I cannot possibly hope to compete against the mighty voices opposing the 'quota'. (For the record, I don't support it blindly, either.) But the sheer variety of arguments against the quota issue is amazing, if not scary. Consider this from RSS chief K S Sudershan:
‘Quotas an attempt to divide Hindus’
I have often wondered - what has been the real benefit of the Indian Institutes of Technology (IIT's) to the Indian society in general. There is no question that the IIT' s represent the best of the Indian technical education - their students are among the brightest and the best in the world (yes, the world!).