The Math Behind Reservation in Government Jobs
People wait at a window of a government office in Guwahati, Assam, on Aug. 31, 2019. (Photographer: Dhiraj Singh/Bloomberg)

The Math Behind Reservation in Government Jobs

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In a famous case decided in 1992 [Indra Sawhney v. Union of India], the Supreme Court had said that reservation cannot exceed 50% of the total number of available seats. However, it had also opined...