The Minister's statement has come at a time when certain universities in the state including MKU announced the implementation of a 10 per cent quota for all those students who belong to the EWS in addition to a 49.5 per cent reservation for OBC, SC and ST in certain courses funded by the central government.
Tamil Nadu University Admissions 2022: Follow 69% reservation quota, says education minister
Tamil Nadu's Higher Education Minister K Ponmudy has directed all the universities in the state to follow the 69 per cent reservation policy during admission for the upcoming academic year. The Minister's statement has come at a time when certain universities in the state including Madurai Kamaraj University (MKU) announced the implementation of a 10 per cent quota for all those students who belong to the economically weaker section (EWS) in addition to a 49.5 per cent reservation for Other Backward Classes (OBC), Scheduled Castes (SC) and Scheduled Tribes (ST) in certain courses funded by the central government.
It must be noted that, unlike the central government, Tamil Nadu follows a 69 per cent reservation policy guaranteeing 26.5 per cent seats to Backward Classes, 20 per cent to Most Backward Classes/Denotified Communities, 3.5 per cent to Backward Classes Muslim, 18 per cent to Scheduled Castes and 1 per cent to Schedule Tribes, in educational institutes and jobs of the state government.
“Some universities follow the Centre’s reservation system because they are getting central funds," he said while adding that MKU needs to follow the state’s reservation policy as it is completely under the control of the state government.
The Education Minister further added that an official circular regarding the same will also be issued soon. Earlier, Tamil Nadu government had opposed the implementation of the central government’s New Education Policy (NEP) 2020 and appointed a committee to draft the state’s education policy.
It must be noted that the Tamil Nadu government has been opposing the NEET exam, claiming that it will be an injustice for students coming from the economically weaker sections.
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