Legal Question in Education Law in India

Regarding Selection

In a selection for Post of AE by municipal corporation No. of posts is 3 (2-unreserved, 1- reserved for schedule caste).

Procedure of recruitment- Indirect recruitment based on education, experience and performance in written exam.

Marks distribution-

Maximum marks - 100

(1) B.E. Marks - 60% of marks obtained in B.E.

(2) Masters Degree's Marks- 10

(3) Experience Marks- Maximum 20

(4) Written Exam's marks- Maximum 10

Candidate A, B and C achieved highest marks.

Cand. A belongs to general category and scored a total of 68 marks.

Cand. B belongs to and applied for post under Schedule Caste category. And got a total of 58.62 marks. Cand. B has taken benefit of reservation for admission in B.E, for admission in Masters Degree Course and also possesses work experience gained under a job reserved for SC category.

Cand. C belongs to general category and got a total of 58.25 marks.

Now the question is whether Cand. B should be selected under General category or the seat reserved for SC?

If Cand. B is selected under SC then Cand. C is also selected under the General Category.If Cand. B is selected under General category then some other candidate belonging to SC Category will get selected in place of Cand. C.


Asked on 3/17/09, 3:07 pm

1 Answer from Attorneys

Sudershan Goel India Law Offices of Sudershan Goel - Advocate

Re: Regarding Selection

The SC candidate should be selected within his category, if he has opted for the same.

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Answered on 3/17/09, 11:54 pm


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