Category of Seats and Reservation Rules

Category of Seats and Reservation Rules CLASSIFICATION/CATEGORIZATION OF SEATS Seats available in Govt./Aided affiliated colleges and Self Financing programmes in Aided Colleges are mainly classified as Merit seats, Community seats (applicable only in aided colleges) and Management seats. (The list of institutions, the number of seats available etc are given in Annexure I) The remaining seats under community quota (in Aided Colleges only), management quota (in Regular and Unaided Programmes conducted by Aided Colleges) and seats under sports quota shall be filled by the educational agency concerned. Types of Reservation Following are the various reservation categories: i. Reservation for Lakshadeep candidates ii. Special Reservation (Sports quota reservation comes under this category). iii. Reservation for Persons with Disabilities iv. Mandatory Reservation 1. Those who wish to get admission under i. shall apply as mentioned in the Admission Rules in Annexure I 2. Those who wish to get admission under ii. shall apply directly to the colleges concerned. 3. Those who wish to get admission under iii. and iv. shall apply online in CRP through university web site. SEAT DISTRIBUTION Leaving the seats set apart for Persons with disabilities and sport quota, the remaining seats for each programme in Open Quota and Mandatory reservation seats in various types of colleges will be distributed as follows: Government colleges Sl. Seat Reservation % of Reservation No. 1. Open quota (On the basis of merit) 50 2. Socially and Educationally Backward Classes (SEBC) (a) Ezhava (EZ) 8 % (b) Muslim (MU) 7 % (c) Latin Catholic other than Anglo Indian 1 % (d) Other Backward Christians(OBX) 1 % (e) Other Backward Hindus(OBH) 3 % 20 3. *Economically backward among forward communities(ebfc) 10 4. Scheduled Castes/Scheduled Tribes : Scheduled Castes 15 % Scheduled Tribes 5 % 20

*For the limited purpose of reservation, under this category, candidates belonging to all those communities which do not enjoy communal reservation will be eligible. Candidates who wish to avail reservation under EBFC will have to produce at the time of admission the Certificate that they come Under the Below Poverty Line (BPL) category of forward communities, obtained from the local bodies concerned and community certificate from the village offices. Mandatory reservation in aided affiliated colleges The seats for each programme will be distributed as per the existing pattern given below. Sl. Forward Community Backward No. Seat Reservation Colleges Community Colleges I Open Quota 50 % 40 % II Scheduled Caste 15 % 15 % III Scheduled Tribe 5 % 5 % IV Community Quota 10 % 20 % V Management Quota 20 % 20 % The seats under community quota shall be reserved for students of the community to which the college belongs and such seats shall be filled on the basis of merit. The seats under management quota shall be filled by the management from among candidates of their choice. For admission to serial no. I to III students should apply online in CRP Reservation in Self financing programmes In the case of Unaided Colleges and Self Financing programmes conducted in Aided Colleges, 50% of the total seats shall be filled by the management from among candidates of their choice provided they satisfy the eligibility conditions. The remaining seats (50%) shall be distributed and filled as follows: Distribution of 50% Seats earmarked under merit % of Reservation Open Quota 65 Scheduled Caste 8 Scheduled Tribe 2 Ezhava, Thiyya & Billava 9 Muslims 8 Latin Catholics other than Anglo Indians 2 Other Backward Christians 1 Other Backward Hindus 5

Those who wish to get admission to the 50% seats under merit in Self Financing programmes in aided colleges shall apply online in CRP. However, those who wish to get admission to the seats in Self Financing Colleges shall apply directly to the colleges concerned. Open quota For admission to seats coming under merit category students should apply online in CRP. The open quota seats will be filled purely on merit basis irrespective of the category/ community to which the candidate belongs. CLAIMS FOR MANDATORY RESERVATIONS Claims for Mandatory Reservations must be made by the candidate in the relevant column of the online application in CRP. However, the supporting documents shall submit only at the time of admission in the colleges concerned. The claims for mandatory reservation once made in the Application form cannot be altered by the candidate under any circumstances. Claim for Communal reservation under Socially and Educationally Backward Classes (SEBC): Reservation of seats to the Socially and Educationally Backward Classes will be in accordance with the provisions contained in G.O.(P) 208/66/Edn. dated 2.5.1966, as amended from time to time. Candidates belonging to Ezhava, Muslim, Other backward Hindus, Latin Catholic other than Anglo Indians and Other backward Christian communities, claiming reservation under SEBC Quota should invariably produce both Community and Income Certificates obtained from the Village Officer concerned. The attested copy of the above certificates should be attached with the application. Candidates whose annual family income is above the amount stipulated by the Government for this purpose from time to time are not eligible for reservation. The seats unavailed by SEBC category candidates will be allotted under open quota. Claim for Reservation under Scheduled Castes/Scheduled Tribes Quota : Candidates claiming reservation under Scheduled Castes/ Scheduled Tribes Quota should obtain caste/community certificate from the Tahsildar. The seats unavailed by the SC candidates will go to ST candidates and vice versa. The seats reserved for SC/ST shall be renotified twice through print media by the colleges concerned. If such seats are remaining vacant after re-notification, the seats shall be filled as detailed below. Government/Aided Colleges Except Colleges run by aided backward minority Communities : The unfilled seats shall be filled up from candidates belonging to OEC and in their absence, candidates belonging to SEBC. The seats that further remain unfilled will go to the open quota. Aided Colleges run by backward minority communities: The unfilled seats shall be filled on the basis of the merit as per the rank list from among the applicants of the backward minority community, which runs the college. If seats still remain unfilled, it will be filled up from candidates belonging to OEC and in their absence, candidates belonging to SEBC. The seats that further remain unfilled will go to the open quota. Claim of OEC candidates against the un-availed seats of SC/ST candidates: Other Eligible Community (OEC) candidates who claim allotment to the un-availed seats, if any, under SC/ST quota should furnish community

