Reservation of seats in Educational Institutions

The reservation of seats in admission to each academic session, and its extent in an Educational Institution shall be in the following manner, namely :- (a) out of the annual permitted strength in each branch of study or faculty, thirty two percent seats shall be reserved for the Scheduled Tribes; (b) out of the annual permitted strength in each branch of study or faculty, twelve percent seats shall be reserved for the Scheduled Castes ; (c) out of the annual permitted strength in each branch of study or faculty, fourteen percent seats shall be reserved for the Other Backward Classes: Provided that where the seats reserved for the Scheduled Tribes remain vacant due to non availability of eligible students on the cut-off date (s), the same shall be filled from among eligible students belonging to the Scheduled Castes and vice versa. Provided further that where seats reserved under clause (a), (b) and (c) remain vacant on the cut-off date(s), even after the arrangement referred to in the foregoing proviso, the same shall be filled from other eligible students. Provided also that the State Government may, for the purpose of giving effect to reservation under this section, aggregate the annual permitted strength of any or all branches of study at the post-graduate or higher levels, if in the opinion of the State Government such reservation cannot be made in such branch or branches of study taken alone.