(1) Reservation of seats shall be in accordance with the provisions of the Central Educational Institutions (Reservation in Admission) Act 2006 in participant and the Circulars of Government of India issued in this regard from time to time and in particularly,-
(i) applicants seeking admission under the reserved categories shall be required to fulfill the prescribed eligibility conditions for admission to the Programme of study leading to the degree concerned;
(ii) if an applicant in the reserved category qualifies for admission in the general category she or he shall be transferred to the general category without prejudice to the number of seats already allocated in that category, and the seat falling vacant due to such transfer shall be offered to the next eligible candidate in that reserved category;
(iii) if sufficient number of applicants are not available in any of the reserved category including Other Backward Classes or differently abled persons, such vacant seats shall be transferred to the general category.
(2) The reservation is interchangeable, i.e., if sufficient number of applicants are not available to fill up the seats reserved for Scheduled Tribes, they shall be filled up by suitable applicants from Scheduled Castes and vice-versa.
(3) applicants belonging to the Scheduled Castes, Scheduled Tribes, Other Backward classes and differently abled shall be given relaxation to the extent of five per cent in the aggregate of marks obtained in the qualifying examination.
(4) The application Form of an applicant in aforesaid category shall be submitted along with a Caste Certificate from any one of the authorities prescribed by the Central Government.
(5) An application Form (claiming reservation) without cast certificate shall be rejected.
(6) The Institute shall implement the directives of the Ministry regarding the reservations from time to time.