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Bigotry, bias, acceptance: For EWS kids, school life a mixed bag
A 15-year-old girl from a slum faces discrimination in a private school, highlighting ongoing challenges of the EWS quota and inclusivity in education.
Updated on Dec 18, 2024 03:04 AM IST
Somya Lakhani, New Delhi
‘Inclusion among OBCs may shrink Marathas’ share in reservations’
Experts warn that including Marathas among Other Backward Classes (OBC) in order to increase their reservations may actually harm the community. Currently, Marathas benefit the most from the quota for Economically Backward Sections (EWS), but if they are included among OBCs, their reservation share may decrease significantly. Some suggest that Marathas should instead insist on the EWS quota, as their claim of backwardness has been repeatedly rejected by previous commissions. Others argue that the demand for OBC inclusion is politically motivated and that Marathas' actual population is around 11%, not 32% as claimed.
Updated on Nov 13, 2023 05:20 AM IST
14 years since RTE, EWS admissions at Chandigarh’s private schools still off track
For the 2023-24 session, the Chandigarh education department had started a centralised draw of lots system for the 69 private schools of the city in which 885 seats were allotted; however, eight minority and two non-minority schools did not participate in the same
Updated on Apr 20, 2023 02:12 AM IST
Rajanbir Singh, Chandigarh
Karnataka govt showed ‘haste’ in scrapping 4% Muslim quota: Supreme Court
The Karnataka government’s decision to scrap the 4% OBC quota for Muslims is “prima facie shaky and flawed,” the Supreme Court said on Thursday.
Updated on Apr 14, 2023 12:23 AM IST
Utkarsh Anand, New Delhi
From Agnipath to no age cap in NEET: Events that define education in 2022
Year Recap 2022: From Agnipath scheme to removal of upper age limit in medical entrance test NEET – these are the most important events in education that took place in 2022.
Published on Dec 31, 2022 08:27 AM IST
Bishal Kalita , New Delhi