The Odisha government has officially notified increased reservations for ST, SC, and SEBC students in technical and professional education courses starting from the 2026-27 academic year. Reservations for ST students have been hiked from 12% to 22.50%, and for SC students from 8% to 16.25%. Notably, an 11.25% quota has been introduced for SEBC students for the first time in technical education. This policy aims to align technical education quotas with existing government job and general higher education reservations across various streams like engineering, medicine, and management. https://zeenews.india.com/hindi/zeeodisha/state-news/odisha-government-implements-enhanced-st-sc-sebc-reservation-in-technical-education-know-details/3236161 #creator program