10. Reservation of Seats For SC/STJ BC Communities.

(ii) 6% of the seats in each methodology (subject) shall be reserved for the candidates belonging to Scheduled Tribes. If qualified Schedule Tribe candidates are not available in a local area then the vacancies available in that local area shall be allotted to the same category candidates (ST candidates) of other local areas in the order of merit. If the seats reserved for Scheduled Tribe candidates are still vacant after exhausting all the candidates in the merit list then they shall be allotted in the merit order to the Scheduled Caste candidates of the respective regions and vice versa. If qualified candidates belonging to Scheduled castes and Scheduled Tribe communities are not available in all the regions then the left over seats reserved for them shall be treated as unreserved seats and shall be filled by the candidates of the general pool of the respective local areas.
(iii) 25% of the seats in each methodology (subject) shall be reserved for the candidates belonging to Backward Classes and shall be allocated among the four groups of Backward Classes as shown below:
BC-A : 7%:
BC-B : 10%;
BC-C : 1%:
BC-D : 7%
(iv) No candidate seeking reservation for admission under the above categories be allowed to participate in the counselling for admission unless he/ she produces the integrated community certificate prescribed by the Government and issued by the revenue authorities vide G.O.Ms. No. 58 Social Welfare (J) Department, dated 12-05-1997.