and income certificates obtained from the Village Officer concerned. Those OEC candidates whose annual family income is up to the amount stipulated by the Govt. for this purpose from time to time alone are eligible for such seats. Candidates belonging to other eligible communities are exempted from payment of fee at the time of allotment to UG Degree Programmes under Government/Community quota irrespective of annual family income as per G.O (Ms) No.36/07/SCSTDD dated 03.07.2007. They should provide Community Certificate from the Village Officer along with the hard copy of the Application form at the time of admission in the college concerned. The List of Castes included in Scheduled Castes 36. Ma la ya n 37. Ma nna n 1. Adi Andra 2. Adi Dra vida 3. Adi Ka rna ta k a 4. Ajila 5. Arutha thiya r 6. Ayya na va r 7. Ba ira va 8. Ba k uda 9. Ba ndi 10. Ba tha da 11. Be lla ra 12. Ba ra ta r 13. Bo ya n 14. C ha k k iliya n 15. C ha m a r, Muchi 16. C ha nda la 17. C he rum a n 18. Do m ba n 19. Ga va ra 20. Go da ga l 21. Go dda 22. Go sa ngi 23. Ho sla 24. Ho le ya 25. Ka da iya n 26. Ka k k a la n 27. Ka lla di 28. Ka na k k a n, P a da nna 29. Ka rim pa la n 30. Ka va ra 31. Ko o sa 32. Ko o ta n, Ko da n 33. Kudum ba n 34. Kura va n, Sidha na r 35. Ma ila 38. Ma vila n 39. Mo ge r 40. Munda la 41. Na la k e ya va 42. Na lk a da ya 43. Na ya di 44. P a da nna n 45. P a lla n 46. P a lluva n 47. P a m ba da 48. P a na n 49. P a ncha m a 50. P a ra iya n, P a ra ya n, Sa m ba va r 51. P a ra va n 52. P a thiya n 53. P e rum a nna n 54. P ula ya n, C he rum a r 55. P ula ya Ve ttuva n 56. P uthira i Va nna n 57. R e ne ya r 58. Sa m a ga ra 59. Sa m ba n 60. Se m m a n 61. Tha nda n 62. Tho ti 63. Va lla n 64. Va lluva n 65. Va na n 66. Ve la n 67. Ve ta n 68. Ve ttuva n

The List of Castes included in Scheduled Tribes 1. Adiya n 2. Ara nda n 3. Era va la n 4. Hill P ula ya n 5. Erula r, Irula n 6. Ka da r 7. Ka m m a ra 8. Ka nik a 9. Kuttuna ya k a n 10. Ko chuve la n 11. Ko nda k a pus 12. Ko nda R e ddis 13. Ko ra ga 14. Ko ta 15. Kudiya, Me da k udi 16. Kurichcha n 17. Kurum a ns 18. Kurum ba s 19. Ma ha m a la sa r 20. Ma la i Ara ya n 21. Ma la i P a nda ra m 22. Ma la i Ve da n 23. Ma la k k ura va n 24. Ma la sa r 25. Ma la ya n 26. Ma la ya ra ya r 27. Ma nna n 28. Ma ra ti 29. Muthuva n, Muduga r, Muduva n 30. P a lle ya n 31. P e lliya n

32. P a llia ya r 33. P a niya n 34. Ulla da n 35. Ura li The List of Castes included in OEC Other Eligible Community (O.E.C) List (They are Eligible for all Educational A ssistance enjoyed by Scheduled Castes) 1. C ha k k a m a r 2. P e ruva nna n 3. P ulluva n 4. Thachar (except Achari) All over the state excluding former Malabar region 5. Va rnna va n 6. Ma diga 7. C he m m a n / C he m m a r 8. Kudum bi 9. Dhe e va ra / De e va ra n (Ara ya n, Va la n, Nula ya n, Muk k uva n, Ara ya va thi) 10. C o nve rte d Sche dule d caste s 11. Kusa va n, Kula la n, Kubha ra n, Ve lla n, O da n, Andhra Na ir, Andhuru Na ir Other Eligible Community (OEC) List (They are Eligible for all Educational A ssistance enjoyed by Scheduled Tribes) 1. Alla r (Ala n) 2. Ma la ya n (Ko nga Ma la ya n, P a nim a la ya n) Fo rm e r Ma la ba r re gio n o nly 3. Ma la ve ttuva n 4. Ma la m utha n 5. Kunduva diya n 6. P athiya n (except w ashe rme n co mmity) 7. Thachanada n Muppa n 8. W a ya na du Ka da n 9. Ka la na di 10. C hingha tha n 11. Ma la ya a r 12. Ma la pa nik k a r 13. Erinda va n

