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Tuesday, July 15, 2025
TopicReservation

Topic: reservation

Don’t know why BJP’s panicking about caste census, it’ll help everyone, JD(U) chief says

In exclusive interview with ThePrint, Lalan Singh, national president of JD(U), a BJP ally, says if a caste-based census is held now, numbers of all communities will increase, not just backward classes.

Consensus on a cut-off date for reservation will be real tribute to Ambedkar, Constitution

RSS' support to reservation comes from the awareness that for the political class, creation of ‘backward classes’ has become a handy tool to forge vote banks and win elections.

Reactions to OBC medical quota are exposing Indians’ flawed merit argument all over again

I didn’t see any protest or anger by Savarnas against EWS quota. No one wrote: 'I will not get treated by a doctor who did their degree under EWS reservation.'

Modi govt all set to offer 27% OBC reservation in all-India quota medical seats

The reservation pertains to the 15% undergraduate and 50% postgraduate seats that govt medical colleges in states set aside for the all-India quota.

‘One caste preferred’: UP BJP MLA says Banda varsity chose ‘Singhs’ for 11 of 24 teaching jobs

Letter by BJP MLA Brajesh Prajapati appears to suggest Thakurs, the community that the CM belongs to, were preferred for jobs at the Banda University of Agriculture and Technology.

SubscriberWrites: Reservation policy in India needs be more inclusive and aim for greater diversity

The current system of reservation doesn’t give the benefits of reservation to the individuals who face double or triple discrimination, writes Ashish Agrawal.

Article 16(4) stands on its own. Constitution made no room for ‘merit’ that courts invoke

The phrase 'efficiency of administration', used in the colonial and precolonial eras, was rejected during the framing of the Indian Constitution, and thus cannot be used against the idea of reservations.

Why Maratha reservation crisis shows a deadlock in Indian political imagination

In the field of higher education, Marathas could neither compete with the upper castes nor with the Dalits.

SC, ST, OBC representation in Indian education is dismal, upper-caste nexus persists

Campus Voice is an initiative by ThePrint where young Indians get an opportunity to express their opinions on a prevalent issue.

‘Why not promote education?’ — SC says affirmative action is not just reservation

The Supreme Court bench, hearing the Maratha quota case, said states should establish institutes more for the upliftment of socially and educationally backward classes.

On Camera

Air India crash report didn’t deserve Modi govt’s secrecy culture

The AAIB's report on Air India crash didn't provide full information, like the entire cockpit voice recordings, giving the impression that something is being hidden.

As Trump targets trade imbalances, economists’ data traces over 200 yrs of global wealth flows

Singapore: When US President Donald Trump talks about the need for a “big, beautiful trade deal” because of the nation’s trade deficits with many...

3 top ULFA-I leaders ‘killed’ in Myanmar, Indian Army denies role as insurgent group alleges involvement

The banned group claimed their leaders & cadres were killed in ‘drone strikes’ by the Indian Army. Guwahati Defence PRO denies any such operation.

RSS chief Bhagwat draws the line at 75. India’s politics stares at the Modi Exception

BJP has no dynastic succession, at least not at the top. You can trace this back to Vajpayee-Advani era. This act of spotting, empowering younger talent is even more striking with the choice of BJP presidents.