In order to implement the 10% reservation for the Economically Backward Section under General category from the 2019-20 session, the Central Government has decided to provide funds to the universities and institutions.
It was also notified that the government has asked centrally funded higher education institutions (HEIs) for the actual fund requirements on account of EWS reservation so that it can extend additional financial assistance.
Higher education secretary R Subrahmanyam told that there was no question of not funding. “We have asked for the actuals so that we know the requirements of each institute and then prepare a funding plan”, he said.
The government has asked 40 central universities, which includes JNU, DU, AMU, Jamia Millia Islamia and 77 HEIs for details of financial assistance and seat availability.
The President on January 12, signed the quota Bill, which will provide 10 percent reservation to the economically weaker sections among the general category.
Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment also proposed on January 7, the cost of implementing the reservation for EWS candidates, it has to be borne by the Central Educational Institutions out of the additional revenue generated by them on account of increased seats, and this will have no financial implication for the government. The Cabinet has approved MoSJE’s proposal.
According to the HRD Ministry order, all central institutes and universities have to declare the revised number of seats after the EWS reservation by March 31 on their official websites.
Eight Institutes of Excellence exempted from 10% reservation of EWS are:
1. Homi Bhabha National Institute
2. Tata Institute of Fundamental Research
3. North – East Indira Gandhi Regional Institute of Health and Medical Science – Shillong
4. National Brain Research Centre – Gurugram
5. Jawaharlal Nehru Centre for Advanced Scientific Research – Bengaluru
6. Physical Research Laboratory – Ahmedabad
7. Space Physics Laboratory – Thiruvananthapuram
8. Indian Institute of Remote Sensing – Dehradun