Petitions by anti-quota activists challenging the Central Educational Institutions (Reservation in Admission) Act, 2006 were quashed by the Supreme Court today.
A five-judge bench upheld the Constitution amendment law providing for 27 per cent quota for Other Backward Classes in IITs, IIMs and other central educational institutions, in addition to existing reservations for ST/SC category students.
Are you a student who believes the Supreme Court verdict will affect your educational choices and career?
Will it offfer you a better chance to get a seat at one of the prestigious IIMs or IITs? Or will it dishearteningly reduce your chances?
How will this decision affect you as a student personally?
Share your views with us. Write to us at getahead@rediff.co.in -- be sure to include your name, age and contact details. Relevant responses from students personally affected will be published right here on Rediff.com.
More from rediff