The new 10% quota for the economically weak will significantly increase admissions to higher education, adding up to three lakh seats in centrally funded institutions — including elite ones like IITs, IIMs and NITs — in two phases over 2019-20 and 2010-21.
The government has also written to states to implement the quota for “poor among forwards” in state-run institutions which essentially also means an increase of 25% of seats.
The new 10% quota for the economically weak will significantly increase admissions to higher education, adding up to three lakh seats in centrally funded institutions — including elite ones like IITs, IIMs and NITs — in two phases over 2019-20 and 2010-21.
The government has also written to states to implement the quota for “poor among forwards” in state-run institutions which essentially also means an increase of 25% of seats.