Why Chennai matters to the reform argument
Chennai's engineering-college density means admissions policy directly shapes the supply of technical graduates for the whole southern manufacturing belt.
Institutions
- IIT Madras
- Anna University
- University of Madras
- Madras Medical College
Localities
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State policy context · Tamil Nadu
Tamil Nadu maintains 69% reservation under the Tamil Nadu Act 45 of 1994, protected by inclusion in the Ninth Schedule, well above the Indra Sawhney 50% ceiling. The state also has a distinct 10.5% Vanniyar sub-quota that was struck down by the Supreme Court in 2022, and it has legislated against NEET while the matter remains contested.
- TNPSC
- Directorate of Government Examinations
- Tamil Nadu Teachers Recruitment Board