Vanniyars lead the Most Backward Classes (MBC) - Denotified Communities (DNC), in terms of representation in higher education and public employment.
In MBBS course, 5,938 candidates belonging to the MBC-DNCs were selected during 2018-2022.
Of them, Vanniyars account for 3,354, representing about 56% of the chosen MBC-DNC candidates.
In respect of candidates qualified in tests for police sub-inspectors during 2013-22, the MBC-DNCs constituted 605, of which 307 were Vanniyars.
In admission to the government law colleges (2018-22), 2,096 persons belonging to the Vanniyars were chosen out of a total of 4,962 MBC-DNC candidates.
The MBC-DNCs’ quota of 20% forms part of the 69% quota for Backward Classes, BC (Muslims), MBC-DNCs and Scheduled Castes (SCs)/Scheduled Tribes (STs).
There are 41 communities in the list of MBCs and 68 under DNCs.