This kind of data is good to have. The post is admirably restrained for such a sensitive topic. But I would urge the original poster to reconsider the wording t

This kind of data is good to have. The post is admirably restrained for such a sensitive topic. But I would urge the original poster to reconsider the wording they used in the RTI query for the IITs. The query says "category of reservation", which is different from caste. People of all castes are allowed to apply in the "general category", while the other categories are "reserved" for their respective castes. The data would be much more reliable if the query said "caste declared by the applicant", and not the category they chose to apply in. EDIT: s/cast/caste/