GOVERNMENT OF ANDHRA PRADESH

ABSTRACT

HIGHER EDUCATION DEPARTMENT – ADMISSION OF STUDENTS INTO UNDER

GRADUATE COURSES IN ARCHITECTURE IN UNIVERSITY, UNAIDED NON-MINORITY
AND UNAIDED MINORITY PROFESSINAL INSTITUTIONS- THE ANDHRA PRADESH
REGULATION OF ADMISSIONS INTO UNDER GRADUATE PROFESSIONAL COURSES
IN ARCHITECTURE (B.ARCH AND OTHER RELATED COURSES) RULES, 2012 -
ORDERS –ISSUED.

HIGHER EDUCATION (EC.1) DEPARTMENT

G.O.Ms.No. 73 Dated: 25.09.2012

Read the following :-

1) G.O.Ms.No.34 Higher Education (EC.2) Dept dt: 07.04.04

2) G.O.Ms.No.60 Higher Education (EC.2) Department dt: 26.05.06
3) G.O.Ms.No.108 Higher Education (EC.2) Dept dt: 02.08.07
4) G.O.Ms.No.62 Higher Education (EC.2) Dept dt: 13.07.09

ORDER:

“The following notification will be published in the extra-ordinary issue of the

Andhra Pradesh Gazette dated:26.09.2012.

NOTIFICATION

In exercise of the powers conferred by sub section (1) of section 3 and

section 15 of the Andhra Pradesh Educational Institutions (Regulation of Admissions
and Prohibition of Capitation Fee) Act, 1983 (Andhra Pradesh Act No.5 of 1983) and
in supersession of the Andhra Pradesh Planning and Architecture Common Entrance
Test (PACET) for entry into 5-year B.Arch and 4-year B.Plng and other related
courses Rules, 2004 issued in G.O.Ms.No.34 Higher Education (EC.2) Department
dt: 07.04.2004 and the Andhra Pradesh Regulation of admissions into Under
Graduate Professional courses in Planning and Architecture (B.Arch, B.Planning and
other related courses) Rules, 2006 issued in G.O.Ms.No.60 Higher Education (EC.2)
Department dt: 26.05.2006 and as amended from time to time, the Governor of
Andhra Pradesh hereby makes the following Rules for Admission into Professional
Institutions imparting Under Graduate Professional courses in Architecture (B.Arch
and other related courses) in the State.
1. Short Title, applicability and commencement:
i) These rules may be called the ANDHRA PRADESH REGULATION OF
ADMISSIONS INTO UNDER GRADUATE PROFESSIONAL COURSES (IN
ARCHITECTURE (B.ARCH AND OTHER RELATED COURSES), RULES
2012
ii) .
iii) They shall apply to all University, Unaided Non-Minority/Minority Under
Graduate Professional Institutions imparting Under Graduate
Professional Courses in B.Arch and other related courses in the State.
iv) They shall come into force from the academic year 2012-2013.
2. Definitions:
(i) In these rules, unless the context otherwise requires:
(a) "Act" means the Andhra Pradesh Educational Institutions
(Regulation of Admissions and Prohibition of Capitation Fee) Act,
1983 (Andhra Pradesh Act No. 5 of 1983).
(b) “Admissions and Fee Regulatory Committee" (AFRC) means
Committee established and constituted by the Government for
regulating the admissions and for fixing the fees to be charged from
candidates seeking admission into Unaided Minority and Non-Minority
Professional institutions.
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(c) “Admission Committee” means the Committee empowered to

