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.

No.

Seat Reservation % of Reservation

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.

No.

Seat Reservation

Forward Community

Colleges

Backward

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

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

36. Ma la ya n

37. Ma nna n

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)