{
  "id": 12808571,
  "title": "How the Supernumerary Seats Scheme changed the odds for women to study at IITs",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/08/how-the-supernumerary-seats-scheme-changed-the-odds-for-women-to",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-10-08T05:54:59.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Hindustan Times",
    "slug": "hindustan-times",
    "url": "https://www.hindustantimes.com/india-news/how-the-supernumerary-seats-scheme-changed-the-odds-for-women-to-study-at-iits-101791438899597.html"
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  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "The scheme was introduced to improve gender ratios among historically male-dominated undergraduate students",
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      {
        "outlet": "Hindustan Times",
        "title": "JEE (Advanced) 2026: How IITs’ women-only seats scheme is bridging gender gap",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/08/jee-advanced-2026-how-iits-women-only-seats-scheme-is-bridging-gender",
        "published": "2026-10-08T03:30:00.000Z"
      }
    ]
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}