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I was told (if I remember correctly) that discriminated castes get an advantage (or even a certain percentage of seats) at universities in India. I am surprised
by andi999 6y ago
I was told (if I remember correctly) that discriminated castes get an advantage (or even a certain percentage of seats) at universities in India.
I am surprised this could be considered mind blowing, isnt there also affirmative action for college admission in America?
- TheCoelacanth 6y agoUniversities aren't allowed to have racial quotas in the US. They are allowed have affirmative action that is implemented in a fuzzy non-numerical way, but they can't just say "we will admit X students of Y race".
- toast0 6y agoThey aren't allowed to have racial quotas anymore, but it was commonly done before the 2003 supreme court ruling that ended the practice.
- TheCoelacanth 6y agoRacial quotas haven't been allowed since 1978[1]. The 2003 case[2] was about a points-based system, not about racial quotas. [1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Regents_of_the_Univ._of_Cal._v._Bakke https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Regents_of_the_Univ._of_Cal._v... [2] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Grutter_v._Bollinger https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Grutter_v._Bollinger