OBC Reservations in Higher Education: Are They Worth All the Turmoil?

The "other backward classes" were never subject to the kind of discrimination and the practice of social ostracism that SCs and STs were subject to. Also, the OBCs are already somewhat adequately represented in the Indian Institutes of Management and the universities.

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Published in:Economic and political weekly 2006-06, Vol.41 (26), p.2701-2701
Main Author: Sebastian Morris
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Caste prejudice
Commentary
Communities
Economic regions
Higher education
Middle class
Social discrimination
Treaty lands
Upward mobility
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Summary:The "other backward classes" were never subject to the kind of discrimination and the practice of social ostracism that SCs and STs were subject to. Also, the OBCs are already somewhat adequately represented in the Indian Institutes of Management and the universities.
ISSN:0012-9976
2349-8846