discharge functions as specified in these rules relating to admissions.
(d) “Association of colleges (AC)” means Association of colleges
formed with representatives of Managements of Private Unaided
Minority Institutions offering Architecture courses for the purpose of
conducting admissions into B.Arch course.
(e) “Competent Authority" means the Chairman, Andhra Pradesh
State Council of Higher Education
(f) “Concerned Minority” means the linguistic or Religious Minority
status accorded to the Minority Institution by the Government.
(g) “Convener of Architecture Admissions" means the Commissioner
/ Director of Technical Education or Senior Professor from Jawaharlal
Nehru Architecture & Fine Arts University or any other officer of such
rank, nominated by the Competent Authority for selection and
allotment of candidates for admission into Architecture Institutions
covered under Single Window (SW-I).
(h) “Convener of Architecture (AC) Admissions" means a person
nominated by the Association(s) of Unaided Professional Colleges for
selection and allotment of qualified candidates for admission into
Architecture Institutions covered under Single Window (SW-II).
(i) “Eligible Candidate" means the candidate who is eligible for
admission as per the eligibility criteria laid down in these rules.
(j) “Government" means State Government of Andhra Pradesh.
(k) “Inspecting Authority" means the Authority/Officer appointed by
the Admission and Fee Regulatory Committee for inspecting and
scrutinising the Admissions of the candidates made in the Un-aided
Professional Institutions offering Under Graduate Professional
courses in Architecture and other related courses.
(l) “Institutions" means, unless otherwise specifically mentioned, all
the Professional Institutions imparting Under Graduate Professional
courses in Architecture and other related courses.
(m) “Minority Professional Institution” means the Institution
imparting Professional Education established and administered for
and by the concerned Minority and recognized by the Government as
such.
(n) “NATA" means National Aptitude Test in Architecture (NATA)
administered by Council of Architecture, New Delhi.
(o) “Non-Resident Indian" (Non Resident Indian)/“NRI Sponsored
candidate” means a candidate born to a parent of Indian origin
residing outside the country or ‘ward’ of a person of Indian origin
residing outside the country, and who has passed the qualifying
examination or its equivalent.
(p) “Qualifying Examination" means the examination of the minimum
qualification passing of which securing at least not less than 50%
aggregate marks with Mathematics as subject (45% in case of
reserved categories) entitles one to seek admission into the 5-year
B.Arch course.
(q) “Qualified Candidate" means the candidate who passed the
qualifying examination and who obtained NATA score for admission
into B.Arch course and has been assigned State Architecture Rank
(SAR) in the Common merit list.
(r) “State Architecture Rank” means State Architecture Rank as
determined by the Convener, Architecture Admissions taking into
account both National Aptitude Test in Architecture score and marks
secured in the qualifying examination as prescribed in these rules.
(s) “Single Window System" means a system by which available seats
in all the Institutions are offered through Common Centralized
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Counselling or Decentralized Online Counselling to qualified

candidates in order of merit in the National Aptitude Test in
Architecture.
(t) “Single Window Admission” means Single Window System (SW-I)
operated by Convener Architecture Admissions and Single Window
System (SW-II) operated by Convener, Architecture (AC) Admissions
based on options exercised by the Managements of colleges for the
SW-I & SW-II as the case may be for admitting SAR holders.
(u) “State Council” means the Andhra Pradesh State Council of Higher
Education, constituted under the Andhra Pradesh Council of Higher
Education Act, 1988 (Andhra Pradesh Act No. 16 of 1988).
(v) “University" means the University concerned in which the particular
courses are offered.
(ii) Words and expressions used but not defined in these rules shall have
the same meaning assigned to them in the Andhra Pradesh Educational
Institutions (Regulation of Admission and Prohibition of Capitation Fee)
Act, 1993. (Andhra Pradesh Act 5 of 1983).
3. Eligibility Criteria for Admission:
The eligibility criteria for Admission into Under Graduate 5-year B.Arch course
shall be as mentioned below;
(i) The candidate should be of Indian Nationality
(ii) The candidate should satisfy ‘local’/’non-local’ status requirements
as laid down in the A.P. Educational Institutions (Regulation of
Admission) order, 1974, as subsequently amended.
(iii) The candidate should have passed the qualifying examination either
in,-
(a) 10+2 or equivalent and secured 50% marks (45% in case
of reserved categories) in aggregate with Mathematics as
subject. Or
(b) 10+3 Diploma (any stream) recognized by State
Government and secured 50% aggregate marks (45% in
case of reserved categories) in aggregate with Mathematics
as subject.
(iv) The candidates should also have secured State Architecture Rank
and satisfy other conditions as laid down in these rules.
(v) Provided that Category B seats shall be as specified in Rule 7 (ii)
(c) of these rules.
(vi) The vacant seats, if any, in B.Arch course shall be filled only with
candidates who secured SAR/score at Online NATA test conducted
by Council of Architecture and satisfied other conditions.
(vii) The candidates should satisfy local/non-local status requirement as
laid down in the Andra Pradesh Educational Institutions (Regulation
of Admissions) order, 1974 as subsequently amended for admission
into category A seats in Unaided Professional Institutions and for all
seats in University colleges.

