Reservation in India refers to setting aside a percentage of seats in government institutions for historically disadvantaged communities such as Scheduled Castes (15%), Scheduled Tribes (7.5%), and Other Backward Classes (27%). While reservation aims to diminish gaps between upper and lower castes, it is also criticized for discouraging merit-based selection and encouraging vote bank politics. There are debates around the advantages of helping disadvantaged groups access opportunities versus the disadvantages of reducing quality and incentivizing caste feelings. The document concludes that reservation should be stopped and alternatives found to promote equality.

1. RESERVATION IN INDIA
 DEFINITION
 Reservation in India is the process of setting aside a certain percentage
of seats (vacancies) in government institutions for members
of backward and under representated communities.
 BENIFICIARIES
 SC(15%),ST(7.5%),OBC(27%)
 Females
 Christians & Muslims
 Physically challenged
 History of reservation
 MIXED RESPONSE
 Praised for diminishing gap between upper & lower castes
 Criticized for discouraging merit based system & encouraging vote bank
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2. ADVANTAGES & DISADVANTAGES
 Why Reservation?
 +For physically handicapped
 +For poor people
 -Decreases quality(example : teaching field)
 -Cannot be helpful for poor people in upper castes
 -One of the reasons that increases caste feeling in students
 -Leads to downfall of country
 CONCLUSION
 Reservation should be stopped & the government should find
alternatives for the equality
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