[throwaway_9120]

This is a poorly researched article that just put forward one side of the story.

Ask the general category students about it and they will tell you how they are deprived of opportunities because of quota system.

For those unaware of quota system in India, in easy words, it is somewhat similar to this analogy-

There is a 100m race. 'General' category, SC/ST category, OBC category participates in that same race.

For General category start line is a 0 mark and finish line at 100m mark. For OBC start line is at 10m mark and finish line at 90m mark. For SC/ST start line is at 20m mark and finish line at 80m mark.

This makes it easy for an OBC, SC/ST to enter in any top university they want. It is after entering the institute, they are unable to cope up with the rigor and fail or drop out. That is when this "victim" picture is painted by them. Ask an IIT/NIT/IIM/Doctor/IISc student in your circle about it and they will tell you the other side of the story.

Successive Indian govts have taken several measures to ensure they are not deprived. Today the scenario is that if a general category person, even by mistake, calls them out with certain words, there is an instant jail with no provision of bail.

[maheshs]

Throwaway can explain everything

>General category start line is a 0 mark and finish line at 100m mark its BS

Let me explain OBC - around 48% of population SC/ST - around 27% of population General category - around 30% of population That's why Gov is not doing caste census

Entire reservation is only 50% so remaining 50% for general

[throwaway_9120]

>Throwaway can explain everything

Calling out names won't help your case sir.

Read about eligibility criteria of any such insti. It is exactly the analogy I have described above.

Here is the one for NEET (Medical entrance exam in India) - https://medicine.careers360.com/articles/neet-eligibility-cr...

[yowzadave]

> after entering the institute, they are unable to cope up with the rigor and fail or drop out.

I'm curious, what's your theory for why these individuals are not performing at the level of the top students from other castes? The obvious answer would be that due to a history of discrimination and/or limited opportunities, they haven't been able to flourish in the same way. But according to you:

> Successive Indian govts have taken several measures to ensure they are not deprived.

So what is it?

[throwaway_9120]

This is where most General category folks have the pet peeve with the government.

Gen folks won't mind if govt spends, gives them scholarship, exclusive tuitions to the deprived ones BEFORE such exams BUT let them compete with the same starting and finish line.

India is run by populist measures with an unending eye on the next elections. (This is irrespective of governments or whichever party is ruling.)

> So what is it? Read about the mindboggling misuse of SC/ST act and you will have your answer. It is so highly misused that Supreme Court of India had to intervene and dilute it but govt under immense pressure had to pass an ordinance within a week of that judgement to negate it.

[flashgordon]

Is there stats on what the population/percentage representation of folks in these 3 categories are?

[throwaway_9120]

Yes. OBC ~ 52%, SC/ST ~ 22%. Rest General.

Source - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Demographics_of_India#Caste

(Though it refers to a 1983 report but more or less this proportion remain the same.)