4. Allotment of Seats:
(i) University colleges
All the sanctioned intake of seats in Under Graduate Professional
Institutions offering Architecture and other related courses in University
colleges shall be filled by the Convener, Architecture admissions. Such seats
shall be allotted to eligible candidates on the basis of State Architecture
Rank by following the provisions of the rules laid down hereunder.
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(ii) Unaided Non-Minority and Minority Professional

Institutions
(a) The seats allotted in each un-Aided Non Minority and Minority
Under Graduate Professional institutions for admission of
candidates under these rules shall be classified as;
(a) Category A seats
(b) Category B seats
(b) The Category A seats shall be 70% of sanctioned intake of seats in
B.Arch courses in Unaided Non Minority and Minority Professional
Institutions, which shall be filled with eligible candidates on the
basis of State Architecture Rank following the procedure and
reservations laid down in these rules hereunder.
(c) The Category B seats shall be 30% of the total intake of seats in
this course in respect of Unaided Non Minority and Minority
Professional Institutions, which shall be open for admission to all
the eligible candidates including candidates belonging to other
States and Union Territories of India and NRIs on merit basis,
following the provisions of Rule 7 (ii) (c ).
(d) In case of Minority Professional Institutions, the seats shall be filled
up by the eligible candidates of the concerned Minority, as a
percentage of total seats and should satisfy the minimum
percentage norm as prescribed by the Government while according
the minority status.
5. Preparation of the merit list and assigning State Architecture Rank
(SAR):
The Convener of Architecture Admissions shall follow the following in
preparing the merit list and assigning State Architecture Rank.
(i) SAR:
Weightage to qualifying examination and National Aptitude Test in
Architecture shall be as below for assigning State Architecture Rank.
(i) National Aptitude Test in Architecture for B.Arch - 50%
(ii) Qualifying examination – 50%
(As laid down in Rule 3 of these rules)
The Convener, Architecture Admissions shall call for the submission of
marks sheet of the qualifying examination from the candidates by way
of a notification immediately after publication of the results of the
qualifying examination or directly from the concerned Examination
Boards and by giving reasonable time frame which in any case shall
not be less than (15) days.
(ii) The merit list for admission into 5-year B.Arch Degree course shall
be prepared following the above criteria.
(iii) For the preparation of merit list in case of more than one candidate
scoring the same marks at National Aptitude Test in Architecture
and qualifying examination put together, the tie shall be resolved to
decide the relative SAR as follows:
(i) By considering the marks scored at National Aptitude Test in
Architecture.
(ii) By considering the percentage aggregate marks in the
qualifying examination.
(iii) If the tie still persists then it shall be resolved by taking
into consideration the age of candidate, giving the older
candidate priority.
(iv) The following rank lists shall be prepared by the Convener:
(a) State wide common merit list
(b) Region wise common merit list
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(c) Minority community merit list

(d) Community wise merit list
(e) Merit lists for physically challenged, NCC, Games &
Sports, Children of Ex-servicemen and for women both
State wide and Region wise
(v) Every candidate who has been assigned rank in the merit list shall
be issued rank card by the Convener. The rank card among other
things shall include the marks obtained at NATA besides 50% of the
aggregate marks secured by the candidate in the qualifying
examination and rank assigned in State wide merit, region wise
merit, community wise merit etc.

