IIMs Delay Reservation Rosters; JEE Advanced 2026 Sees Rise in SC, ST, Women Qualifiers
Nearly a year after the education ministry directed Indian Institutes of Management (IIMs) to submit reservation rosters for faculty and non-teaching posts, several IIMs have yet to complete this task, citing challenges in finding qualified candidates. Meanwhile, the JEE Advanced 2026 results show significant increases in qualification rates for Scheduled Caste (SC) and Scheduled Tribe (ST) candidates, rising by 9.8 and 8.1 percentage points respectively. Women candidates also achieved their highest qualification rate in six years, with over 10,000 qualifiers. Qualification rates for general and OBC-NCL categories declined slightly despite higher cutoffs.
First-hand measurement across 11 sources
We measured how 11 outlets covered this story. Coverage leans balanced overall (Left 0%, Centre 100%, Right 0%). Overall sentiment is neutral (59/100). Lens Score 47/100.
Outlets measured: english, freepressjournal, news18, thetelegraph, thetribune, indianexpress, deccanherald, moneycontrol, and 3 more. See how each one headlined and framed the same story in the source comparison below.
AI Analysis
All 1 outlets scored close to centre on political lean. The real divergence here is in emphasis, not lean — compare the headlines below to see how each outlet chose to frame the same facts.
Sentiment was consistent across outlets (48–70/100), indicating broadly factual reporting rather than editorialising.
Coverage timeline
hindustantimes broke this story on 5 Oct, 02:29 am. Other outlets followed.