The Uttar Pradesh Scheduled Caste/Scheduled Tribe Commission today said the Aligarh Muslim University (AMU) is not a minority institution and issued notice to the varsity, asking to explain why it does not give reservation to the SC/ST communities.
The AMU does not reserve seats for SC/ST candidates claiming minority status.
However, UP SC/ST Chairman Commission Brij Lal said various Supreme Court and high court directives have established that the AMU is not a minority institution.
"The AMU is not a minority institution," Brij Lal told reporters here. "I have issued notice to the AMU for not giving reservation to the SC/STs."
"We have asked as to why SC/ST communities have not been given benefits of reservation. Under what circumstances it has been done?
He said the AMU was like any other central university formed under a Central act and runs on its funds. "Hence, it has to give due reservation."
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