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Minority leaders here had a meeting on Saturday and demanded seven percent reservation each, for Christians and Muslims, in education and employment.
Though Christians formed 6.1 percent of the States population and Muslims 5.6 percent, their reservation in Government departments was marginal, the leaders said. A resolution adopted by the meeting demanded that the state government should provide seven percent reservation on the lines of the quota system in Kerala, Karnataka and Andhra Pradesh. As an interim measure, it could declare the Backward Class Christians as Most backward
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Minority leaders here had a meeting on Saturday and demanded seven percent reservation each, for Christians and Muslims, in education and employment.
Though Christians formed 6.1 percent of the States population and Muslims 5.6 percent, their reservation in Government departments was marginal, the leaders said. A resolution adopted by the .....
The IITs (Indian Institutes of Technology) are opposed to reservation in the recruitment of faculty members and sought to be exempted as they were institutes of national importance.
IIT-Guwahati director Prof Gautam Barua told reporters here today that the IITs for the last 36 years had .....
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The state minority affairs development department has announced a scheme offering scholarships to minority students studying in premier institutions like IIT and IIM and training facilities to those aspiring careers in airlines, hospitality sector, tourism, maritime and food processing.
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In a jolt to pro-reservationists, the Calcutta High Court today (May 14) stayed quota for OBCs in post-graduate courses in Indian Institute of Management, Calcutta, and stopped interview of OBC candidates for the same.
Justice Maharaj Sinha, in an ex-parte interim order, granted the stay on a petition by Sayan Guha, .....
The Centre has approved 50% reservation for Muslims in Aligarh Muslim University (AMU).
Half of the seats in 36 courses including important professional degree programmes like MBBS, MCA, Engineering, LLB and BEd will be reserved for Muslim students. The reservation policy will be implemented from the coming session, .....
Date
2006-07-04
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The Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Roorkee has submitted a 100 crore project to the Union Government for upgrading its infrastructure to accommodate the extra 54% seats generated from the Quota Reservation system. The project includes investment on infrastructure such as libraries, classrooms, laboratories and faculties. .....
An association of former IIMS on Friday approached the Delhi High Court seeking for the centre for the provision of quota for OBC students in higher education institutions, particularly in IIMS.
The Association has represented that the government had misinterpreted the judgement of the Supreme Court, in compliance with the .....
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The Hindu
Date
2006-08-11
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Bharathiar University will strive to offer education for employment through need-based, job-oriented courses, said G. Thiruvasagam, Vice-Chancellor .....
Infy chief says quota is not best way to bring up people
Infosys Chief Mentor N R Narayana Murthy today opposed reservation in educational institutions and employment, while stressing that providing proper attention and training is the best way to bring up people.
Making a general comment on the Sachar Committee .....
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