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'Reservation not at odds with merit': SC upholds validity of OBC quota in NEET admissions

Firstpost | 20/01/2022 05:35 PM | Click to read full article

The Supreme Court on Thursday, upholding the 27 percent quota for Other Backward Classes (OBC) in National Eligibility cum Entrance Test (NEET) All India Quota (AIQ) seats, said that merit cannot be reduced to the definition of performance in open competitive examination and merit should be socially contextualized.

The court bench headed by Justice DY Chandrachud also said that open competitive examinations only provide formal equality of opportunities.

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