Quota for girls in IIMs, IITs likely

NEW DELHI: Undeterred by the fact that its proposal to extend quota to OBC students had raised much heat and dust and landed up in the Supreme Court, the government is considering providing 33% reservation to girl students in technical education institutions. This would mean girl students will get reservation in institutions like the Indian Institutes of Management (IIM), Indian Institutes of Technology (IITs) and National Institutes of Technology (NITs).

While replying to a question in the Rajya Sabha on the recommendation by a working group to introduce 33% reservation for girl students, the minister of state for HRD D Purandeswari said “a final view has not been taken on it”. The working group on ‘Development of Education of SC/Minorities/ Girls and other Disadvantaged groups’ had said that “a reservation of not less than 33% should be made for girls in all technical and higher educational institutions, in their respective categories”.