India, Aug. 12 -- The parliamentary committee on welfare of Scheduled Castes (SC) and Scheduled Tribes (ST) has called for significant changes in the University of Delhi's (DU) reservation policies and implementation mechanisms, including a return to the pre-2013 system of maintaining reservation rosters at the department level rather than at the university level.

In its report, presented in the Lok Sabha and laid on the table of the Rajya Sabha on August 7 (published on website on Monday), the panel said that the shift to a university-wide roster more than a decade ago had "caused imbalances in SC/ST representation" and recommended that this change be reversed to "ensure equitable distribution of reserved posts."

The 50 page report, wh...