The Reservation, which was aimed at strengthening the backward and marginalized communities, has been a long-standing concern for students of Jammu and Kashmir falling under the umbrella of open merit. The amendments to the Jammu and Kashmir reservation act of 2004 show uneven reservation, irrespective of equitable allocation. Meanwhile, the elected government and its follow-up on the rationalisation of the policy remains unclear, with the process still ongoing.

The amendments in the Jammu and Kashmir Reservation Act of 2004 where several categories including Schedule Tribes (ST), Schedule Castes (SC), Other Backward Classes (OBCs), Resident Backward Areas (RBA), Economically Weaker Sections (EWS) and to those living alongside the Line of Control (LOC) or international border are allocate

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