LIST OF SOCIALLY AND EDUCATIONALLY BACKWARD CLASSES (SEBC) I. Ezhavas including Ezhavas, Thiyyas, Ishuvan, Izhuvan, Illuvan and Billava II. Muslims (all sections following Islam) III. Latin Catholics other than Anglo-Indians IV. Other Backward Christians (a) SIUC (b) Converts from Scheduled Castes to Christianity V. Other Backward Hindus, i.e. 1. Agasa 2. Arayas including Valan, Mukkuvan, Mukaya, Mogayan, Arayan, Bovies, Kharvi, Nulayan, and Arayavathi 3. Aremahrati 4. Arya including Dheevara/Dheevaran Atagara, Devanga, Kaikolan, (Sengunthar) Pattarya, Saliyas (Padmasali, Pattusali, Thogatta, Karanibhakatula, Senapathula, Sali, Sale, Karikalabhakulu, Chaliya) Sourashtra, Khatri, Patnukaran, Illathu Pillai, Illa Vellalar, Illathar 5. Bestha 6. Bhandari or Bhondari 7. Boya 8. Boyan 9. Chavalakkaran 10. Chakkala (Chakkala Nair) 11. Devadiga 12. Ezhavathi (Vathi) 13. Ezhuthachan, Kadupattan 14. Gudigara 15. Galada Konkani 16. Ganjam Reddies 17. Gatti 18. Gowda 19. Ganika including Nagavamsom 20. Hegde 21. Hindu Nadar 22. Idiga including Settibalija 23. Jangam 24. Jogi 25. Jhetty 26. Kanisu or Kaniyar-Panicker, Kaniyan, Kanisan, Kannian or Kani, Ganaka 27. Kudumbi 28. Kalarikurup or Kalari Panicker 29. Kerala Muthali 30. Kusavan including Kulala, Kumbaran, Odan, Oudan (Donga) Odda (Vodde or Vadde or Veddai)Velaan, Andhra Nair, Anthuru Nair. 31. Kalavanthula

32. Kallan including Isanattu Kallar 33. Kabera 34. Korachas 35. Kammalas including Viswakarmala, Karuvan, Kamsalas, Viswakarmas, Pandikammala, Malayal- Kammala, Kannan, Moosari, Kalthachan, Kallasari, Perumkollen, Kollan, Thattan, Pandithattan, Thachan, Asari, Villasan, Vilkurup, Viswabrahmins, Kitara, Chaptegara. 36. Kannadiyans 37. Kavuthiyan 38. Kavudiyaru 39. Kelasi or Kalasi Panicker 40. Koppala Velamas 41. Krishnanvaka 42. Kuruba 43. Kurumba 44. Maravan (Maravar) 45. Madivala 46. Maruthuvar 47. Mahratta (Non-Brahman) 48. Melakudi (Kudiyan) 49. Mogaveera 50. Moili 51. Mukhari 52. Modibanda 53. Moovari 54. Moniagar 55. Naicken including Tholuva Naicker and Vettilakkara Naicker 56. Padyachi (Villayankuppam) 57. Palli 58. Panniyar or Pannayar 59. Parkavakulam (Surithiman, Malayaman, Nathaman, Moopanar and Nainar) 60. Rajapuri 61. Sakravar (Kavathi) 62. Senaithalaivar, Elavania, Senaikudayam 63. Sadhu Chetty including Telugu Chetty or 24 Manai Telugu Chetty and Wynadan Chetty 64. Tholkolan 65. Thottiyan 66. Uppara (Sagara) 67. Ural Goundan 68. Valaiyan 69. Vada Balija 70. Vakkaliga 71. Vaduvan(Vadugan)

72. Veera Saivas (Pandaram, Vairavi, Vairagi, Yogeeswar, Matapathi and Yogi) 73. Veluthedathu Nair including Vannathan, Veluthedan and Rajaka 74. Vilakkithala Nair including Vilakkathalavan, Ambattan Pranopakari, Pandithar and Nusuvan 75. Vaniya including Vanika, Vanika Vaisya, Vaisya Chetty, Vanibha Chetty, Ayiravar Nagarathar, Vaniyan 76. Yadava including Kolaya, Ayar, Mayar, Maniyani, Eruman, Golla and Kolaries 77. Chakkamar 78. Mogers of Kasaragod Taluk 79. Maratis of Hosdurg Taluk 80. Paravans of Malabar area excluding Kasaragod Taluk 81. Peruvannan (Varnavar)