allowed to admit wards of Non-Resident Indians, People of Indian origin and foreign students on a supernumerary basis over and above the intake. The federation sought inclusion of its representatives in the official committee to draft the proposed legislation for regulating admissions and fixing fees. It appointed a nine-member panel to represent its views to the Union Human Resource Development Minister, Members of Parliament and officials concerned.

Federation representatives had met the Union Human Resource Development Minister in New Delhi on October 18 and highlighted the demands of the unaided colleges.

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