Karnataka Reservation Category List 2024
Reservation is all about reserving access to seats in government jobs, educational institutions and legislatures to certain sections (SC, ST, BC, etc) of the population.
Karnataka Reservation Category List
- SC/ST/OBC – Advancement of Scheduled Castes (SC) and the Scheduled Tribes (ST) or any socially and educationally backward classes of citizens (E.g. OBC) or economically weaker sections (EWS) by article 15 (4), article 15 (5) and article 15 (6).
- EWS – Adequate representation of any backward class of citizens or economically weaker sections (EWS) in the services under the State by article 16 (4) and article 16 (6)
- Article 46 – The State shall promote with special care the educational and economic interests of the weaker sections of the people, in particular, of the Scheduled Castes and the Scheduled Tribes.
| Communities | Provisions |
|---|---|
| SC Left group | 6% has been awarded to the ‘SC Left’ group which consists of the most backward of communities including Madigas. |
| SC Right | The less backward ‘SC Right’ category, which has around 25 communities such as Holeyas, got 5.5% of the quota. |
| Touchable communities | Touchable communities such as Banjaras and Bhovis got 4.5%. |
| Other SC communities | Other SC communities got the remaining 1 %. |
The 17 Muslim communities that have been considered as OBCs in category 1 are Nadaf, Pinjar, Darvesh, Chapparband, Kasab, Phulmali (Muslim), Nalaband, Kasai, Athari, Shikkaligara, Sikkaligar, Salaband, Ladaf, Thikanagar, Bajigara, Johari and Pinjari.