Reservation Hatao Andolan official in Karnataka

Reservation & examination policy in Karnataka

Karnataka's March 2023 decision scrapped the 4% Muslim OBC-2B quota and redistributed it, and was stayed by the Supreme Court; earlier the state raised SC/ST reservation to 17% and 7% respectively in 2022, taking total reservation past the 50% ceiling. The state also runs its own socio-economic survey, whose findings on caste classification remain contested.

Recruitment & examination bodies

• KPSC
• Karnataka Examinations Authority (KCET)
• Karnataka School Examination Board

Why the reform argument matters in Karnataka

1. 01Bengaluru's private technology hiring is almost entirely skill-tested, while the state's public recruitment is category-weighted — a natural comparison the movement documents.
2. 02Karnataka has crossed the 50% ceiling, so its own policy record demonstrates the constitutional friction group-based expansion generates.
3. 03North Karnataka's Kalyana-Karnataka region has far weaker outcomes than Bengaluru within identical category labels.

Cities we cover in Karnataka

• Bengaluru Urban districtBengaluruIndia's technology capital and startup centre
• Mysuru districtMysuruHeritage capital of the Wadiyars and Dasara city
• Dharwad districtHubballi-DharwadCommercial and academic twin city of North Karnataka
• Dakshina Kannada districtMangaluruPort city, banking birthplace and education hub