Reservation in private universities

Key Points

• 1The Congress party is reiterating its demand for reservation for SC, ST, and OBC candidates in private educational institutions.
• 2In 2005, the Constitution was amended to extend reservation to private educational institutions.
• 3The case for extending reservation to private higher educational institutions is straightforward.
• 4From 2015 to 2024, the number of private universities increased from 276 to 523.
• 5The latest All India Survey of Higher Education data for 2021-22 shows that upper-caste Hindus are well over 60 per cent of private university students.