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National talent search exam to have OBC quota

NTSE exam launched in 1963; SC and ST given reservation in 1981

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Sahil Makkar New Delhi
Students from Other Backward Classes (OBCs) will get 27 per cent reservation in the prestigious national talent search examination (NTSE), which gives 1,000 students monthly scholarships from Class XI.

The government's decision comes ahead of the Gujarat elections, to be held on December 9 and 14. In the state, the incumbent Bharatiya Janata Party is engaged in a poll battle with the Congress on various issues, including reservation for well-off communities in higher education institutes and government jobs.

The decision to introduce OBC quota in NTSE caught many by surprise as the Centre had already announced a commission to examine