Institute to be open to all races, creeds and classes

Institute to be open to all races, creeds and classes:

1. (1) The Institute shall be open to persons of either sex and of whatever race, creed, caste or class, and it shall not be lawful for the Institute to adopt or impose on any person any test whatsoever of religious belief or profession in order to entitle him to be appointed as a teacher of the Institute or to be admitted thereto or to graduate thereat or to enjoy or exercise any privilege thereof. (2) Provided that nothing in this section shall be deemed to prevent the Institute from making special provisions for the employment or admission of any category of persons, including, but not limited to, those belonging to the National Capital Territory of Delhi, or for women, or for the socially and educationally backward classes of citizens, or for the Scheduled Castes or the Scheduled Tribes.