Why Bengaluru matters to the reform argument
Bengaluru is the clearest live demonstration that a purely merit-tested hiring market can still absorb candidates from every social background at scale.
Institutions
- Indian Institute of Science
- IIM Bangalore
- NLSIU
- IIIT Bangalore
- Bangalore University
Localities
KoramangalaWhitefieldIndiranagarElectronic CityJayanagarYelahanka
State policy context · 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.
- KPSC
- Karnataka Examinations Authority (KCET)
- Karnataka School Examination Board