TN to provide 7.5% reservation for government school students in all professional courses
The Hindu
The move follows recommendations by a commission, as admission rates from government school students in professional courses was found to be low, a press release said
Tamil Nadu government has decided to introduce 7.5% horizontal reservation for government school students in admission to engineering, agriculture, veterinary and fisheries courses from the coming academic year. A similar reservation policy is already being implemented in medical admissions since the academic year 2020-21. At a meeting of the Tamil Nadu cabinet, chaired by Chief Minister M.K. Stalin at the Secretariat on Wednesday, it was decided that a Bill seeking to provide reservation for government school students would be introduced in the forthcoming session of the Assembly this month.After a long, tiring day all we want is to jump right on our cosy beds and rest comfortably on our soft, fluffy pillows, right? Pillows are not quite appreciated as much as electric cars or air-fryers, for instance. Pillows are a wonderful man-made creation that has improved the lives and sleep of people across the globe. Did you know ages ago people used to rest their heads on a HARD ROCK? So how did humans go from sleeping on stones to cosy, fluffy and soft pillows today? Let’s get into the origin of your everyday pillows!
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