(1) The reservation of seats for admission in a Higher Educational Institution shall be made in the following manners, namely:—
(a) out of the total annual permitted strength in each stream of every Higher Educational Institution, twenty-two percent seats shall be reserved for the students belonging to Scheduled Castes; and out of the total annual permitted strength in each stream of every Higher Educational Institution, six percent seats shall be reserved for the students belonging to Scheduled Tribes; and
(c) out of the total annual permitted strength in each stream of every Higher Educational Institution, ten percent seats shall be reserved for the persons belonging to Other Backward Classes of Category-A; and
(d) out of the total annual permitted strength in each stream of every Higher Educational Institution, seven percent seats shall be reserved for the students belonging to Other Backward Classes of Category-B.
(2) The reservation of seats in any Higher Educational Institution made under this Act shall, under no circumstances, exceed beyond fifty percent of the total annual permitted strength of any such Institution for any particular academic session.
(3) In every case, admission of students under any of the category referred under sub-section(1) of this section shall only be made in order to their merit and in such manner so that the quality and standard of the Higher Educational Institution may not be compromised.
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West Ben. Act I of 1993.
4 THE KOLKATA GAZETTE, EXTRAORDINARY, APRIL 30, 2013 [PART III The West Bengal State Higher Educational Institutions (Reservation in Admission) Act, 2013.
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(4) The State Government shall have right to determine and to rank the Higher Educational Institutions in accordance of their quality considering their standard of academic instructions and degrees offered by them and such other matter connected therewith and incidental thereto.
Act not to apply in certain cases.
Mandatory increase of seats.
Reservation of seats in admission to begin immediately.
4. The provisions of section 3 of this Act shall not apply to,—
(1) The students belonging to creamy layer of the society;
(2) any institutions of excellence, research institutions, and institutions of national and strategic importance as may be notified in the Official Gazette by the State Government from time to time;
(3) any Educational Institution established and administered by any Minority, whether based on religion or language; and
(4) any course or programme at a higher level of specialization, including at the post-doctoral level, within any branch of study or faculty such as super speciality studies in Medicine or Engineering and Technology or such other subjects or stream as the State Government may, in consultation with the appropriate authority, specify from time to time.