01029pab a2200181 454500 180718b2006 xxu||||| |||| 00| 0 eng d Deshpande, Satish Exclusive inequalities: merit, caste and discrimination in Indian higher education today 2006 p.2438-444. 17 Jun This 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. Higher education - India Backward classes - India Backward classes Economic and Political Weekly 69813 69813 69813 0 0 0 0 IIPA IIPA 2018-07-19 Volume no: 41, Issue no: 24 AR70269 2018-07-19 2018-07-19 AR