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Parental Education as a Criterion for Affirmative Action in Higher Education:A Preliminary Analysis
(2013-11-19)
Affirmative action, especially in the form of reservation policies, to address the issues of inclusion and equity has been in place in India for a long time. Through these policies higher participation of the marginalized ...
Who Participates in Higher Education in India? Rethinking the Role of Affirmative Action
(2011-05-26)
This paper explores how socio-economic, especially socio-religious affiliations, and demographic characteristics of individuals influence participation in higher education (HE). It argues that appropriate measures of ...
Access to higher education in India: an exploration of its antecedents
(2013-11-26)
Deficits in participation of marginalized groups in Higher Education (HE) have attracted
significant policy and research attention. Recent studies have explored the role of socioreligious
affiliation and other factors ...
Impact of affirmative action in higher education for the other backward classes in India
(Indian Institute of Management Ahmedabad, 2016-07-18)
This paper measures the impact of quota-based affirmative action in higher education (HE) in India for Other Backward Classes (OBC), implemented from 2008. Since the immediate impact would be felt by OBCs who were eligible ...