22.5% of the total numbers of seats is reserved for Candidates belonging to Scheduled Caste and Scheduled Tribes (15% for Scheduled Caste and 7.5% for Scheduled Tribes, interchangeable if necessary)
It is a statutory obligation on the part of Colleges to fill all seats reserved for Scheduled Caste / Scheduled Tribe candidates.
Colleges shall not refuse admission to any SC/ST Candidate on the basis of medium of instruction. Any deficiency in the knowledge of any particular language should be ad- dressed; for this purpose remedial classes may be arranged by the College by utilizing grants available from University Grants Commission.
Relaxation to the extent of 5% in the minimum marks shall be given to the Candidates be- longing to SC and ST category to determine their eligibility and merit for admission to the program concerned.
In case, after giving 5% relaxation, the reserved seats still remain vacant, further relaxation would be given to the extent required in order to fill all the reserved seats. (AC Resolution A88, 14.6.1983) (EC Resolution 157, 24.12.2001). It is obligatory for all Colleges/Departments to fill all the seats reserved for SC/ST Candidates. Minimum Eligibility in these cases is pass percentage.