Why Jabalpur matters to the reform argument
Reservation cases from across MP are heard in Jabalpur, making it the state's legal centre for this debate.
Institutions
- IIITDM Jabalpur
- Jawaharlal Nehru Agricultural University
- NSCB Medical College
- Rani Durgavati University
Localities
Napier TownWright TownGorakhpurAdhartalBhedaghat road
State policy context · Madhya Pradesh
MP raised OBC reservation from 14% to 27% in 2019, taking total reservation past 50%; the increase has been under challenge in the High Court and Supreme Court since. The state was also the site of the Vyapam examination scandal, one of the largest recruitment-fraud cases in Indian history.
- MPPSC
- MP Employees Selection Board (ESB, formerly Vyapam)
- MP Board of Secondary Education