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Reservation Policy Shadow Economic Barriers
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AI insight
AI-generatedThe article highlights systemic financial barriers that prevent SC/ST students from accessing elite legal education in India, despite constitutional reservation policies. This reflects broader issues of economic inequality and policy implementation gaps in higher education.
Signals our AI researcher identified
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- CLAT application fee is ₹3,500, and total cost for a five-year law program can exceed ₹15 lakh.
- 95.4% of SC households earn less than ₹10,000 per month.
- Central Government's Post-Matric Scholarship includes a Freeship Card to waive fees, but many NLUs do not comply.
- The gap between reservation policy and practice undermines constitutional intent of equality.
Increased scrutiny may prompt policy adjustments, but significant implementation gaps are likely to persist. Institutional resistance remains a major barrier.
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