The DMK Government has introduced a bill in the state assembly to 7.5% horizontal reservation for government school students in undergraduate courses in engineering, fisheries, law, veterinary, and other courses. The opposition party AIADMK welcomed the move.
The MK Stalin-headed government had taken into account the recommendations of the Justice Murugesan committee that looked into patterns around government-school students gaining admissions into colleges that offer professional courses.
Chief minister Stalin had said in a press release earlier that the move follows studies that reveal low representation in undergraduate courses by students from state-run schools, particularly in the most sought-after colleges in the state.
Tamil Nadu ranks among the top states with the most number of colleges offering professional courses, particularly engineering. Large IT companies including the top four — Infosys, Wipro, TCS, and Cognizant–have substantial human resource bases in the state. With automakers from Hyundai to BMW manufacturing out of the industrial corridor off Chennai, Tamil Nadu’s requirement for technical labour has been high for over two decades now.
The state government’s decision to make more students eligible for jobs in professional services addresses a long-standing grouse that the economically challenged sections (EWS) of the society should stand to gain from the growing economic activity in the state. The percentage of government school graduates who get to compete for such tech-driven job opportunities has been an enduring question in political debates.
The previous AIADMK government under Edappadi Palaniswami had brought a similar percentage for government school students in medical colleges, a move that the AIADMK had celebrated widely amid a severe attack by the DMK on allowing the national medical test NEET to continue in the state.
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