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Kerala announces quota for economically weaker Forward Castes students
Thiruvananthapuram, Sep 3 (ANI): The CPI-M led LDF Government in Kerala has decided to extend reservation in higher education to economically backward students among the forward castes.
Ten percent seats will be reserved in government-run colleges and in case of universities, the quota will be 7.5 percent in view of the reservation pattern stipulated by the UGC, Chief Minister V S Achuthanandan told reporters after a cabinet meeting here on Wednesday.
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The quota will be applicable for degree and postgraduate courses, he said.
Besides, nine Industrial Training Institutes (ITIs) in the state will be developed as centres of excellence, he said.
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