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Reserved-quota students now dominate Indian higher education enrollment: Study
New Delhi, Dec 3: A new analysis of India’s higher education landscape reveals a dramatic shift in caste-wise enrolment patterns over the past decade, with Scheduled Castes (SC), Scheduled Tribes (ST), and Other Backward Classes (OBC) now forming the overwhelming majority of students across the country’s universities and colleges.
Kharge endorses caste census, calls for broader implementation across states
New Delhi, July 24: Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge on Thursday reaffirmed the Congress party's commitment to caste-based data collection, lauding the Telangana caste census as a “great achievement†and urging other states to adopt similar models.
Caste census: We will not allow injustice to any community, says K'taka CM Siddaramaiah
Kalaburagi, April 16: Chief Minister Siddaramaiah on Wednesday stated that the caste census survey was a socio-economic one, and the Karnataka government would ensure that no community faces injustice.