No quotas for higher studies, please

The IITs have had a long history of admitting SC/ST students. In 1971, the Indian government introduced reservation of 22.5 per cent for the SCs and STs in admission to the IITs. It was done hurriedly and without preparation. Reportedly, there was a case in one of the IITs, where a student was admitted with zero marks in all four subjects of the entrance examination.

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