- Article 15(4) allows the State to make special provisions for the advancement of SC/ST, including reservations in government educational institutions. (Statement 1 is covered). - Article 15(5), added by the 93rd Amendment (2005), explicitly allows the State to make special provisions for SC/ST (and SEBCs) in relation to their admission to educational institutions, including private educational institutions, whether aided or unaided by the State. (Statements 2 and 3 are covered). - Article 15(5) specifically states that these provisions shall not apply to the minority educational institutions referred to in clause (1) of Article 30. (Statement 4 is incorrect).
Consider the following statements about the Scheduled Castes and the Scheduled Tribes under the provisions of the Constitution of India : 1. State can make any special provision relating to their admission to the Government educational institutions. 2. State can make any special provision relating to their admission to the private educational institutions aided by the State. 3. State can make any special provision relating to their admission to the private educational institutions not aided by the State. 4. State can make any special provision relating to their admission to the minority educational institutions as described in Article 30. Which of the statements given above are correct?
Asked in UPSC CDS 2 2017 · Topic: Special Provision for Certain Classes (Reservation policy in education and public employment)
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