Arts is the preferred stream for students from both lists, the Union government's assessment finds, with 48% of SC students and 57.3% of ST students choosing it in Class 11.
The couple had applied to many schools to gauge the depth of the problem. None would accept that the 'caste' and 'religion' columns had been left blank.
Students say that the fact that those belonging to marginalised communities have been allotted single digit scores in the 2021 PhD viva exams across different centres points to a deeper rot.
Blatant acts of misusing the tool of interviews or oral examinations and defying the instrument of reservation are can be seen in every educational institution.