6. Method of Admission:
The general guidelines for the admission of candidates into Professional
Institutions offering B.Arch courses shall be as follows,-

i) The admissions into all the University colleges offering Under Graduate
B.Arch course shall be made through single window system in the
order of merit on the basis of State Architecture Rank.
ii) All the seats in the Unaided Non Minority/ Minority Institutions offering
Under Graduate Professional courses in B.Arch shall be filled as
follows:
a) All the Category A seats shall be filled by the respective
Institutions by admitting candidates as allotted by the
Convener, Architecture Admissions/Convener, Architecture
(AC) Admissions, as the case may be depending upon the
option exercised by the institution as per Rule 7 (ii) (a) of
these rules.
b) All the Category B seats shall be filled by the respective
Institutions on merit basis following the procedure laid down in
Rule 7 (ii) (c ) hereunder.
c) The admission of the candidates made in various Unaided Non
Minority and Minority Professional Institutions shall be subject
to scrutiny by the Inspecting Authority appointed for the
purpose.
iii) The Convener, Architecture Admissions/Convener, Architecture (AC)
Admissions shall allot candidates to Institutions in terms of Rules laid
down herein.
iv) The admissions shall be made in the order of merit on the basis of the
SAR.
v) The total number of candidates to be admitted in all the Professional
Institutions offering B.Arch shall not exceed the limits prescribed by All
India Council for Technical Education/Council of Architecture from time
to time.
7. PROCEDURE OF ADMISSIONS:

(i) Each Unaided Minority Institution who has opted for Social Welfare-
II shall indicate in writing to AFRC by a cutoff date specified by it,
as to whether the Institution would admit students through the
Single Window System to be operated by the Convener,
Architecture Admissions(Single Window-I) or Convener,
Architecture (AC) Admissions (Single Window-II).
(ii) The Procedure for admission of candidates through the single
windows operated by Conveners shall be as follows:

(a) To fill up 100% seats in case of University colleges and

Category A seats (70%) in Unaided Non Minority &
Minority Institutions who opted for admissions through
single window admissions (SW-I).
(1) The Committee for Admissions shall be constituted by the
Competent Authority with the following members to advise the
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Convenor, Architecture Admissions, in the matters relating to

admissions and on such other matters necessary for the smooth
conduct of admissions.

(A) Chairman of Andhra Pradesh State Council of Higher

Education. … (Chairman)
(B) Secretary of Andhra Pradesh State Council of Higher
Education.
(C) Convener, Architecture Admissions (Member
Convener).
(D) Professor in-charge of Computer / online systems in
admission camp.
(E) Two representatives of the Universities as nominated
by the State Council.
(F) Three representatives of the Private Unaided Technical
Institutions offering B.Arch course as nominated by the
State Council.
(G) Commissioner /Director of Technical Education or his
nominee.
(H) One special invitee nominated by the State Council.

(2) The Convener, Architecture Admissions shall call for the

submission of marks sheet of the qualifying examination from
the candidates by way of a notification immediately after
publication of results of the qualifying examination and by giving
a reasonable time frame for submission of the same which in
any case shall not be less than 15 days in special cases the
Convener shall also have the option of obtaining the marks of
qualifying examination of the candidates who possess NATA
score from concerned examination Boards.
(3) The merit lists for admission into 5-year B.Arch Degree course
shall be prepared by the Convener as per the procedure laid
down in these rules.
(4) (a) Merit list of eligible candidates for admission shall be
prepared on the basis of their SAR.

