The Andhra
Pradesh Un-aided Minority Professional Institutions (Regulations of
Admissions into Under Graduate Medical and Dental Professional Courses) Rules
2004 – Orders - Issued
1. Judgment of Supreme Court of India dated 31.10.2002 filed by TMA Pai Foundation Vs. State of Karnataka.
2. Judgment of Supreme Court of India, dt.14.8.2003 in W.P.(Civil) No.350 of 1993 filed by Islamic Academy of Education and another Vs. State of Karnataka and others.
3. G.O.Ms.No.489, Health, Medical & Family Welfare (E1) Department, dt.5.9.2003.
4. G.O.Ms.No.16, Education (E.C) Department, dt.15.2.2004.
5. Notification dt.11.3.2004 issued by Secretary, A.P.State Council of Higher Education, Hyderabad.
6. From the Secretary, A.P.Private Medical and Dental colleges Managements Association letter dt.29.6.2004.
O R D E R:
The following notification shall be
published in the Extraordinary issue of Andhra Pradesh Gazette dated: 2ND
July, 2004.
Whereas the Hon’ble Supreme Court in TMA Pai foundation case and Islamic Academy of Education and another Vs. State of Karnataka and others laid down the procedures to be followed in admissions in Professional courses which includes in Medical and Dental Colleges and while allowing the Minority and Non- Minority Institutions to evolve mechanism for admission into their colleges and fees structure, the Hon’ble Supreme Court has also categorically held that merit shall not be sacrificed and merit only be the basis for the purpose of admissions; and
Therefore,
in exercise of powers conferred by Sections 3 and 15 of the Andhra Pradesh
Educational Institutions (Regulation of Admission and Prohibition of Capitation
Fee) Act, 1983 (A.P. Act No. 5 of 1983) and in supersession of the Andhra
Pradesh Un-aided Minority Professional Institutions (Regulations of Admissions
into Under Graduate Medical and Dental Professional Courses) Rules 2003, issued
in G.O.Ms.No.488, HM&FW (E1) Department, Dated:05.09.2003, the Governor of
Andhra Pradesh hereby makes the following Rules for admission into the Under
Graduate Professional Courses in Medical and Dental in Un-aided Minority
Professional Institutions in the State.
1.
Short
title applicability and commencement:
(i)
These rules
may be called the Andhra Pradesh Un-aided Minority Professional
Institutions (Regulations of Admissions into Under Graduate Medical and Dental
Professional Courses) Rules 2004.
(ii)
They shall
apply to all Un-aided Minority Professional Institutions imparting
Under-Graduate Professional Courses in Medical and Dental Courses for which
admissions shall be made to the “Competent Authority Seats” in such manner as
specified in these rules.
(iii)
These rules shall come into force from the
academic year 2004-2005.
1.
Definitions:
(1) In these rules, unless
the context otherwise requires;
(a)
“Act” means
the Andhra Pradesh Educational Institutions (Regulation of Admission and
Prohibition of Capitation Fee) Act, 1983 (A.P. Act. No. 5 of 1983).
(b)
“Competent
Authority” means the Vice Chancellor, NTR University of Health Sciences, Andhra
Pradesh, Vijayawada.
(c)
“Committee
for admissions” means the Committee nominated by the Competent Authority to
select and make allotment of candidates to Professional Institutions offering
Medical and Dental Courses in the State for admissions in accordance with the
provisions laid down”.
(d)
“Common Entrance Test” means EAMCET and
Common Entrance Test- conducted by Association of Colleges (CET-AC), the
examination conducted for assigning rank on merit to candidates, which will be
the basis for admission of the candidates into the first year of concerned
under-Graduate Courses in various Un-aided Minority Professional Institutions
in the State.
(e)
“Competent Authority Seats” means the seats
earmarked from out of the sanctioned intake of seats in each course and in each
College to be filled by the Committee of Admissions.
(f)
“Competent
Authority Seats for minority candidates” means the seats earmarked from out of
the sanctioned intake of seats in each course and in each college to be filled
by the committee of admissions with the candidates belonging to the concerned
minority.
(g)
“EAMCET
Ranking Based Management Seats for Minority Candidates” means the seats
earmarked from out of the sanctioned intake of the seats in each course and in
each college to be filled by the Competent Authority with a notification of the
Management with the concerned Minority students.
