CASTE BASED RESERVATION IN EDUCATIONAL INSTITUTIONS IS BENEFICIARY OR DISCRIMINATORY, A SURVEY BASED ON THE IMPACT OF THE RESERVATION IN INDIA

AUTHOR – MS.R.PRIYADHARSHINI* & DR.S.MARUTHUVIJAYAN**

* STUDENT AT THE SCHOOL OF EXCELLENCE IN LAW, TNDALU

** ASSISTANT PROFESSOR AT THE SCHOOL OF EXCELLENCE IN LAW, TNDALU

BEST CITATION – MS.R.PRIYADHARSHINI & DR.S.MARUTHUVIJAYAN, CASTE BASED RESERVATION IN EDUCATIONAL INSTITUTIONS IS BENEFICIARY OR DISCRIMINATORY, A SURVEY BASED ON THE IMPACT OF THE RESERVATION IN INDIA, INDIAN JOURNAL OF LEGAL REVIEW (IJLR), 5 (12) OF 2025, PG. 941-950, APIS – 3920 – 0001 & ISSN – 2583-2344

ABSTRACT:

           This study explore the effects of caste based reservation in educational institutions, this study has served as an aid for understanding the people’s opinion on the caste based reservations. Reservations in the educational institutions were introduced as a measure to promote social justice and equality from the grass root level, to uplift the historically marginalized communities by ensuring fair access to education. This study explores whether the caste based reservations in educational institutions serves as a beneficial tool for social inclusion or functions as a discriminatory practice against non reserved categories.  The research further analyzes the misconceptions of people about reservation policy and analyzes the opinion of both stance who claims it as beneficiary and people who claims it as discriminatory.

KEYWORD – Caste based reservation, social justice, marginalized communities, social inclusion, non reserved categories, educational institutions.