(b) For the preparation of merit lists in case of more than one
student scoring the same score at NATA and qualifying
examination put together the tie shall be resolved to decide the
relative rank as follows:

(i) By considering the NATA score and tie still continue

to persist then it shall be resolved by taking into
consideration the percentage of aggregate marks in
the qualifying examination and if it still persists it
shall be resolved by taking the age of the
candidate, giving the older candidate priority.

(5) The Convener shall prepare:

(a) State wide common merit list

(b) Region wise merit list
(c) Minority community merit list
(d) Community merit list
(e) Merit list for special categories of reservation
(PHC/NCC/Games & sports/CAP & women both state wide
and region wise)

(6) The Convener, Architecture Admissions shall prepare and notify

the schedule of admissions, venue, timings and all other
necessary details in at least three leading newspapers one each
in Telugu, Urdu and English, at least 8-10 days before the
commencement of counseling. The decision of the Admission
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Committee shall be final in issuing notification, the schedule and

procedure of counseling.
(7) The Convener, Architecture Admissions shall adopt
computerised Single Window system of Counselling either by
following centralized or decentralized Online Counselling or Web
based counselling at various centres for the convenience of the
Candidates and shall prepare the seat matrix of Unaided
Professional Institutions. He shall make all the necessary
arrangements for manpower, admission venue, drawing scrutiny
officers from other departments, fee collection, networking,
facilities for Online Counselling at various centres, mobilization
of software etc., in consultation with the Admission Committee.
(8) No Management of Unaided Non-Minority Professional Institution
shall issue notification and call for applications for admission
separately or individually except as provided in these rules.
(9) Candidates shall be called for counselling and provisional
allotment of Courses / Institutions shall be made in the order of
merit of SAR by following the Rules of Reservation issued by the
Government from time to time and G.O.Ms.No.550, Higher
Education Department dated: 30.7.2001 and such allotment is
only provisional.
(10) The selection of candidates and allotment of Courses /
Institutions in respect of Unaided Non-Minority Professional
Institutions shall be solely on the basis of merit as adjudged by
SAR subject to the condition that the candidate should have
passed the qualifying examination. However, mere appearance
at the Entrance Test and obtaining rank in the merit list does
not entitle a candidate to be considered for admission
automatically into any Course / Institution unless he / she also
satisfies the rules and regulations of admission prescribed by
the concerned University / Government including marks to be
obtained in the qualifying examination.
(11) Subject to the provisions of the clause (10) once a candidate
secures admission to a particular College / Institution based on
his / her option, no more claim for admission into other
Colleges, to any other kind of seat or any other course, be
entertained during that phase of admissions.
(12) The candidates admitted into Unaided Non-Minority Professional
Institutions offering courses in B.Arch shall pay at the time of
admission the fees payable per student per annum, as
prescribed by the AFRC/Government.
(13) Sliding shall be permissible between the single windows
operated by the Convener, Architecture Admissions and
Convener, Architecture (AC) Admissions in case of Unaided
Minority Institutions for admission of candidates on the basis of
SAR.
(14) The Convener, Architecture Admissions shall handover the
vacant seats, if any to the Institutions concerned after
conducting the counseling till the last SAR.
(15) The institution shall fill, on merit basis, such vacant seats
handed over by the Convenor of Admissions duly on merit basis
following the rules of reservation as provided in these rules.
Such seats in case of Unaided Minority Institutions shall be first
filled with eligible candidates belonging to the concerned
Minority and then with eligible candidates belonging to other
than the concerned Minority.
(16) The Institution shall obtain ratification from the Competent
Authority for all the admissions conducted by it.
(17) The Convener, Architecture Admissions shall prepare the final
list of candidates, admitted Institution-wise and send the same
to Concerned Universities, Institutions and AFRC.
(18) The Competent Authority in consultation with the Admission
Committee shall fix the cut off dates for each stage of
admissions.
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(19) All the candidates called for Counselling shall produce the
specified original documents along with duly attested
photocopies and the Convenor, Architecture Admissions shall be
entitled to cause verification of all the documents produced by
the candidates.