(h)
“EAMCET
Ranking Based Management seats for General Category” means the seats earmarked
from out of the sanctioned intake of seats in each course and in each college
to be filled by the Committee of admissions constituted by the Competent
Authority with a nominee of the Management of the Minority Institution.
(i)
“Management
Seats” means the seats earmarked from out of the sanctioned intake of seats in
each course to be filled by the Competent Authority with a nominee of
Management of the Un-aided Minority Professional Institutions.
(j)
“Inspecting Authority” means the Authority
appointed by the Competent Authority for inspecting and scrutinizing the
admissions of the candidates made in the Un-aided Minority Professional
Institutions.
(k)
“Institutions”
means, unless otherwise specifically mentioned, all the Un-aided Minority
Professional Educational Institutions in Medical and Dental Courses.
(l)
“Local Area” means the territorial
jurisdiction prescribed for identifying the local candidate.
(m)
“Local Candidate” means the candidate in
relation to the local area as specified in Rule 9 (B).
(n)
“Qualified
candidate” in respect of seats to be filled by “Competent Authority” means the
candidate who has appeared for the Common Entrance Test for admission into the
relates Professional Course and has been assigned ranking in the Common Merit
List as per the Rule 5 of Andhra Pradesh Common Entrance Test for entry into
Engineering, Architecture, Pharmacy ,
Agriculture, Medical and Dental Courses
Rules, 2004 issued in G.O.Ms.No.16,
Higher Education (EC) Department, dated:25.02.2004.
(o)
“Qualified
Candidate” in respect of Management seats shall be the candidate assigned ranking in Common
Entrance Test conducted by the Association of Managements or assigned rank in
the merit list prepared by the college out of
the applications received as the case may be who shall be eligible for admission in E- category seats.
(p)
“Qualifying
Examination” means the examination of the minimum qualification prescribed for
passing of which entitles one to seek admission into the relevant Professional
Courses.
(2). Words and expressions used but not defined
in these rules shall have the same meaning assigned to them in the Andhra
Pradesh Educational Institutions Regulation of Admission and Prohibition of
Capitation Fee Act, 1983 (A.P. Act 5 of 1983) unless otherwise defined by
Government in Health Medical and Family Welfare Department or by the Competent
Authority.
3. Eligibility Criteria for Admission:
Admission
into various courses in different Professional Educational Institutions shall be
governed by the rules of admission prescribed herein. the eligibility criteria
for admission into Medical and Dental Courses shall be as mentioned below:
(a)
Nationality
and Domicile: The
candidates should be Indian Nationals and should satisfy Local, Non-Local
status requirement as laid down in the Andhra Pradesh Educational Institutions
(Regulation of Admission) Order, 1974 as amended in G.O. (P) No. 646 Education
(W) Department, dated 10-07-1979.
(b)
The
above clause (a) Nationality and
Domicile is not applicable for the category-E seats filled by the Management.
(c) Age Limit: Candidates should have completed the age
of seventeen years on or before 31st December of the year of
admission.
(C)
Educational Qualifications:
The Candidates should pass two years intermediate examination (10+2 pattern) or
equivalent examination with Physics, Chemistry, Botany, Zoology and English
individually and must have obtained a minimum of 50% marks taken together in
Physics, Chemistry, Botany and Zoology at the qualifying examination. In
respect of candidates belonging to Scheduled Caste and Scheduled Tribes, and
the Backward Classes the marks obtained shall be a minimum of 40% marks taken
together in Physics, Chemistry, Botany and Zoology.
4. Allotment of seats:
The seats to be allotted in each Un-aided
Minority Professional Institution under these rules, for admission of
candidates shall be classified as follows:-
(i)
Category –A - (25% of the sanctioned in take of the seats) -
Competent Authority Seats for General Students: These seats shall be filled up through
counseling by the Competent Authority as per merit / ranking obtained EAMCET
for that year duly following Rules of Reservation.
(ii)
Category
- B (25% of the sanctioned intake of the seats) – Competent Authority Seats for
Minority Candidates: These
seats shall be filled with the concerned Minority candidates through counseling
by the Competent Authority as per merit from the students who have passed the
common entrance test held by the State (EAMCET) for that year.
(iii)
Category
– C (15% of the sanctioned intake of the seats) – EAMCET Ranking Based Management
seats for the Minority Candidates:- The seats shall be filled through counseling by the Committee for Admissions
appointed by the Competent Authority as per merit from the candidates who have
qualified at the common entrance test, EAMCET held by the State for that year
and following the rules of reservation as agreed to by the A.P. Private Medical and Dental Colleges Managements
Association, Hyderabad.
