00978pab a2200157 454500008004000000100002200040245009300062260000900155300001600164362001100180520051600191650002900707650002900736650002100765773003400786180718b2006   xxu||||| |||| 00| 0 eng d  aDeshpande, Satish  aExclusive inequalities: merit, caste and discrimination in Indian higher education today  c2006  ap.2438-444.  a17 Jun  aThis essay suggests that questions of merit, caste and discrimination in Indian higher education can be usefully analysed in a framework defined by "exclusive inequalities". Beginning with a discussion of continuing caste inequalities in higher education, the argument outlines the specificities of this sector and its peculiarities in the Indian context. The idea of merit and the modalities of the examination are evaluated in terms of their contribution to the legitimation of higher education. - Reproduced.  aHigher education - India  aBackward classes - India  aBackward classes  aEconomic and Political Weekly