Monday 27 February 2012

Delhi government increases OBC allotment for higher education


                        
New Delhi:  The Delhi government today increased the reservation in higher education for OBC to 27 per cent from the present 21 per cent. With this increase, the total reservation in higher education institutions for Scheduled Castes , Scheduled Tribes  and OBCs will go up to 49.5 per cent.

The SCs have 15 per cent reservation while the STs have 7.5 per cent.

The decision to increase the OBC quota was taken at a meeting of the state Cabinet chaired by Delhi Chief Minister Sheila Dikshit.

The reservation will come into result after a notification by the government.




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