(iv)
Category – D (10% of
the sanctioned intake of the seats) – EAMCET Ranking Based Management seats for
the General Candidates:- The seats shall be filled through counseling by the Committee for Admissions
appointed by the Competent Authority as per merit from the candidates who have
qualified at the common entrance test, EAMCET held by the State for that year
and following the rules of reservation as agreed to by the A.P.Private Medical
and Dental Colleges Managements Association, Hyderabad
(v) Category – E (25% of the
sanctioned intake of the seats) – Management Seats:- The seats shall be
filled by the Managements of individual Colleges or Committee of Managements in
the order of merit based on the applications received following a transparent
procedure as specified in these rules.
5.
Authority for Admissions:
a) Category–A Seats: All the Competent Authority Seats under this category shall
be filled by the Committee for Admissions appointed by the Competent Authority under these Rules.
(b) Category–B Seats: These Seats shall be filled by the Committee for admissions
appointed by the Competent Authority under these Rules.
(c) Category–C seats: These seats shall be filled by the Committee of admissions
appointed by Competent Authority under these rules which shall include a
nominee of the A.P. Private Medical and Dental Colleges Managements Association
(d) Category – D
seats: These seats shall
be filled by the Committee of
admissions appointed by Competent Authority under these rules which shall
include a nominee of the A.P. Private Medical and Dental Colleges Managements
Association
(e) Category – E seats: These seats shall be filled by the Managements of
individual Colleges or Committee of Managements under these rules.
6.
Procedure for Admissions:
(A)To
fill up Competent Authority Seats:
(Category –A & B- 50% of the
sanctioned intake of the seats)
(i)
Committee
for admissions shall be constituted by the Competent Authority under these
rules.
(ii)
The
Competent Authority shall issue an advertisement calling for a single
application in the prescribed form from the eligible qualified candidates who
have been assigned ranking in the Common Entrance Test, desirous of seeking admission
in Private Un-aided Non-Minority / Minority Colleges
and also Private Colleges in respect of seats to be filled by the Competent
Authority.
(iii)
The
candidates who are qualified to seek admission as a consequence of obtaining
ranking in the common Entrance test and desirous of seeking admission into the
Government/Unaided Private/Unaided Minority Professional Institutions shall
make application to the Competent Authority enclosing all the relevant
documents including a copy of rank card issued. The application shall be
acknowledged.
(iv) The
Competent Authority shall scrutinize all the applications received from the
candidates. After scrutiny, the Competent Authority shall prepare the
following merit list namely:-
(a)
Common
Merit List: containing the names of all
the candidates arranged in the order of merit ranking assigned to them in the
common entrance test.
(b)
Category
wise merit list: containing the names of the candidates belonging to the
reserved categories arranged in the order of merit ranking assigned to them in
the common entrance test.
(c)
Minority
category wise merit list: containing the names of the minority candidates
concerned arranged in the order of merit ranking assigned to them in the common
entrance test.
(d)
In case of
same rank being obtained by more than one candidate, the marks obtained in
Physics, Chemistry, Botany and Zoology shall be reckoned.
(e)
In case of
a further tie, the older candidate shall be given the higher place in the merit
list.
(v)
Candidates shall be called for an interview in the order of merit for selection
and allotment of course and institution:
(a)
All the
candidates called for interview shall submit the specified original documents
along with one set of duly attested photocopies and the Committee for admissions
shall be entitled to cause verification of all the documents produced by the
candidates.
(b)
As and when
each candidate gets his turn for interview in the order of merit, choice of institutions
and course shall be given to him, depending upon the availability at the point
of time with due regard to the eligibility of the candidate for a seat in a
particular local area for a particular reserved category.
(c)
The
selection of candidates and allotment of course/institutions in respect of the
seats to be filled by “ Competent Authority” in Government Professional
Colleges, Private Unaided Professional Colleges and Unaided Minority
Professional Colleges shall also be solely on the basis of merit as adjudged by
the rank obtained in the Entrance Test subject to the condition that the
candidate should have passed the qualifying examination with the minimum marks
prescribed and following the Rule of Reservation.
