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Posted by Paras June 5th, 2006
A lot is being said and discussed about Reservations for castes and tribes for higher education in India.
Current quotas, relaxations and preferences:
The quota system sets aside a proportion of all possible positions for members of a specific social group. Those not belonging to the designated communities can compete only for the remaining positions, while members of the designated communities can compete for all positions (reserved and open). Even if no qualified SC/ST[Scheduled Castes/Scheduled Tribes] applicants are available, the reserved positions can not be released for general population but have to be kept vacant or carried over to the future.
Here are two video recordings of the interview with HRD Minister Arjun Singh
Video 1
Video 2
Share your thoughts and opinions on this topic.
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2 Comments Add your own
1. Dhenu | June 5th, 2006 at 8:26 pm
That minister should sit in on a philosophy class someday and then he will realize how bad he sounds!! Terrible to know that these people run the Parliament of India… I think the argument against increasing reservations is very strong.
2. Harakh | June 7th, 2006 at 7:57 pm
I heard both the videos. It is sad that our leaders are so hippocratic.They only care about the vote bank and nothing else.Thank you Paras for bringing that issue.
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