Reservation: Colleges need to increase seats to enable quota for economically weaker section
The extension of the reservation system is likely to put additional pressure on private institutions as they have to make infrastructural arrangements to induct poor students from upper caste.
- Jan 16, 2019,
- Updated Jan 16, 2019 12:48 PM IST
In a bid to accommodate 10 per cent reservation for economically weaker section (EWS) in educational institutions, Union Minister for Human Resource Development Prakash Javadekar on Tuesday said that around 25 per cent seats will be increased in higher educational institutions and universities across the country.
"The modalities are being worked out and within a week's time we will have the exact number of seats that will be added. The operation manuals about how to implement the quota will be issued soon," Prakash Javadekar was quoted as saying.
"While implementing this, we will ensure that reservation for SCs, STs and OBCs does not get affected. Hence, there will be more seats," he added.
The extension of the reservation system is likely to put additional pressure on private institutions as they have to comply with government norms in order to get legal recognition. The rule requires private and government colleges to make infrastructural arrangements to induct poor students from castes, such as Brahmins, Rajputs and Chettiars.
As of now, the reservation was not mandatory under the government law but was provided in many private institutions.
In a bid to accommodate 10 per cent reservation for economically weaker section (EWS) in educational institutions, Union Minister for Human Resource Development Prakash Javadekar on Tuesday said that around 25 per cent seats will be increased in higher educational institutions and universities across the country.
"The modalities are being worked out and within a week's time we will have the exact number of seats that will be added. The operation manuals about how to implement the quota will be issued soon," Prakash Javadekar was quoted as saying.
"While implementing this, we will ensure that reservation for SCs, STs and OBCs does not get affected. Hence, there will be more seats," he added.
The extension of the reservation system is likely to put additional pressure on private institutions as they have to comply with government norms in order to get legal recognition. The rule requires private and government colleges to make infrastructural arrangements to induct poor students from castes, such as Brahmins, Rajputs and Chettiars.
As of now, the reservation was not mandatory under the government law but was provided in many private institutions.