CHANAKYA NATIONAL LAW UNIVERSITY

The final draft for the fulfilment of project of Sociology

on

Reservation Policy In India : Socio Legal Study

Submitted to:-Mr. Sangeet Kumar

Faculty of Sociology

Submitted by:-Ankur Sharma

Roll No. 1515

1st year B.A.LLB. (Hons.)

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DECLARATION
I hereby declare that the work reported in the BA LL.B (Hons.) Project Report entitled

Reservation Policy In India : Socio-Legal Study submitted at Chanakya National Law

University, Patna is an authentic record of my work carried out under the supervision of Mr.

Sangeet Kumar. I have not submitted this work elsewhere for any other degree or diploma. I

am fully responsible for the contents of my Project Report.

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ACKNOWLEDGEMENT
Writing a project is one of the most difficult academic challenges I have ever
faced. Though this project has been presented by me but there are many
people who remained in veil, who gave their support and helped me to
complete this project.

First of all I am very grateful to my subject teacher Mr Sangeet Kumar

without the kind support of whom and help the completion of the project
would have been a herculean task for me. He took out time from her busy
schedule to help me to complete this project and suggested me from where
and how to collect data.

I acknowledge my friends who gave their valuable and meticulous advice

which was very useful and could not be ignored in writing the project. I want
to convey most sincere thanks to my faculties for helping me throughout the
project.

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Table of Contents

Acknowledgement 3
Declaration 4
Research Methodology 5
Aims & Objectives.................................................................................................................5

Hypothesis..............................................................................................................................5

Research questions.................................................................................................................6

Scope And Limitation.............................................................................................................6

Method of research.................................................................................................................6

Sources Of Data......................................................................................................................6

Methods Of Data Collection...................................................................................................7

Tools Of Data Collection........................................................................................................7

Sampling Technique...............................................................................................................7

Pilot Survey............................................................................................................................7

Chapterisation 8
Chapter 1: Introduction...........................................................................................................8

Chapter 2: Causes of Resevation In India............................................................................18

Chapter 3: Background study of Reservation Policy...........................................................23

Chapter 4: Government Schemes and Policy for Reserved categories................................44

Chapter 5: Impact of Reservation.........................................................................................53

Chapter 6: Conclusions & Suggestions................................................................................55

BIBLIOGRAPHY................................................................................................................57

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ACKNOWLEDGEMENT

Writing a project is one of the most difficult academic challenges I have ever faced. Though
this project has been presented by me but there are many people who remained in veil, who
gave their support and helped me to complete this project.

First of all I am very grateful to my subject teacher Dr. Sangeet Kumar without the kind
support of whom and help the completion of the project would have been a herculean task for
me. He took out time from his busy schedule to help me to complete this project and
suggested me from where and how to collect data.

I acknowledge my friends who gave their valuable and meticulous advice which was very
useful and could not be ignored in writing the project. I want to convey most sincere thanks
to my faculties for helping me throughout the project.

Thereafter, I would also like to express my gratitude towards our seniors who played a vital
role in the compilation of this research work.

For all my interview I took the help form Mr. Rishikesh Kumar and Mr.Shivam Kumar who
have acted as the witness to all interviews I cannot thank them less for taking taking the time
out of their own research work.

I would also like to express my gratitude towards the library staff of my college which
assisted me in acquiring the sources necessary for the compilation of my project.

Last, but not the least, I would like to thank the Almighty for obvious reasons.

ANKUR SHARMA

Roll No. -1515

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DECLARATION

I hereby declare that the work reported in the BA LL.B (Hons.) Project Report entitled
Reservation policy in India: Socio-Legal study submitted at Chanakya National Law
University, Patna is an authentic record of my work carried out under the supervision of Dr.
Sangeet Kumar. I have not submitted this work elsewhere for any other degree or diploma. I
am fully responsible for the contents of my Project Report.

ANKUR SHARMA

Roll No. -1515

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RESEARCH METHODOLOGY

Aims & Objectives

The researcher will do the research:-

1. To know the reason for giving reservation to certain sections.

2. To know the impact of reservation on these sections.

3. To know about the ways of implementation of reservation policy.

4. To analyse the working of NGOs for the reserved categories.

Hypothesis

1. Researchers presumes that the condition of beneficiary groups is improving steadily.

2. Researcher presumes that the NGOs are doing substantial work for improving the status of
reserved sections.

3. There is considerable opposition to reservation policy.

Research questions

The study will seek the answers of the following research questions:
1. What is the condition of beneficiary groups in India?
2. Whether the conditions have changed after the implementation of policies?
3. What are the barriers there in achieving the goal of betterment?
4. What schemes and policies government is running?
5. What NGOs are doing?

6. The reasons of opposition to reservation.

7. Increasing demands of reservation.

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Scope and Limitation

The resources on which the researcher resorts for data & information collection is
limited.
The researcher will restrict his study to Patna town only.

Method of research

The methodology adopted for this research work is traditional i.e., doctrinal and non-
doctrinal too.

Sources of Data

The researcher focusses on obtaining information from both the available sources;
they are (1) primary sources of data, (2) secondary sources of data.
Primary sources of data include first-hand information available, like case laws,
journals, district plan goals, etc. and secondary sources include magazines, journals,
etc.

Methods of Data Collection

For the purpose of research work, the researcher has done doctrinal and non-doctrinal
research methods. In Doctrinal research method, the researcher has collected
information through library study, books and through surfing the web. In Non-
Doctrinal research method, the researcher has collected information by conducting
interview and questionnaire schedule methods.

Tools of Data Collection

The Researcher has made use of following tools of data collection: interview and
questionnaire schedule/record.

Sampling Technique

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 The Researcher has adopted both convenient and purposive sampling method for the
research work.

Pilot Survey

The Researcher has conducted pilot survey before going to the field work. In
conducting pilot survey, the researcher has asked research questions from the
respondents and only after getting the approval of the respondents, the researcher
went on to do the field.

OBSERVATION GUIDE
The researcher will observe quietly the situations and conditions through
which those people go.
Digital tools: The researcher will use different digital and technical tools to
collect information about them.

INTRODUCTION

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