The Reservation Policy aims to address the historical and social inequalities faced by certain communities in India by providing them with reserved seats in undergraduate education institutions.

The Reservation Policy provides reservations for students from Scheduled Castes (SCs), Scheduled Tribes (STs), Other Backward Classes (OBCs), and Economically Weaker Sections (EWS).

The Reservation Policy reserves 15% of seats in undergraduate education institutions for Scheduled Castes (SCs) and 7.5% for Scheduled Tribes (STs).

The Reservation Policy reserves 27% of seats in undergraduate education institutions for Other Backward Classes (OBCs).

The Reservation Policy reserves 10% of seats in undergraduate education institutions for Economically Weaker Sections (EWS).

The implementation of the Reservation Policy is monitored by the University Grants Commission (UGC).

The implementation of the Reservation Policy faces challenges such as caste discrimination and prejudice, lack of awareness about the policy among students, and inadequate infrastructure and resources in educational institutions.

The Reservation Policy has had positive impacts such as increased access to higher education for marginalized communities, improved representation of marginalized communities in higher education institutions, and reduced caste discrimination and prejudice.

The Reservation Policy has been criticized for being unfair to students from non-reserved categories, perpetuating caste-based discrimination, and leading to a decline in the quality of education.

There is no consensus on the proposed reforms to the Reservation Policy. Some proposals include increasing the percentage of reservations for SCs, STs, and OBCs, extending reservations to other marginalized communities, providing reservations based on economic criteria rather than caste, and eliminating reservations altogether.