Educational Institution, 22-two percent seats shall be reserved for the students belonging to Scheduled Castes; 6 percent seats shall be reserved for the students belonging to Scheduled Tribes; 10 percent seats shall be reserved for the persons belonging to Other Backward Classes of CategoryA and 7 percent seats shall be reserved for the students belonging to Other Backward Classes of Category-B. However, the act says that the reservation of seats in any Higher Educational Institution made under this act shall, under no circumstances, exceed beyond fifty percent of the total annual permitted strength of any such Institution for any particular academic session. The Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes (Reservation in Posts and Services) Bill, 2008 - The bill seeks to reserve a prescribed percentage of posts in the civil services for members of the Scheduled Castes (SC) and Scheduled Tribes (ST) in certain establishments. The establishments include any government department, any public sector undertaking or statutory authority constituted by a Central Act, a university established by a Central Act, government owned or aided primary, secondary schools and other educational institutions, any business owned or managed by the government, or any autonomous body receiving money from the Consolidated Fund of India. - The Bill increases the maximum age limit for direct recruitment to a post by 5 years for SC/STs. Qualifications regarding experience required for SC/STs, the qualifying standard on examinations, and any general standard of suitability for direct recruitment are all lowered if sufficient numbers of candidates from these communities are not available on the basis of general standards. Examination and application fees are reduced for SC/STs. The West Bengal Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes (Reservation of vacancies in Services and Posts) Act, 1976 The act provides for the reservation of vacancies in services and posts for the members of the Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes. The act extended to whole West Bengal for the members of the Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes who are backward classes of citizens are not adequately represented in the services and posts within the State. After the commencement of this Act all appointments to services and posts in an establishment which are to be filled up by direct recruitment shall be regulated subject to the other provisions of this Act- i) 22 percent of the vacancies shall be reserved for candidates belonging to Scheduled Castes and ii) 6 percent for candidates belonging to Scheduled Tribes. A candidate who claim to be a member of the Scheduled Castes or the Scheduled Tribes shall support his candidature by a certificate of identification in accordance with the provisions of the West Bengal Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes (Identification) Act, 1994. The West Bengal Backward Classes (Other than SC&ST) (Reservation in Services and Posts) Act 2012 The act makes provision for the reservation of appointments or posts in favour of any Backward Classes of citizens which in the opinion of the State is not adequately represented in the services under the State. After the commencement of this Act, all appointments to services and posts in establishments which are to be filled up by direct recruitment shall be regulated subject to the provisions of this Act- i) 10 percent of the vacancies shall be reserved for candidates belonging to the Other Backward Classes denoted as "Other Backward Classes Category A" category and ii) 7 percent of the vacancies shall be reserved for candidates belonging to the "Other Backward Classes Category B" category of the Other Backward Classes. A candidate who claims to be a member of either Other Backward Classes Category A or Other Backward Classes Category B category shall support his candidature by such certificate of identification to be issued by the competent authority.
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