Reservation of seats

Notwithstanding anything contained in any law for the time being in force, the reservation in respect of the annual permitted strength of seats in each branch or discipline in educational institutions and in the State aided educational institutions for the persons belonging to the Scheduled Castes and the Scheduled Tribes shall be such as may be notified by the Government from time to time: Provided that the reservation of seats for the persons belonging to the Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes shall not exceed fifty percent in the aggregate of the total number of seats. Having regard to the social and educational backwardness of the persons belonging to Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes the reservation in respect of each branch or faculty for admission into educational institutions in the State for the persons belonging to the Scheduled Castes and the Scheduled Tribes, shall be seventeen percent and seven percent respectively.