reservation does spoil the merit.so wat if he is a poor farmers son, if he is intelligent he will definitely make on the basis of his marks. its the fee structure that needs to be consideredcos a poor farmer may not be able to educate his son/daughter if fees are more than wat he ca afford or repay if he were to borrow . Nobody is denying anyone who has the merit , irrespective of which ever caste they belong to the right to educate. Education should be free from reservation and only on the basis of merit. The one who really wants to get into IIT/IIM will work towards tht irrespective of his/her caste and the payoff will definitely be there.