(d)
Mere
appearance at the Entrance Test and obtaining high rank in the merit list does
not entitle a candidate to be considered for admission automatically into any
course/Institution unless he/she also satisfies the rules and regulations of
admission prescribed by the concerned University/Government including marks to
be obtained in the qualifying examination etc.
(vi) The
Committee of admissions shall select and allot candidates into various courses
in respect of the seats to be filled by “ Competent Authority” in the
Government Professional Colleges, Unaided Private Professional Colleges and
Unaided Minority Professional Colleges.
(vii)
Once a candidate secures admission to a particular college/institutions based
on his/her option, no further claim for admission into other college/institution,
to any other kind of seat or any other course will be entertained, except as
provided by the committee for admissions in the subsequent counseling, if any.
(viii) The candidates selected by the Competent
Authority for admission into Government Professional Institutions, Private
Unaided Non-Minority Professional Colleges and Private Unaided Minority
Professional Colleges shall pay the prescribed fee in the form of demand draft
drawn on any nationalized bank in favour of Registrar, NTR University of Health
Sciences payable at Vijayawada. If a candidate fails to pay the fee on the day
of selection, the selection shall be cancelled forthwith and it shall be filled
up in the subsequent selections or counseling.
(ix)
The fee so
collected as mentioned above, shall be kept with the Competent Authority till
the entire admission process is completed. As soon as the admission process is
completed, the fees so collected shall be transferred to the colleges concern
(x)
Candidates
are considered for selection only for such categories for which they have
claimed reservation in the application form and have submitted supporting
documents. Request for a change to any other category after submission of
application shall not be considered.
(xi)
The
Selection shall be made only from among the candidates who physically present
themselves when called in order of merit. Claims of the candidates shall not be
considered if they are absent when called thrice at the time of selection and
the next in the merit would be called.
(xii)
Resultant
vacancies shall be open to all the candidates below the rank of candidates who
have not joined the course and the candidates who were absent in the earlier
selection. Resultant vacancies shall be filled by the candidates belonging to
the same category of the seats as those who have not joined the course or
vacated the seat.
(xiii) The
selection committee shall have the power to cancel the selection or admission
of the candidates at any stage if it is detected either during selection or
before closure of admissions that the selection or admission is against the
regulation.
(xiv) The
Competent Authority / Committee for admissions shall prepare the final list of
candidates, admitted course wise and Institution wise and send the same to NTR
University of Health Sciences.
(xv)
The Competent Authority in consultation with Committee for admission shall fix
the cut off dates for each stage of admission contemplated above.
(B) TO FILL UP CATEGORY-C & D, Seats
(15% and 10% OF THE SANCTIONED INTAKE OF SEATS).
(i)
Category C
& D Seats shall be filled by Committee for Admissions constituted by the
Competent Authority duly following Rule of Reservation as applicable in the
State.
(ii)
The
Committee for Admissions constituted by the Competent Authority shall complete
the process of admissions within the time frame following such procedure as
prescribed by the Competent Authority for making admissions into the Category C
& D seats of all the Private Medical and Dental Colleges.
(iii)
The
Committee for Admissions constituted by the Competent Authority shall issue a
notification in two leading news papers calling for a single common application
form for admission into the above seats in all the Colleges concerned,
informing of the dates and venue of the counseling.
(iv)
The said Committee shall fix a reasonable fee as
cost of the application form in consultation with the Competent Authority.
(v)
The application forms shall be on sale in
person and by post at the Office of Director of Medical Education, AP,
Hyderabad and at the Office of NTR University of Health Sciences, Vijayawada
and Hyderabad and such places as notified by the Competent Authority.
(vi)
The said
Committee will also issue the guidelines for selection and allotment of
candidates against the above seats basing upon the rules as applicable herein
and indicating the prescribed fee and other Rules.
(vii)
The
Competent Authority shall monitor and guide the Committee in the admission
Process to Category – C & D
(viii) The Competent Authority shall pool up the
above seats in all the Colleges and shall prepare the seat matrix separately
for each region by following the Rules of Reservation as in respect of B
category seats in G.O.Ms.No.184, HM&FW (E1) Dept. dt.30-6-2004.
(ix)
The Admissions shall be made in the following
manner:-
(a)
The Committee
for Admissions constituted by the Competent Authority shall scrutinize the
application forms received and shall prepare a common merit list based on
EAMCET Rank and seat matrix prepared by the Competent Authority for the
Category C & D seats.
