Govt announces 27% quota for OBCs & 10% for EWS in all-India medical admissions
The Central government on Thursday announced a 27 per cent quota for OBCs and 10 per cent reservation for the Economically Weaker Section (EWS) category in the All-India Quota (AIQ) scheme for undergraduate and postgraduate medical and dental courses from the current academic year, 2021-22.
“This decision would benefit every year nearly 1,500 OBC students in MBBS and 2,500 OBC students in postgraduation and also around 550 EWS students in MBBS and around 1,000 EWS students in postgraduation,” said a statement issued by the health ministry.
Terming it a ‘landmark’ decision, Prime Minister Narendra Modi said that the move will ‘immensely’ help thousands of youth every year. “Prime Minister Narendra Modi in a meeting held on 26th July (Monday),2021 had directed the concerned Union Ministries to facilitate an effective solution to this long-pending issue,” a statement said. Following this move, OBC students from across the country shall now be able to take the benefit of this reservation in the AIQ scheme to compete for seats in any state.
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