Reservation in politics is a need but in education it should be based on economic factors

I believe reservation in politics is essential. The members of parliament, legislative assemblies and other institutions are there to represent the country and proper representation can only be possible if all sections of society have representation there.When it comes to representation reservation in multi cultural society is good as it helps every section of society to have belief that they are also heard where it matters.

However, Education system or employment is not for representation of people. These system are focused to groom and take benefit of talented people to make India a better place as a whole. Reservation including scholarships based on economic situations are welcome. No one would oppose it, but probably no one will give vote to ruling party if and when implemented. Why should a so called higher caste student (studied in village school which don't have resources,against all odds studies hard) not get admission if he scores same as so called lower caste student (whose parent got benefit of reservation and are a collector & above, studied in very good school). I've seen second case in my college which happens to be top Engg college in MP, has 50 % reserved seats + 33% female reservation + other reserved seats for JK/Freedom fighter and what not.

Reservation is good if implemented in true spirits, it really helps some people. But from what I've seen almost all classmates who benefited would have benefited even if there were reservation on basis of economic and quality of academic facilities. Because they made it against all odds and were up for higher education. There were many who got admission in reserved seats but they eventually dropped out by end of 4 years, and end up eating seat which some meritorious student could have taken.