In India, scheduled caste, scheduled tribe (SC/ST) and other backward classes (OBC) are officially recognized by the constitution as groups of disadvantaged indigenous people, providing special provisions for their betterment, implementing a 'positive discrimination'. Most education scholarships and student aid is available to minorities belonging to these castes or tribes among others.
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Title as per the source: Reservations- opinion on quotas for SC/STs, OBCs.
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Opposition to SC/ST reservations in education among young adults in India 2016
This statistic displays the results of a youth survey conducted among year olds in ** states across India in 2016 about the share of young adults who opposed reservations for Scheduled Caste and Scheduled Tribe (ST/SCs) in education, based on the respondent's religion. The largest share of opposition came from respondents belonging to the Hindu upper caste with about ** percent during the survey period.
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The Indian Express. (April 27, 2017). Opposition towards Scheduled Caste and Scheduled Tribe reservations in education among young adults across India in 2016, by religion [Graph]. In ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ. Retrieved July 31, 2026, from /statistics/734010/young-adults-against-sc-st-reservations-in-education-by-religion-india/
The Indian Express. "Opposition towards Scheduled Caste and Scheduled Tribe reservations in education among young adults across India in 2016, by religion." Chart. April 27, 2017. ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ. Accessed July 31, 2026. /statistics/734010/young-adults-against-sc-st-reservations-in-education-by-religion-india/
The Indian Express. (2017). Opposition towards Scheduled Caste and Scheduled Tribe reservations in education among young adults across India in 2016, by religion. ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ. ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ Inc.. Accessed: July 31, 2026. /statistics/734010/young-adults-against-sc-st-reservations-in-education-by-religion-india/
The Indian Express. "Opposition towards Scheduled Caste and Scheduled Tribe Reservations in Education among Young Adults across India in 2016, by Religion." ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ, ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ Inc., 27 Apr 2017, /statistics/734010/young-adults-against-sc-st-reservations-in-education-by-religion-india/
The Indian Express, Opposition towards Scheduled Caste and Scheduled Tribe reservations in education among young adults across India in 2016, by religion ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ, /statistics/734010/young-adults-against-sc-st-reservations-in-education-by-religion-india/ (last visited July 31, 2026)
Opposition towards Scheduled Caste and Scheduled Tribe reservations in education among young adults across India in 2016, by religion [Graph], The Indian Express, April 27, 2017. [Online]. Available: /statistics/734010/young-adults-against-sc-st-reservations-in-education-by-religion-india/
