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Friday, July 30, 2010

Reservation of Seats

The aforesaid allocation of seats carries the following categories of reservation:
  1. Scheduled Castes (SC) : 15 percent of the total seats in each Institution.
  2. Scheduled Tribes (ST) : 7.5 percent of the total seats in each Institution.
  3. Children/War Widows of Defence Personnel Killed/Disabled in Action (CW) : 5 percent of the total seats in each Institution for children/widows of personnel of Armed/Paramilitary Forces killed/disabled in action during the hostilities in the following priority:-
    • PRIORITY I - Widows/wards of Defence Personnel killed in action.
    • PRIORITY II - Wards of serving personnel and ex-servicemen disabled in action.
    • PRIORITY III - Widows/wards of Defence Personnel who died in peace time with death attributable to Military Service.
    • PRIORITY IV - Wards of Defence Personnel disabled in peace time with disability attributable to Military Service.
  4. Physically Handicapped (PH) : 3 percent of the total seats in each Institution. The 3 percent reservation may be allocated as followed: 1 percent for persons with low vision or blindness, 1 percent for hearing impaired, 1 percent for those with loco motor disabilities and/or cerebral palsy.
Note-
  1. In the case of category (a) and (b), the vacant seats are interchangeable.
  2. In case sufficient number of eligible candidate from the categories mentioned at (c) above are not available, the vacancies will be treated as unreserved in the respective Region.
  3. The reservation under CW category is available only to such candidates who fall under the above listed four priorities.
  4. It is the sole responsibility of the candidate to prove his/her eligibility for claiming reservation under any of the reserved categories. The candidates under SC/ST/CW/PH reserved categories will be required to produce the original certificate of the respective reserved category issued by the competent authority (as listed in clause 3.6) the time of counselling. If the category certificate is not found to be in order, no benefit of the reserved category will be given.
Certificates Required
Candidates applying for any reserved seat as mentioned in Clause 3.5 (a), (b), (c) & (d) (i.e. SC, ST, CW & PH) should submit the following certificates as the case maybe at the time of counselling.
  1. (a)+(b) For admission to a seat reserved for Scheduled Castes/Scheduled Tribes, a certificate in original from an approved district authority stating the Scheduled Caste/Tribe, to which the candidate belongs. A list of approved authorities is given below:
    • District Magistrate/Additional Magistrate/Deputy Commissioner/Collector/Additional Deputy Commissioner/Deputy Collector/1st Class Stipendiary Magistrate/City Magistrate (not below the rank of 1st Class Stipendiary Magistrate), Sub-Divisional Magistrate/ Taluka Magistrate/Executive Magistrate/Extra Assistant Commissioner.
    • Chief Presidency Magistrate/Additional Chief Presidency Magistrate/Presidency Magistrate.
    • Revenue Officer not below the rank of Tehsildar.
    • Sub-Divisional Officer of the area where the candidates and/or his/her family normally resides.
    • Administrator/Secretary to Administration/Development Officer (Laccadive & Minicoy Islands).
  2. For admission to a seat reserved for Wards/Children/Widows of Personnel of Armed/ Para-Military forces killed/disabled in action during hostilities, entitlement card in original issued by the Record Officer of the Unit/Regiment of Armed Personnel of the Armed Forces in case of Armed Personnel or from the Home Ministry in case of Para-Military forces.
    The Children/Widow of the officers and men of Armed forces including paramilitary personnel who died or disabled on duty must submit a certificate to that effect from the following authorities:
    • Secretary, Kendriya Sainik Board, Delhi
    • Secretary, Rajya/Zila Sainik Board,
    • Officer-in-Charge, Record Office.
    Note: A statement to the effect that “the death/disability is attributed to military service” is required to be included in the certificate.
  3. For admission to seat reserved for Physically Handicapped category, a certificate of physical disability issued by a duly notified Medical Board of a District/Government Hospital set up for examining the physically challenged candidates under the provision of the Persons with Disability (equal opportunities, protection of rights and full participation) Act 1995. The certificate should indicate the extent of (i.e. percentage) of the physical handicap and it should bear the photograph of the candidate concerned and it should be countersigned by one of the Doctors constituting the Board issuing the certificates.
Nominees of the Government of India
  1. One seat over and above the normal total intake in both the Institutions taken together for Wards/Children of India based staff posted at Indian Missions abroad provided they have passed their qualifying examination from outside India. Nominations against this seat will be made by the Ministry of External Affairs, G.O.I., New Delhi. Any person who is sponsored by the Govt. of India on an assignment abroad will be treated to be the staff posted in Indian Mission abroad.

    Note: In case of countries where educational facilities are totally inadequate and are not available upto the qualifying standard or due to situation of turmoil in the country, the wards/children of the Indian Missions based personnel who had to study in India are also eligible if a certificate to this effect is issued by the Indian Ambassador in the country concerned and is attached with the application. However, if the nomination of the Ministry of External Affairs is for more than one candidate, preference will be given to the candidate covered under Clause (a), above.
  2. Six seats in Delhi College of Engineering (Electrical-1, Electronics and Communication- 1, Mechanical-1, Civil-1 Production-1 Computer-1) and three seats in Netaji Subhas Institute of Technology (Electronics and Communication-1, Computer Engineering-1 and Instrumentation and Control Engineering-1) over and above the normal intake for candidates from friendly and developing countries. Nominations against these seats will be made by the Government of India.