Open Merit Students Association Jammu

The problem in J&K isn't only that there is too much reservation. The bigger problem is that most of those who are reserved are no different from those who aren’t. Unreserved Jammu — this is the future we’re headed for, unless we wake up and do something about it...

“Quota ka Kuaan” Cutoff list ki List system ki System — category ka Padhai sabki Mehnat sabki Sapne sabke Seat — category ki. Roti mehnat ki Paseena raaton ka Haq — category ka. Quota SC/ST ka Quota RBA/EWS ka Open Merit? Sabka. Toh apna kya?

First squeeze the general category with endless artificial quotas in J&K, then pacify them by making them think ‘something is better than nothing’ through exams — which, of course, either get leaked or cancelled. What a joke!

How reservations work in J&K: 1. Create divisions by reserving seats for one group while excluding another with the same socio-eco profile. 2. Give reservations equal to or exceeding a group’s population share, as in EWS. 3. The remaining seats are again to be shared by all.

32 out of 80. Open to ALL. Horizontal would mostly be deducted from here. Ironically, no socio-economic differences between most of those reserved and those unreserved. Deliberate murder of Dogra presence in J&K administration

It boils our blood to see mediocre people grab EWS seats in J&K, while the government hasn’t been able to figure out in five years that barely anyone is legally eligible—this should have been pursued separately from rationalisation to prevent a repeat in NEET UG, yet it wasn’t.

With all due respect to our own people from Poonch and Rajouri, we need an honest conversation even among ourselves. Is it fair that the success of some of our own comes at the expense of many of our own? Shouldn't likes be treated alike?

One thing that is often overlooked when there is talk about rationalisation of reservations in J&K: it’s not only a UT issue—unreserved folks are being marginalised across UPSC, SSC, JEE, NEET, etc., while others no different from them leapfrog ahead—a far more serious issue.

@fazilm1234 But when he uses his category, shouldn’t the seat he occupies count toward his category quota? Here, it doesn’t. He is counted under open merit while still enjoying category benefits. Got it? (2/2)

@fazilm1234 Here’s a hypothetical: Three colleges (A, B, C) each have 10 seats, with 50% reserved. If a reserved-category candidate gets rank 15, he can’t get into College A on open merit. He says, “I belong to a reserved category, so I want College A based on that.” So far, so good. (1/2)

If a reserved category candidate secures an open merit seat and later upgrades to a better seat using their category, the vacated open merit seat doesn't return to the general pool. Instead, it gets reassigned to the reserved category in J&K. This is blatantly illegal!

OMSA Kashmir’s folly of betting everything on the Cabinet Subcommittee report will backfire on unreserved folks. At best, it can deliver only cosmetic changes. The association didn’t even have the humility to keep its own members united, let alone build a broader coalition..

@fazilm1234 Maybe give your comment another read— and try to make sense of it?

@OMSA_jammu Bhai a reserved candidate can only upgrade if the seat is available in reseved quota ,he can't upgrade it in om Quota..if there is reserved quota seat available for him he can upgrade and his reserved seat will go to another reserved candidate...

There must be a realistic assessment among the unreserved of what the govt can do. It’s on us to fight in courts to get blatantly illegal provisions like residence-based quotas struck down, creating more space for ourselves—ironically, the lawyer pleading the case is RBA

@ahmad_zewail_x That 70% figure doesn’t include RBA, newly added ST2, or newly added OBCs. Go figure! PS: That doesn’t mean there isn’t a problem with the current policy.

@OMSA_jammu You are wrong mislead We say j&k open merit population is 70% as per 2011 census In Kashmir Kashmiri speaking are 95 %.Correct your facts.

The biggest lie spread and even believed by “rationalisation seekers” from Kashmir is that the general category is 70% in J&K. If the foundation of your arguments is built on lies, the structure of rationalisation won’t stand.

NEET UG results and subsequent admissions will again see Rule 17 misused and EWS cutoffs far below other categories due to a shortage of candidates. These low-hanging issues must be addressed before another cycle of injustice repeats.

If your opposition to reservation is on principle—that identity politics has been perverted to favour some groups and create baseless divisions—what’s the point of arguments like “80% of X category is in this region”? Do you just want some of your people to get the quotas too?

The first murmurs against J&K’s reservation policy came from Jammu, not Kashmir. Earlier muted by lack of political support, unreserved Jammu is now speaking out—against both the flawed policy and prevailing Kashmiri narratives.