more-inRemoving students belonging to the Devendra Kula Vellalar community from the Scheduled Caste list may result in them competing for reservation among a bigger population of students with a traditionally better average performance in examinations. The seven sub-castes that Dr. Krishnasamy wants to be clubbed as Devendrakula Vellalars — Pallar, Kudumbar, Pannadi, Kaalaadi, Kadayar, Devendrakulatar and Vadhiriyaar — constitute at least 17.07% of the SC community according to Census 2011. Analysis of medical seatsData in Table 2 shows that in all the last four academic years, the average marks secured by MBC/DNC students have always surpassed that of the average marks secured by SC students. While the average marks secured by the students of the SC community who secured medical seats was 249, the figure stood at 300 for students from the MBC/DNC community. The introduction of NEET has therefore added a layer of difficulty for students of the Devendrakula Vellalar community if they choose to move to the MBC community.

Source: The Hindu May 05, 2018 18:36 UTC