Bangalore University lays out the welcome mat for transgenders
Rashmi Belur / DNA
Sunday, July 18, 2010 8:32 IST

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Bangalore: Bangalore University has set a model for all state universities to follow by taking an important decision concerning transgenders. From this academic year on, transgenders can pursue higher education at the university, after authorities decided to grant admissions to transgenders at the post graduation level.

The university has changed its application format and introduced an 'others' category under the gender column. "We have designed the application forms and they will be available from July 25," said an official from the university.

"The university is sensitive to transgenders. Nobody recognises their identity and they are educationally backward. This will help them have their own identity and this is a process of non-discrimination," the official said.