RESERVATION FOR RURAL CANDIDATES
15% of the Government seats will be reserved horizontally in favour of rural candidates who
have studied for 10 full academic years from 1st Standard to 10th Standard in educational
institutions situated in places in the State of Karnataka other than larger urban area, smaller
urban area or transitional area as mentioned in Karnataka Municipalities Act, 1964 or
Karnataka Municipal Corporations Act, 1976 in accordance with the Government Order No.
ED 01 TEC 2002, Bangalore, dated 01-02-2002 and the eligibility criteria shall be as defined
in the Karnataka Reservation of Appointments of Posts in the Civil services of the State for
Rural Candidates Act, 2000 (Karnataka Act 1 of 2001). The candidates whose parents do
not come under the creamy layer and the candidates who have studied TEN full academic
years from 1st Standard to 10th Standard in places other than the places mentioned in
Appendix – III will be eligible for claiming the benefit of Rural reservations. However, if the
candidates have studied in these places from 1st to 10th standard before the date of
notification as urban area, such candidates are eligible to claim rural reservation benefit.
15% of the Government seats will be reserved horizontally in favour of rural candidates who
have studied for 10 full academic years from 1st Standard to 10th Standard in educational
institutions situated in places in the State of Karnataka other than larger urban area, smaller
urban area or transitional area as mentioned in Karnataka Municipalities Act, 1964 or
Karnataka Municipal Corporations Act, 1976 in accordance with the Government Order No.
ED 01 TEC 2002, Bangalore, dated 01-02-2002 and the eligibility criteria shall be as defined
in the Karnataka Reservation of Appointments of Posts in the Civil services of the State for
Rural Candidates Act, 2000 (Karnataka Act 1 of 2001). The candidates whose parents do
not come under the creamy layer and the candidates who have studied TEN full academic
years from 1st Standard to 10th Standard in places other than the places mentioned in
Appendix – III will be eligible for claiming the benefit of Rural reservations. However, if the
candidates have studied in these places from 1st to 10th standard before the date of
notification as urban area, such candidates are eligible to claim rural reservation benefit.
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