The government on Thursday announced 27% reservation for other backward classes (OBCs) and 10% for economically weaker section (EWS) in the all India quota (AIQ) scheme for undergraduate and postgraduate medical and dental courses.
The reservation, starting this academic year 2021-22, will be applicable to MBBS, MD, MS, Diploma, BDS and MDS courses.
The decision would benefit nearly 1,500 OBC students in MBBS and 2,500 OBC students in postgraduation every year, and around 550 EWS students in MBBS and around 1000 EWS students in postgraduation, the union health ministry said.