(b) (I) Association of colleges – formation and its functions:

(a) There may be a separate Association of colleges (AC) recognized
by Andhra Pradesh State Council of Higher Education representing
all the Private Architecture colleges.
(b) The Secretary of Association of colleges formed shall intimate
their formation, rules and byelaws and the names of Office
Bearers and Member colleges to the Competent Authority and
AFRC before a date stipulated by the Competent Authority. The
State Council shall accord recognition to the Association (s) who
submit the above particulars and documents before the stipulated
date.
(c) Irrespective of the number of Associations recognized under
clause above they can conduct admissions through only single
window of admissions (SW-II). AFRC shall issue notification
inviting options from the Managements of all the Private colleges
for admitting their students either SW-I or SW-II.
(d) The option of choosing between SW-I or SW-II shall be exercised
by the Managements of the Private Unaided colleges for the
Convener seats only and shall intimate in writing before a
stipulated date to the Competent Authority and AFRC. In case of
failure on the part of any management to exercise their option it
shall be construed that they shall admit the candidates into their
colleges for the seats only through SW-I.
(e) A committee for Architecture (AC) Admissions conducting SW-II
admissions shall be constituted by the Association of colleges with
eminent members and academicians representing Architecture. A
member of this committee shall be appointed as Convener of the
Committee to discharge various functions as assigned by the
Committee.

(II) To fill up Convener seats in un Aided Minority Institutions who

have opted for admissions based on State Architecture Rank
through SW-II window
(1) The Convener, Architecture (AC) Admissions shall collect lists of SAR
qualified candidates prepared by the Convener, Architecture
Admissions.
(2) The Convener, Architecture (AC) Admissions shall prepare and notify
the schedule for admissions, venue, timings and all other necessary
details in at least three leading newspapers one each in Telugu, Urdu
and English, at least 8-10 days before the commencement of
counselling. The decision of the Committee for Architecture (AC)
Admissions shall be final in issuing notification, schedule and
procedure of counselling.
(3) The Convener, Architecture (AC) Admissions shall adopt
computerised Single Window system of Counselling either by
following centralized or decentralized Online Counselling at various
centers for the convenience of the Candidates and shall prepare the
seat matrix of Unaided Minority Professional Institutions. He shall
make all the necessary arrangements for manpower, admission
venue, drawing scrutiny officers from other departments, fee
collection, networking, facilities for Online Counselling at various
centres, mobilization of software etc., in consultation with the
Admission Committee.
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(4) No management of un aided Minority Professional Institutions

