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=== States ===
=== States ===
In central-government funded higher education institutions, 22.5% of available seats are reserved for Scheduled Caste (SC) and Scheduled Tribe (ST) students (7.5% for STs, 15% for SCs,20% for ESC,12% for SCA,16% for SCB,22% for SCC,18% for SCD).<ref name="AAPE">{{cite web|title=Affirmative Action and Peer Effects: Evidence from Caste Based Reservation in General Education Colleges in India|url=http://people.virginia.edu/~ss5mj/Peereffects_April12_2011.pdf|publisher=Virginia University, Virginia|access-date=2011-11-05}}</ref> This reservation percentage has been raised to 49.5%<ref name="AAPE" /> by including an additional 27% reservation for OBCs. This ratio is followed even in Parliament and all elections where a few constituencies are earmarked for those from certain communities (which will next rotate in 2026 per the [[Delimitation Commission of India|Delimitation Commission]]).
In central-government funded higher education institutions, 22.5% of available seats are reserved for Scheduled Caste (SC) and Scheduled Tribe (ST) students (7.5% for STs, 15% for SCs,20% for ESC,12% for SCA,16% for SCB,22% for SCC,18% for SCD).<ref name="AAPE">{{cite web|title=Affirmative Action and Peer Effects: Evidence from Caste Based Reservation in General Education Colleges in India|url=http://people.virginia.edu/~ss5mj/Peereffects_April12_2011.pdf|publisher=Virginia University, Virginia|access-date=2011-11-05}}</ref> This reservation percentage has been raised to 49.5%<ref name="AAPE" /> by including an additional 27% reservation for OBCs. This ratio is followed even in Parliament and all elections where a few constituencies are earmarked for those from certain communities (which will next rotate in 2026 per the [[Delimitation Commission of India|Delimitation Commission]]). Some states and UTs have reservations for females which varies from 5% to 33.33%.
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The Union Government tabled the [https://onelawstreet.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/01/Constitution-One-Hundred-and-Third-Amendment-Act-2019..pdf Constitution (One Hundred And Twenty-Fourth Amendment) Bill, 2019] which provided 10% additional quota for the [[economically weaker sections]] amongst the erstwhile unreserved category students. The definition of 'economically weaker sections' will be defined by the State from time to time.<ref>
The Union Government tabled the [https://onelawstreet.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/01/Constitution-One-Hundred-and-Third-Amendment-Act-2019..pdf Constitution (One Hundred And Twenty-Fourth Amendment) Bill, 2019] which provided 10% additional quota for the [[economically weaker sections]] amongst the erstwhile unreserved category students. The definition of 'economically weaker sections' will be defined by the State from time to time.<ref>
[https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/et-explains/et-explains-what-is-constitution-one-hundred-and-twenty-fourth-amendment-bill-2019/articleshow/67448343.cms ET Explains: What is Constitution (One Hundred And third Amendment) Bill, 2019?], The Economic Times, 9 January 2019.  
[https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/et-explains/et-explains-what-is-constitution-one-hundred-and-twenty-fourth-amendment-bill-2019/articleshow/67448343.cms ET Explains: What is Constitution (One Hundred And third Amendment) Bill, 2019?], The Economic Times, 9 January 2019.  
</ref> The constitutional amendment has laid down that they will be restricted to people with household income less than 8 Lakh per annum, or those who own agricultural land below five acres. ''[[Business Today (India)|Business Today]]'' has commented that these criteria cover almost 100 percent of the population.<ref>
</ref> The constitutional amendment has laid down that they will be restricted to people with household income less than 8 Lakh per annum and those who own agricultural land below five acres. ''[[Business Today (India)|Business Today]]'' has commented that these criteria cover almost 100 percent of the population.<ref>
[https://www.businesstoday.in/current/economy-politics/in-depth-who-is-eligible-for-the-new-reservation-quota-for-general-category/story/308062.html In-depth: Who is eligible for the new reservation quota for general category?], Business Today, 8 January 2019.
[https://www.businesstoday.in/current/economy-politics/in-depth-who-is-eligible-for-the-new-reservation-quota-for-general-category/story/308062.html In-depth: Who is eligible for the new reservation quota for general category?], Business Today, 8 January 2019.
</ref> Several petitions have been filed before the [[Supreme Court of India]] challenging the legality of this amendment.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://onelawstreet.com/challenge-to-reservation-for-economically-poor/|title=Challenge to reservation for economically poor|date=2019-02-11|website=1, Law Street|language=en-US|access-date=2019-02-20}}</ref>
</ref> Several petitions have been filed before the [[Supreme Court of India]] challenging the legality of this amendment.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://onelawstreet.com/challenge-to-reservation-for-economically-poor/|title=Challenge to reservation for economically poor|date=2019-02-11|website=1, Law Street|language=en-US|access-date=2019-02-20}}</ref>