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šÆ Our Purpose
The All India OBC Students Association (AIOBCSA) was established with a clear and uncompromising goal ā to fight for the rights, representation, and dignity of Other Backward Classes (OBCs) in all spheres of Indian society. Our objectives reflect our deep commitment to social justice, constitutional values, and inclusive development.
š ļø Core Goals of AIOBCSA
To advocate for proportional reservation for OBCs in education, employment, and political representation.
To mobilize students across India for awareness campaigns, policy reforms, and constitutional safeguards.
To build a united knowledge network of OBC scholars, activists, legal experts, and students.
To challenge systemic discrimination and social exclusion through legal, democratic, and peaceful means.
To educate and empower OBC youth through leadership training, legal awareness, and academic mentorship.
š Key Focus Areas
š Education
Advocate for increased fellowships, scholarships, and hostel facilities for OBC students in universities and colleges.
Ensure proper implementation of reservations in admissions, faculty recruitment, and research programs.
Campaign for Phule-Ambedkar Research Chairs, OBC Studies Centers, and inclusion of OBC history and thinkers in curricula.
āļø Equality
Promote legal awareness regarding caste-based rights and protections.
Fight institutional discrimination and push for mechanisms to address bias in campuses and public services.
Strengthen grievance redressal systems to support OBC students facing exclusion or harassment.
š³ļø Representation
Demand proportional political representation in legislative bodies, university senates, and decision-making forums.
Push for implementation of reservation policies in judiciary, private sector, and contractual employment.
Support OBC candidates in studentsā unions, local elections, and policy boards.
š± OBC Welfare & Empowerment Initiatives
Organizing career counseling, legal aid clinics, and scholarship awareness programs.
Publishing reports, pamphlets, and studies on the status and struggles of OBC students.
Creating support systems for first-generation learners and rural-background students.
Promoting womenās leadership and support for OBC girls in education and leadership spaces.
š¢ Advocacy & Policy Support
bmitting memorandums to bodies like UGC, MHRD, NCBC, and State Education Ministries.
Filing RTIs, PILs, and legal challenges against anti-OBC practices or policy violations.
Leading satyagrahas, rallies, and awareness yatras to demand:
Caste Census
Breaking the 50% reservation ceiling
Inclusion of state-level OBC reservation laws in the Ninth Schedule of the Constitution.
Collaborating with like-minded organizations, scholars, and activists to build a strong and united OBC movement.
š Our Vision in Action
Every action we take at AIOBCSA is guided by a vision of a society where equity is not a favor but a fundamental right. Through consistent work in education, law, activism, and public discourse, we aim to transform policy into justice and mobilization into empowerment.
At AIOBCSA, we recognize that achieving justice and empowerment for OBC communities is a long-term, multi-pronged effort. Therefore, our objectives are designed to cover policy, pedagogy, public discourse, and peopleās participation.
Research & Data-Driven Advocacy
Promote and produce empirical research on the condition of OBCs in education, employment, and public life.
Collaborate with universities, think tanks, and civil society groups to collect data on OBC representation and discrimination.
Advocate for a national repository of caste-disaggregated data to inform inclusive policy.
Public Discourse & Narrative Building
Shift public narratives around OBCs from tokenism and stereotypes to empowerment and contribution.
Conduct media campaigns, panel discussions, and community storytelling sessions to highlight OBC achievements and struggles.
Build a counter-narrative to caste-blind policies that ignore historical injustices.
Leadership Development & Mentorship
Identify and mentor emerging student leaders from OBC backgrounds.
Conduct leadership training, policy workshops, and legal literacy programs.
Encourage participation in student politics, academic conferences, and public policy debates.
Digital Empowerment & Inclusivity
Create multilingual digital content to reach OBC students across regions.
Use technology to offer free resources, legal support, and academic materials.
Build online platforms for community learning, mobilization, and knowledge-sharing.
Community Engagement & Grassroots Mobilization
Organize village- and town-level meetings to connect with rural OBC youth and address local challenges.
Facilitate dialogues between students and community elders on shared history and goals.
Act as a bridge between student movements and larger social justice struggles.
Legislative & Constitutional Demands
Demand the restoration and strengthening of OBC reservations in private educational institutions and private employment.
Ensure implementation of Articles 15(4), 15(5), and 16(4) of the Constitution without dilution.
Advocate for a Special Commission for OBC Students under the Ministry of Education.
Protecting OBC Rights in Institutions
Ensure enforcement of roster-based reservation systems in faculty recruitment and PhD admissions.
Monitor implementation of NCBC guidelines across universities.
Expose and challenge arbitrary rejections, biases, and exclusionary practices through legal and public channels.
Long-Term Institutional Vision
National Institute for OBC Studies to advance scholarly research.
OBC Student Resource Centers on campuses to provide support and build networks.
Annual National Conventions to unite OBC students, intellectuals, and allies from across the country.
