Is there any reservation quota for girls in IITs?
Asked by Maharajan A
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1 Answer
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Hello Maharajan,
The Indian Institutes of Technology (IITs) will add more seats to be filled by girl students for four years starting 2018 to increase the representation of women in the prestigious institutions.
While there are just eight- percent women in the IITs right now, the idea is to increase the proportion to 20 per cent and then discontinue the practice of additional seats for women.
Four per cent seats will be added each year for the next four years in order to bring the representation of women in the IITs from the present eight per cent to 20per cent, said a top functionary of one of the IITs.
This quota will be filled from amon...more
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