Prof DK Gupta, Vice Chancellor of Chhatrapati Shahuji Maharaj University in Lucknow, UP has written to the Medical Council of India to grant MBBS degrees to SC, ST students who have repeatedly failed their exams. A few have been trying since 1996. Prof Gupta makes the valid point that since these students were allotted seats in medical school with low marks at their entrance exam, because they belong to the reserved category, they should be allowed to graduate despite failing their exams. ( msn.com ). " As students have failed consecutively on several attempts, they be allowed to have a degree," he said. Predictably about 50 students have accused faculty of deliberately failing SC, ST students. Seems that belonging to the reserved category not only entitles these people to undeserved opportunities but also puts them above the law. Justice Dinakaran claimed that he was accused of land grabbing and other crimes only because he is scheduled caste. It is true that upper castes have treated lower castes shamefully in the past but that is no reason to permanently reserve jobs and education places for unfit candidates just because they happen to belong to a lower caste. This has resulted in a continual process of dumbing down until 80% of graduates are unemployable. As it is some 85% of doctors in India are quacks. Ordinary people suffer because they have no way of knowing who is from the general category and who is reserved. Politicians may spend one month in the US in 5 star comfort with son-in-law but most of us have to do with the rubbish we have. Two wrongs do not a right make. It only creates a vast pool with useless degrees.