Survey: Majority of Indians want quota

For those who love statistics over what they dismiss as mere ‘emotions’, well, here are the statistics.

The anti-quota protests dominated news headline for weeks, but were they the representative of the real mood of the nation? A CNN-IBN and The Indian Express survey conducted by A C Neilsen on the issue has come up with some startling facts.

The findings of the survey show that majority of Indians support reservations and feel that quotas in higher education will lead to equal opportunities.

According to the survey, 57 per cent Indians favour the Government’s decision on 27 per cent reservation for OBCs in higher education. Only 37 per cent feel otherwise.

Majority of the respondents feel that reservations in higher education are a key to social justice. As many as 63 per cent of the respondents said that reservations in higher education will lead to equal opportunity as against 34 per cent who felt that it will lead to loss of quality. [Go read the phull thing!]

Am I excited? You bet! This is the will of the people. Do you respect it?

The best part about the survey are the comments that page is getting. Look who’s talking media bias!

Jindal Shah: The poll is inherently biased and gives misleading information to the readers. If 65% participants are from SC/ST or OBC cateogories then it is hardly surprising that the polls conclusion favor the reservation policy. I sincerely think that this is waste of time, money and resources. So this is no way people’s verdict.

I do not think that the poll sample is unique and is not representative of the overall population statistics


Just one survey against the upper caste guys has now turned them against the media also. The same medium which they were praising for taking up their cause and fighting for them has come under questioning.
Basically, these guys are not willing to face the truth and the reality that there are vast sections of Indian people, who favour reservations.
Had this survey gone in the favour of anti-reservation lobby, they would have lapped it like anything.
What the medicos want is a skewed media which favours their agenda and supports them.