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The Parliamentary Permanent Committee of Education, headed by the head of the Digvijaya Singh Congress, which quoted government data, said that the representation of another class of backward (OVC), planned caste (SC) and students of the planned strains (ST) in private university institutions in the country were 40%, 14.9%and 5%.
“However, according to the above data provided by private universities/Heis (university institutions), the number of students of the Civil Procedure admitted is considerably low, while the number of SC and St students at the above universities is abysmal,” said the Indian Institute “reports”.
He commented on the report and said the Congress that the Center should bring a new law that would allow 15% of the SCS reservation, 7.5% for STS and 27% for citizens in private university institutes. The General Secretary of the Congress (Communication) Jairam Ramesh said in his statement that the ball was now at a government court. “The Bipartisan Parliamentary Permanent Education Committee led by the Digvijaya Singh today has submitted a report to the parliament that advocates reservations for SC, ST, and OBC in private university institutions (Heis),” he said.
The report stated that at the Birla Institute of Technology and Science, during 2024-25, out of a total of 5,137 students were 514 students from the OBC, 29 of SC and four of the STS, which was in the case of the Civil Affairs, which was in the case of SCS, in the case of SCS, although some students did not report their category.
“Similarly, OP Jindal Global University, out of a total of 3,181 students, 28 is SCS, 29 is st, which is less than one percent.
He stated that the introduction of 25% of the quota in private schools pursuant to Section 12 (1) of the City on Education Act is fully returned by schools from the government and the government must also follow this model in private university institutions.
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Published – August 20, 2025 23:14