(b)
The above
said Committee shall scrutinize all the applications received from the
candidates. After scrutiny the Committee shall prepare the following merit
lists namely:-
(i)
Common
merit list: containing the names of the candidates arranged in the order of merit
ranking assigned to them in the common entrance test.
(ii)
Category
wise merit list: containing the names of the candidates belonging to the
reserved categories arranged in the order of merit ranking assigned to them in
the Common Entrance Test for the Category D Seats.
(iii)
Minority
category wise merit list containing the names of the names of the Minority
candidates concerned arranged in the order of merit ranking assigned to them in
the Common Entrance Test.
(iv)
In case of
same rank being obtained by more than one candidate, the marks obtained in
Physics, Chemistry, Botany and Zoology shall be reckoned.
(v)
In case of
a further tie, the older candidate shall be given the higher place in the merit
list.
(c)
The
candidates shall attend the counseling with all their original certificates.
(d)
The above
said Committee shall select the candidates in the counseling by calling for
candidates based on EAMCET ranking and as per the seat matrix approved by the
Competent Authority.
(e)
The Competent Authority shall send a copy of
the merit list and list of candidates selected into respective Colleges to the
Managements of respective College for information.
(f)
The
candidates selected for admission into Un-aided Private Professional Colleges
or Un-aided Minority Professional Colleges shall pay the prescribed fee in the
form of demand draft drawn on any Nationalized Bank in favour of the authority
as notified by the committee in the notification. If a candidate fails to pay
the fee on the day of selection, the selection will be cancelled forthwith and
it will be filled up in the subsequent selections by counseling as per
prescribed procedure.
(g)
The fee so
collected as mentioned above shall be kept with the Competent Authority till
the entire admission process is completed. As soon as the admission process is
completed, the fees so collected shall be transferred to the colleges
concerned.
(h)
If a
candidate after the final selection fails to report to the Principal of the
respective College, on or before the stipulated time and/ or if any seat under
category C, D and E remain unfilled such seats shall be treated as vacant seats
and shall be filled up by the Competent Authority by following EAMCET merit
Ranking and Rules of Reservation as applicable.
(i)
The above
rules shall be followed scrupulously. Any violation of the rules shall entail
cancellation of admissions of the candidates concerned and conduct of
admissions afresh following the procedure etc.
(C ) TO FILL UP MANAGEMENT SEATS (GENARAL)
(E- Category – 25% of the sanctioned intake of the seats).
“Management
Seats” – The seats shall be filled by the individual College Managements /
Committee of Managements in the order of merit in a transparent manner
following the procedure as detailed below:
1.
Applications
in duplicate shall be called for from prospective candidates seeking admission
in the individual Colleges.
2.
The
candidate shall file one copy of the application with the College and the
second copy shall be filed with the NTR University of Health Sciences,
Vijayawada.
3.
The College
and NTR University of Health Sciences shall issue a receipt of the application
received.
4.
The College
shall display the list of applications received and prepare a merit list based
on the marks obtained in the qualifying examination.
5. Admissions shall be made by the College
based on the merit list, after obtaining approval from the NTR University of
Health Sciences.
7. Exercise of option :
The
option once exercised by the candidate for a seat in any category is final. The
Candidates shall not be allowed to take seats of other categories or
Institution, once he accepts admission into a particular category or
Institution.
8. Cut off date for admission:
The
Competent Authority, the Managements of the concerned Private colleges shall
close the admission process as notified by NTR University of Health Sciences
Subsequent to this date no admissions in the private un-aided Minority
professional institutions shall be made in pursuance of the judgment rendered
by the Hon’ble Supreme Court in Madhu Singh Case.
9. Rules of Reservation for Admission:
Seats
shall be reserved for the following categories in admissions to professional
courses.
(1) Region –wise reservation of seats:
(a) Admission to 85 % of the “Competent
Authority Seats” in each course shall be reserved for the local candidates and
the remaining 15 % of the “Competent Authority Seats” shall be un-reserved seats
as specified in the Andhra Pradesh Educational Institutions (Regulations and
Admissions) Order, 1974 as subsequently amended.