shall issue notification and call for applications for admission
separately or individually except as provided in these rules.
(5) Concerned minority shall be called for counselling and provisional
allotment of Courses / Institutions shall be made by observing the
rules of reservation as laid down in these rules firstly in the order of
SAR merit, secondly in the order of NATA score and thirdly in the
order of merit assigned in the qualifying examination.
(6) Vacant seats, if any, at the end of the above counseling process shall
be filled up by single window counseling by inviting candidates, other
than the concerned minority, in the order of SAR merit.
(7) The selection of minority candidates and allotment of Courses/
Institutions in Professional Institutions, shall be solely on the basis of
State Architecture Rank merit and following the sequential order as
provided under clause (5) above subject to the condition that the
candidate should have passed the qualifying examination. However,
mere appearance at the Entrance Test and obtaining SAR does not
entitle a candidate to be considered for admission automatically into
any Course / Institution unless he / she also satisfies the rules and
regulations of admission prescribed by the concerned University /
Government including marks to be obtained in the qualifying
examination.
(8) Once a candidate secures admission to a particular College /
Institution based on his / her option, no more claim for admission
into other Colleges, to any other kind of seat or any other course, be
entertained during that phase of admissions.
(9) The candidates admitted into Unaided Minority Professional
Institutions offering B.Arch shall pay at the time of admission the
fees payable per student per annum as prescribed by the Admission
and Fee Regulatory Committee.
(10) Sliding shall be permissible between the single windows operated by
the Convener, Architecture Admissions and Convener, Architecture
(AC) Admissions in case of Unaided Minority Institutions that have
opted for SW-I and SW-II respectively for admission of candidates.
(11) The Convener, Architecture (AC) Admissions shall handover the
vacant seats, if any to the Institutions concerned only after
conducting single window counselling as provided for under clause
(5) above.
(12) The vacant seats handed over by the Convener shall be notified
and filled by the institutions on merit basis following the rule of
reservation as provided under these rules. Such seats shall be
first filled with eligible candidates belonging to the concerned
minority and then with eligible candidates belonging to other
than the concerned minority.
(13) The private unaided minority institution shall obtain ratification
from the Competent Authority for all the admissions conducted by
the Institution.
(14) The Convener, Architecture (AC) Admissions shall prepare the final
list of candidates, admitted course-wise and Institution-wise and
send the same to concerned Universities, Institutions and AFRC.
(15) The Competent Authority in consultation with the Committee of
Architecture (AC) Admissions shall fix the cut off dates for each stage
of admissions.
(16) All the candidates called for Counselling shall produce the specified
original documents along with duly attested photocopies and the
Convenor, Architecture (AC) Admissions shall be entitled to cause
verification of all the documents produced by the candidates.
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(c)To fill up category – B seats (30%) into Unaided Minority /Non

Minority Institutions:

(1) The Institutions shall notify all the details of seats available under
this category and conduct the admissions in a fair transparent and
non-exploitative manner.
(2) The NRI Seats (not exceeding 5% of the sanctioned intake in each
course) shall be filled on merit basis with NRI candidates who have
passed the qualifying examination with not less than 50% of
aggregate marks or cumulative Grade Point average (CGPA)
equivalent to 5 on scale of 10.
(3) The left over seats shall be filled on merit basis by the Management
of the Architecture Colleges with candidates from other states and
Union Territories of India who have passed the qualifying
examination and secured score in NATA Test.
(4) The vacant seats still exists, may be filled on merit basis only with
eligible candidates who secured SAR/All India Common Entrance
Test.
(5) The Institution shall obtain ratification from the competent
Authority for all the admissions conducted under Category B seats
by the Institution.
(6) After scrutiny the competent Authority shall send the ratified list of
candidates from outside the State, NRIs and others admitted by the
College to the University concerned and also to the respective
Institutions.
8. Rules of Reservation for admission:
All the seats in the University Colleges and category A seats in un aided
Non-Minority and Minority colleges offering Under Graduate B.Arch course
shall be reserved, to the following categories in Admissions.
(i) Region-wise reservation of seats:
Admission to 85% of the seats in each course shall be reserved
for the local candidates and the remaining 15% of the seats
shall be un-reserved seats as specified in the Andhra Pradesh
Educational Institutions (Regulations and Admissions) Order,
1974 as subsequently amended.
EXPLANATION: For purpose of these rules,-
(a) Local Areas means:
(1) The part of the State comprising the districts of Adilabad, Hyderabad
(including Twin Cities) Ranga Reddy, Karimnagar, Khammam, Medak,
Mahaboobnagar, Nalgonda, Nizamabad and Warangal shall be
regarded as the Local Area for the purpose of admission to the
Osmania University, the Kakatiya University and the Telangana
University and to any other educational institutions (other than a
state-wide university or state-wide educational institution) which is
subject to the control of the State Government and is situated in that
part.
(2) The part of the State Comprising the districts of Srikakulam,
Vizianagaram, Visakhapatnam, East Godavari, West Godavari,
Krishna, Guntur and Prakasam shall be regarded as the Local Area
for the purpose of admission to the Andhra University, the Acharya
Nagarjuna University and Adikavi Nannaya University and to any
other educational institutions (other than a state-wide university or
state-wide educational institution) which is subject to the control of
the State Government and is situated in that part.
(3) The part of the State Comprising the districts of Anantapur, Kurnool,
Chittoor, Kadapa and Nellore shall be regarded as the Local Area for
the purpose of admission to the Sri Venkateswara University, the Sri
Krishnadevara University and the Yogi Vemana University and to any
other educational institutions (other than a state-wide university or
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state-wide educational institution) which is subject to the control of

