As per the letter to the Minister, the reservation for Scheduled Caste (SC) and Scheduled Tribe (ST) candidates is applicable in both Central and State Agricultural Education Institute, however, the reservation for OBC candidates is only restricted to central agricultural institutions.
AIOBCSA urges Centre to implement 27% OBC Reservation in state agricultural institutes
The All India OBC Students Association (AIOBCSA) has reached out to the Union Agriculture Minister Narendra Singh Tomar urging him to implement the 27 per cent OBC reservation in All India quota seats of the state agricultural educational institutions (SUAs). As per the letter to the Minister, the reservation for Scheduled Caste (SC) and Scheduled Tribe (ST) candidates is applicable in both Central and State Agricultural Education Institute, however, the reservation for OBC candidates is only restricted to central agricultural institutions.
"Under the all India quota, 15 per cent and 7.5 per cent reservation seats are reserved for SC and ST candidates in both Central and State Agricultural Education Institute under AIQ seats in Agriculture and allied courses. However, reservation for OBC candidates in these courses and allied quota seats is only restricted to central agricultural institutions," the letter read. "Meanwhile, the OBC reservation is not applicable to All India quota seats of state agricultural universities (SAUs) under the ICAR-AU system as per AIEEA UG/ PG/ PhD admission reservation rule," it added, as reported by NDTV.
Recently, the center has decided to provide 27 per cent reservation for OBCs in the All India Quota Scheme for UG, PG medical and dental courses. "To establish equality and social justice, we request the Government of India to implement the 27 per cent OBC reservation in All India Quota seats of both central and state agricultural educational institutions in agriculture and allied courses," it mentioned.
The ICAR AIEEA is held annually by the NTA for providing admission to candidates with over 15,000 undergraduate and 11,000 postgraduate seats across 75 agricultural universities in the country.
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