What is the benefit of a university getting minority status, what is the loss if it does not get it?

The Supreme Court has said in its decision that Aligarh Muslim University is entitled to minority status under Article 30 of the Indian Constitution. The minority status of AMU has been debated in the court many times. When the court gave its verdict on Friday, it canceled its own decision given 57 years ago in 1967. 57 years ago, the Supreme Court had said that Aligarh Muslim University is entitled to get the status of a minority institution.

However, to decide whether this university will have minority status in the future or not, the Supreme Court asked to form a new bench of 3 judges which will decide who established the university and what was the intention behind it. If the entire investigation is pointing towards the minority community, then AMU will be able to claim minority status as per Article 30. Let us know what are the benefits if minority status is granted and what are the disadvantages if the status is taken away.

Benefits of getting minority status

• Quota is applicable in the recruitment process of teachers and admission.
• The institute can implement 50 percent quota.
• A minority institute can decide the admission eligibility and can also decide the fees.
• The institute gets many kinds of freedom.
• Minority educational institutions are provided administrative autonomy, which also includes the freedom to choose their governing body and other staff members.

Loss of not getting minority status

• In case of not getting the status, 50 percent quota is given only to those students who are already studying in the institute.
• The institute will have to follow the guidelines of University Grant Commission i.e. UGC in everything from studies to appointment of teachers.
• The government says, if a private institute is running with its own money, then it can implement its own rules there, but the institutions which get government aid cannot implement such status on their own.