(b)
In respect
of State wide Institutions, admissions into 85% of seats in each course shall
be reserved for this sub-rule namely, Andhra University Area (Andhra), Osmania
University Area (Telangana) and Sri Venkateswara University area (Rayalaseema)
in the ratio of 42:36:22 respectively and the balance of 15% seats shall be
un-reserved seats:
Explanations for purpose of these Rules:
(1)
“The
Local Areas” means:
(a)
The part of
the State comprising the Districts of Adilabad, Hyderabad (Including Twin Cities) Rangareddy,
Karimnagar, Khammam, Medak, Mahaboobnagar, Nalgonda, Nizamabad and Warangal
shall be regarded as the Osmania University Local Area (Telangana).
(b) The part of the State comprising the
Districts of Srikakulam, Vizianagaram,
Vishakhapatnam, East Godavari, West Godavari, Krishna, Guntur and Prakasam
shall be regarded as the Andhra University Local Area (Andhra).
(c)
The part of the State comprising the Districts of Ananthapur, Kurnool,
Chittoor, Cuddapah and Nellore shall be regarded as the Sri
Venkateswara University Local Area
(Rayalaseema).
ii) “The Local Candidate” means:
(A)
A candidate
for admission shall be regarded as local candidates in relation to a local
area.
(a)
If he has
studied in the educational Institutions in such local area for a period of not
less than four consecutive academic years ending with the academic year in
which he appeared or as the case may be, first appeared in the relevant
qualifying examination.
OR
(b)
Where,
during the whole or any part of the four consecutive academic years ending with
the academic year in which he appeared or as the case may be first appeared for
the relevant qualifying examination, he has not studied in any Educational
Institutions, if he has resided in that local area for a period of not less
than four years immediately preceding the date of commencement of the relevant
qualifying examination which he appeared or as the case may be first appeared.
(B) A Candidate
for admission to the course who is not regarded as local candidate under clause
(A) in relation to any local area shall;-
(a)
If he has
studied in the Educational Institutions in the State for a period of not less
than seven consecutive academic years ending with the academic year in which he
appeared or as the case may be first appeared for the relevant qualifying
examination be regarded as a local candidate in relation to……..
(i)
Such local
area where he has studied for the maximum period out of said period of seven
years;
OR
(ii)
Where the
period of his study in two or more local areas are equal, such local area,
where he has studied lasting such equal period.
OR
(b) If, during the whole or any part of seven
consecutive academic years ending with the academic year in which he appeared
or as case may be first appeared for the relevant qualifying examination he has
not studied in the Educational Institutions in any local area but has resided
in the State during the whole of the said period of seven years, be regarded as
a local candidate in relation to …….
(i) Such local area where he has resided for the
maximum period out of the said period of seven years.
OR
(iii)
Where the
periods of his residence in two or more local area are equal, such local area
where he has resided last in such equal periods.
(C) The following categories of
candidates are eligible to apply for
admission to the remaining 15 % of un-reserved seats:
(a)
All the candidates eligible to be declared as local candidates.
(b) Candidates who have resided in the
State for a total period of 10 years excluding periods of study outside the
State or either of whose parent have resided in the State for a total period of
ten years excluding period of employment outside the State.
(c) Candidates who are children of
parents who are in employment of the State or Central Government, Public Sector
Corporations, Local Bodies, Universities and Educational Institutions other
similar quasi Public Institutions within the State.
(d) Candidates who are spouses of those
in the employment of the State or Central Government, public Sector
corporations, Local Bodies, Universities and Educational Institutions
recognized by the Government or University Or other Competent Authority and
similar quasi Government Institutions within the State.
D) If a local candidate in respect of a
local area is not available to fill any seat reserved or allocated in favour of
a local candidate in respect of that local area, such seat shall be filled if
it had not been reserved.
NOTE:
For details, see the Andhra Pradesh Educational Institutions (Regulations of
Admission) Order, 1974 as subsequently amended.
(2) Reservation of seats for SC/ST/BC Communities:
(a) 15% of seats in each course shall be reserved for the candidates belonging to Scheduled Caste as shown below:
SC - A … 1%
SC - B … 7%
SC - C … 6%
SC - D … 1%
(b) 6% of the seats in each course shall be reserved for the candidates belonging to Scheduled Tribes.
The seats reserved for Scheduled Tribes shall be made available to Scheduled Castes and Vice-Versa, if qualified candidates are not available in the category.
If qualified candidates belongs to Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes communities are not available, the left over seats reserved for them shall be treated as open competition seats and shall be filled by the candidates of General pool.
