Social Access in Education : Affirmative Action Beyond Reservations

This note highlights the contribution of inclusive policies of higher educational institutions in promoting equality by going beyond what is prescribed by the Constitution and official policies in India. It presents the case study of a central university to demonstrate that the inclusive policies can be fine-tuned to the requirements of all the students, provided there is a vision and understanding of the context. This study is pertinent when higher educational institutions are still struggling to increase the percentage of reserved seats for the Other Backward Castes substantially