<p>Higher educational institutions, which receive grant-in-aid from the Central government, will have to implement reservation policy in admissions as well as appointments of faculties and other staff too, the University Grants Commission has said.<br /><br /></p>.<p>However, the minority Institutions, declared so under Article 30 (1) of the Constitution of India, will not come under the purview of the law mandating implementation of quota in admissions and recruitments of teaching or non-teaching staffs, the higher education regulator pointed out in a recent circular.<br /><br />“The educational institutions receiving grant-in-aid from the central government have to follow the prescribed percentage of reservation i.e. 15% for scheduled castes, 7.5% for scheduled tribes and 27% for other backward classes in the matter of teaching and non-teaching posts as well as in admissions to various courses,” the commission said.<br /><br />The UGC circular was issued to all central universities and university colleges of medical sciences for implementation of reservation policy. A section of officials, however, said that the commission’s reference for implementation of quota in private institutions funded by the government assumes significance.<br /><br />The Central Educational Institutions (Reservation in Admission) Act, 2006 clearly stipulates for implementation of quota in government institutions as well as those funded by the government. <br /> “The law for reservation and appointment is there since 2007 but many private institutions funded by the central government are ignoring it. They have to implement quota,” the official said.<br /><br />The Section 2 of the Act, notified in January 2007 and later amended in 2012, clearly stipulates that any higher educational institutions which is receiving grant-in-aid from the Central Government, either directly or indirectly will have to implement quota in admissions and all appointments. “As explained in the Act, such institution will include a deemed university and even a higher educational institution set up by the Central Government under Societies of Registration Act,” the official added.</p>
<p>Higher educational institutions, which receive grant-in-aid from the Central government, will have to implement reservation policy in admissions as well as appointments of faculties and other staff too, the University Grants Commission has said.<br /><br /></p>.<p>However, the minority Institutions, declared so under Article 30 (1) of the Constitution of India, will not come under the purview of the law mandating implementation of quota in admissions and recruitments of teaching or non-teaching staffs, the higher education regulator pointed out in a recent circular.<br /><br />“The educational institutions receiving grant-in-aid from the central government have to follow the prescribed percentage of reservation i.e. 15% for scheduled castes, 7.5% for scheduled tribes and 27% for other backward classes in the matter of teaching and non-teaching posts as well as in admissions to various courses,” the commission said.<br /><br />The UGC circular was issued to all central universities and university colleges of medical sciences for implementation of reservation policy. A section of officials, however, said that the commission’s reference for implementation of quota in private institutions funded by the government assumes significance.<br /><br />The Central Educational Institutions (Reservation in Admission) Act, 2006 clearly stipulates for implementation of quota in government institutions as well as those funded by the government. <br /> “The law for reservation and appointment is there since 2007 but many private institutions funded by the central government are ignoring it. They have to implement quota,” the official said.<br /><br />The Section 2 of the Act, notified in January 2007 and later amended in 2012, clearly stipulates that any higher educational institutions which is receiving grant-in-aid from the Central Government, either directly or indirectly will have to implement quota in admissions and all appointments. “As explained in the Act, such institution will include a deemed university and even a higher educational institution set up by the Central Government under Societies of Registration Act,” the official added.</p>
