Friday, April 19, 2024

Topic: OBC

13,626 students from SC, ST, OBC groups dropped out of central varsities, IITs, IIMs since 2018

As many as 13,626 Scheduled Caste (SC), Scheduled Tribe (ST), Other Backward Class (OBC) students have dropped out of central universities, Indian Institutes of...

Women’s Reservation Bill: Sonia Gandhi demands sub-quota for OBCs

Veteran Congress leader Sonia Gandhi on Wednesday said that her party supports the Women’s Reservation Bill but demanded a reservation for Scheduled Castes, Scheduled Tribes and Other Backward Classes within the 33% quota.

Jharkhand: Transgender persons included in OBC list

Transgender persons in Jharkhand have been included in the Other Backward Classes category to ensure that they can avail reservation in government jobs, the state Cabinet said on Wednesday.

At Delhi University, ad hoc teachers shunt out of their jobs after years of waiting

At Delhi University (DU), an ad hoc teachers' crisis has been simmering for a long time. When regular faculty interviews weren't held for an...

DU: Faculty who was found dead after losing his job belonged to OBC community

Samarveer Singh, the 33-year-old former ad-hoc teacher from Delhi University who died by suicide days after being displaced in the ongoing recruitment process, belonged to the Other Backward Caste (OBC) community.

‘Mr PM, you talk of OBCs…’: Rahul Gandhi challenges PM Modi to release 2011 caste census data

Congress former chief Rahul Gandhi challenged Prime Minister Narendra Modi to release the 2011 caste-based census data to the public.