4. Institute open to all classes and creed.

The Institute shall be open to all persons irrespective of sex, race, creed 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 or political opinion to entitle him to be appointed as a teacher of the Institute or to hold any other office therein or to be admitted as a student of the Institute, or to enjoy or exercise any privilege thereof:

Provided that reservation on the posts for recruitment of the employees and reservation of seats for admission in any course of study for the students, belonging to the Scheduled Castes, Scheduled Tribes, Backward Classes, More Backward Classes, Economically Weaker Sections, Women and Handicapped Persons and other categories of candidates as specified by the State Government from time to time shall be regulated by the laws and orders of the State Government for the time being in force.