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Supreme Court on private medical college fees held that self-financing institutions cannot be compelled to charge fees on par with government colleges. (File)

‘Private institutions will close down’: Supreme Court dismisses EWS student’s plea challenging high fee by private medical colleges

June 25, 2026 4:10 am

An EWS candidate student sought relief from high fees in private medical colleges in Rajasthan. The top court upheld the Rajasthan HC order, remarking that private institutions will shut down if they charge fees at par with government colleges.

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Turning back clock 100 years: Bommai govt’s bid to scrap 4% Muslim quota touches off firestorm

March 26, 2023 2:52 pm

The then Deve Gowda govt’s move in 1994 to allot reservation to Muslims under ‘2B’ category for being ‘socially and educationally’ backward was part of a historical process that began during the rule of Mysore princely state in 1918

How caste works in an IIT

April 05, 2023 3:04 pm

Despite a string of measures to make campuses inclusive spaces, at some of India’s premier engineering colleges, caste remains a vexing issue. Pallavi Smart on how caste-based discrimination takes on many forms. One of which is a question...

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Delhi: 42,600 EWS children get admission in schools after draw of lots

February 28, 2019 1:28 am

Twenty-two per cent seats for admission to entry-level classes in the city’s private schools are reserved for children from economically weaker sections (EWS) and disadvantaged groups and three per cent for those children with special needs.

Govt increases reserved seats for poor kids in pvt schools

February 05, 2014 6:07 pm

Only 1,012 seats out of 5,300 got filled. However, from 5,300 seats the Gujarat Education Department has proposed 18,300 seats for coming academic session

L-G orders 20% EWS reservation,free books in schools on DDA land

December 31, 2013 1:35 am

Schools on DDA land had to reserve 25 per cent seats for admission till Class I,and 10 per cent beyond it. Now,these schools will have to reserve 20 per cent seats for all admissions beyond Class I.

EWS admission in pvt schools: 3-year residency criteria for migrants quashed

October 10, 2013 1:00 am

The Delhi High Court has quashed an order that requires migrant parents to stay in the city for three years continuously before their children can be admitted in a private school under the EWS category.