{"id":354581,"date":"2026-01-22T17:15:59","date_gmt":"2026-01-22T11:45:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/?p=354581"},"modified":"2026-01-27T15:48:46","modified_gmt":"2026-01-27T10:18:46","slug":"article-15-5-of-indian-constitution","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/article-15-5-of-indian-constitution\/","title":{"rendered":"Article 15(5) of Indian Constitution"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>N<\/strong><strong>ews : <\/strong>The Congress demanded that the proposed higher education regulator must ensure implementation of Article 15(5) on its twentieth anniversary.<\/p>\n<h2>About Article 15(5) of Indian Constitution<\/h2>\n<figure id=\"attachment_354582\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-354582\" style=\"width: 298px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-354582\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Source-Constitution-of-India.jpg?resize=298%2C300&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"Article 15(5) of Indian Constitution\" width=\"298\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Source-Constitution-of-India.jpg?resize=298%2C300&amp;ssl=1 298w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Source-Constitution-of-India.jpg?resize=150%2C150&amp;ssl=1 150w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Source-Constitution-of-India.jpg?resize=768%2C774&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Source-Constitution-of-India.jpg?w=772&amp;ssl=1 772w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 298px) 100vw, 298px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-354582\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Source &#8211; Constitution of India<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Article 15 is <\/strong>part of the<strong> Fundamental Rights<\/strong> and <strong>aims<\/strong> to prevent <strong>discrimination while promoting equality and social justice<\/strong>.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Sub-clauses of Article 15<\/strong>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Article 15(1):<\/strong> It <strong>prohibits discrimination<\/strong> on <strong>religion, race, caste, sex, or place of birth.<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Article 15(2):<\/strong> It ensures <strong>equal access to public places<\/strong> <strong>maintained<\/strong> or <strong>funded<\/strong> by the <strong>State<\/strong>.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Article 15(3):<\/strong> It <strong>allows the State<\/strong> to make <strong>special provisions for women and children.<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Article 15(4):<\/strong> It permits <strong>special provisions<\/strong> for socially and educationally <strong>backward classes, including SCs and STs<\/strong>.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Article 15(5):<\/strong> It enables <strong>reservations for SCs, STs, and OBCs in educational institutions, including private institutions<\/strong>.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Article 15(6):<\/strong> It provides <strong>10% reservation for Economically Weaker Sections (EWS)<\/strong>.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li><strong>Article 15(5) Enactment: <\/strong>Article 15(5) was <strong>inserted<\/strong> through the <strong>93rd Constitutional Amendment Act, 2005.<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Scope<\/strong>: The provision authorises the government to mandate <strong>reservations<\/strong> for SC, ST, and OBC students in <strong>centrally funded and private higher educational institutions.<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Exclusion<\/strong>: <strong>Minority educational institutions<\/strong> are <strong>excluded<\/strong> from the application of <strong>Article 15(5).<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Landmark Case Law:<\/strong>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Ashok Kumar Thakur v. Union of India (2008):<\/strong> The Supreme Court upheld the constitutional validity of the 93rd Amendment.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Pramati Educational and Cultural Trust v. Union of India (2014):<\/strong> The Court upheld the validity of Article 15(5) and confirmed that reservations are permissible in private higher educational institutions.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li><strong>Significance<\/strong>: Article 15(5) reinforces the <strong>constitutional commitment to social justice<\/strong> by expanding access to higher education for disadvantaged communities.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>News : The Congress demanded that the proposed higher education regulator must ensure implementation of Article 15(5) on its twentieth anniversary. About Article 15(5) of Indian Constitution Article 15 is part of the Fundamental Rights and aims to prevent discrimination while promoting equality and social justice. Sub-clauses of Article 15 Article 15(1): It prohibits discrimination&hellip; <a class=\"more-link\" href=\"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/article-15-5-of-indian-constitution\/\">Continue reading <span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Article 15(5) of Indian Constitution<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":10393,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[1566,1760,12039],"tags":[11872],"class_list":["post-354581","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-daily-factly-articles","category-polity-and-nation","category-knolls","tag-9pm-daily-factly","entry"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","views":"","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/354581","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/10393"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=354581"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/354581\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=354581"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=354581"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=354581"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}