(c) 25% seats in each course shall be reserved for the candidates belonging to the Backward Classes and shall be allocated among the four groups of Backward Classes as shown below:
GROUP ‘A’ .. 7%
GROUP ‘B’ .. 10%
GROUP ‘C’ .. 1%
GROUP ‘D’ .. 7%
If qualified candidates belonging to
Backward Classes of a particular group are not available, the left over seats can
be adjusted for the candidates of next group.
If qualified candidates belonging to backward classes are not available
to fill up the 25% seats reserved for them, the left over seats shall be
treated as open competition seats and shall be filled up with candidates of
General Pool.
(d) No candidate seeking reservation for admission under the above categories be allowed to participate in the Counseling for admission unless he produces the Integrated Community Certificate prescribed by the Government and issued by the Revenue Authorities in the Government (Vide G.O.Ms.No.58, Social Welfare (J) Department, dated 12.05.1997).
(3) Reservation for Special Categories:
(a) Seats shall be reserved in each course for the following categories, to the extent indicated against them:
(i) Physically Handicapped … 3% (*)
(ii) National Cadet Corps … ¼ %(0.25%)
(iii) Games and Sports … ½% (0.50%)
(*) Note: 3% Reservation provided to Physically Handicapped with the locomotory disorders and that too with disability of lower limbs between 50% to 70%, as per the instructions of Govt. of India Lr.F.No.U.12021/8/2002-MEC/ME.III, dt.12.05.2004 under Disabilities (Equal Opportunities, Protection of Rights and Full Participation) Act, 1995.
(iv) 1% for the Children of Ex-servicemen and serving service personnel of the three wings of the Defence Services i.e., Army, Navy and Airforce, subject to the condition that the Ex-service men etc., are residing for a minimum of five years in Andhra Pradesh, provided that if suitable candidates are not available equivalent to fulfill the above reservation, the condition of five year minimum period of residence shall not be insisted upon.
(b) The priorities in respect of the categories mentioned in item (a) above as declared by the Government vide G.O.Ms.No.254, HM&FW (E1) Department, dated 28.04.1993 and subsequent amendments thereto from time to time.
NOTE: The candidates claiming reservation benefits under the above categories shall produce original documents in support of their claim to the Committee for Admissions and he shall be entitled to refer the original documents of the candidates claiming reservation for scrutiny and confirmation to the following authorities:
(i) NCC … To the Director of NCC, Andhra Pradesh
(ii) Sports & Games … To the Vice-Chairman and Managing Director, Sports Authority of Andhra Pradesh (SAAP)
(iii) Physically
Handicapped … To the Medical Board Constituted by the Competent Authority.
(iv) CAP … To the Director, Sainik Welfare Department, Andhra Pradesh.
(4) Reservation of seats for women:
33 1/3% of seats are guaranteed for women candidates in each category. This regulation of guarantee shall not be applicable if women candidates is selected on merit in each category from 33 1/3% or more of the seats therein. When the number of women candidates falls short of this percentage, it shall be made up by replacing the last selected male candidate by women candidate in that category.
10. Fees
for Private Un-aided Minority Medical & Dental Colleges:
Orders will be issued separately, based on the recommendations of the committee constituted for the purpose.
( BY ORDER AND IN THE NAME OF THE GOVERNOR OF ANDHRA PRADESH)
S. BHALERAO
PRINCIPAL SECRETARY TO GOVERNMENT
To
The
Commissioner, Printing, Stationary & Stores Purchage (Printing Wing)
Dept.Chanchalaguda, Hyderabad. (With a request to publish the notification in
the AP. Extra-ordinary Gazette and supply 500 copies of the same to this dept.)
The Director
of Medical Education, A.P., Hyderabad.
The Registrar,
NTRUHS, Vijayawada.
The Principals
of all Private Medical/Dental Colleges in the State through Director of Medical Education,
Hyderabad.
The Director
of Health, A.P., Hyderabad.
All HODs under
the Control of HM&FW Department.
The Education
(EC) Department.
The President,
A.P.Private Medical & Dental Colleges Association, Flat No. , Reliance Towers, Opp: NTR
Stadium, Domalguda, Hyderabad.
Copy to:
The Secretary,
G.O.I,
Ministry of Health and F.W. Dept. of Health, New Delhi.
The Secy,
MCI/DCI, New Delhi.
The P.S. to
Prl.Secy. to CM.
SF/SCs.
Note: This G.O. is available in the Internet and can be accessed at the address http://aponline.gov.in/apgos.
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