Eligibility
 

The Karnataka government has issues a detailed notification which defines eligibility:
 

• Scheduled Class*

• Scheduled Tribe*

• Backward Classes

• Category I*

• Category II A*

• Category II B*

• Category III A*

• Category III B*

• Orphan

• Migrant and Street Children

• Child with Special Needs

• HIV infected/affected

 

Various caste/tribes constituting categories, shall be prescribed by the Social Welfare Department from time to timeWeaker Section

 

• Other castes and communities whose parent's/guardian's annual income is less than `3.5 lakhs (or the socially and educationally creamy layer as prescribed by the social welfare department)

Method

Out of the earmarked 25 percent of seats:

• 7.5 %                                                                         Scheduled Castes (S.C.)

• 1.5 %                                                                         Scheduled Tribes (S.T.)

The balance of 16% seats shall be provided to other categories of children belonging to disadvantaged group and children belonging to weaker sections living in the neighbourhood. 

If sufficient number of applications from children belonging to SC have not been received then those seats shall be filled among children belonging to ST and vice-versa. If the SC & ST quota remains unfilled then it will be added to remaining categories of 2(e) and 2(f) of the Rules. In case the seats earmarked for such other categories of children remain unfilled, those seats shall be filled from among children from Scheduled Caste and Scheduled Tribe. After exhausting all the applications of children residing in the neighbourhood, application of children from outside the neighbourhood shall be considered.