the State Government and is situated in that part.
(b) The Local Candidate means:
(1) A candidate for admission shall be regarded as a local candidate in
relation to a local area-
(A) If he/she has studied in educational Institution or educational
Institutions in such local area for a period of not less than four
consecutive academic years ending with the academic year in
which he/she appeared or as the case may be, first appeared in
the relevant qualifying examination, or
(B) Where, during the whole or any part of the four consecutive
academic years ending with the academic year in which he/she
appeared or, as the case may be, first appeared for the relevant
qualifying examination, he/she has not studied in any educational
Institutions, if he/she has resided in that local area for a period of
not less than four years immediately preceding the date of
commencement of the relevant qualifying examination in which
he/she appeared or, as the case may be, first appeared.
(2) A candidate for admission to the Course who is not regarded as
local candidate under clause (A) in relation to any local area shall-
(A) If he has studied in educational Institutions in the State for a period
of not less than seven consecutive academic years ending with the
academic year in which he/she appeared or, as the case may be,
first appeared for the relevant qualifying examination be regarded as
a local candidate in relation to-
(i) Such local area where he/she has studied for the maximum
period out of said period of seven years, or
(ii) Where the period of his/her study in two or more local areas
are equal, such local area, where he/she has studied last in
such equal period, or
(B) If, during the whole or any part of seven consecutive academic years
ending with the academic year in which he/she appeared or, as the
case may be, first appeared for the relevant qualifying examination,
he/she has not studied in the educational Institutions in any local
area, but has resided in the State during the whole of the said period
of seven years, be regarded as a local candidate in relation to,-
(i) Such local area where he/she has resided for the maximum
period out of the said period of seven years, or
(ii) Where the periods of his/her residence in two or more local
areas are equal, such local area where he/she has resided last
in such equal periods.
(3) The following categories of candidates are eligible to apply for
admission to the remaining 15% of un-reserved seats:
(A) All the candidates eligible to be declared as local candidates.
(B) Candidates who have resided in the State for a total period of 10
years excluding periods of study outside the State or either of
whose parents have resided in the State for a total period of ten
years excluding period of employment outside the State.
(C) Candidates who are children of parents who are in the
employment of this State or Central Government, Public Sector
Corporations, Local Bodies, Universities and other similar quasi-
public Institutions, within the State.
(D) Candidates who are spouses of those in the employment of the
State or Central Government, Public Sector Corporations, Local
Bodies, Universities and Educational Institutions recognized by
the Government or University OR other competent authority and
similar quasi Government Institutions within the State.
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(E) If a local candidate in respect of a local area is not available to fill

any seat reserved or allocated in favour of a local candidate in
respect of that local area, such seat shall be filled if it had not
been reserved.
NOTE: For details, see the Andhra Pradesh Educational Institutions (Regulations of
Admission) Order, 1974 as subsequently amended.
(ii) All seats in University colleges and category A seats in Unaided Non
Minority institutions offering B.Arch shall be reserved in favor of
SC/ST/BC categories as follows:
(a) 15% of seats in each course in each institution shall be reserved for
the candidates belonging to Scheduled Castes.
(b) 6% of seats in each course in each Institution shall be reserved for
the candidates belonging to the scheduled Tribes. The seats reserved
for scheduled Tribes shall be made available to scheduled Castes and
Vice-versa, if qualified candidates are not available in the category. If
qualified candidate belonging to Scheduled Castes and Scheduled
Tribes communities are not available the left over seats reserved for
them shall be treated as unreserved seats and shall be filled by the
candidates of General pool.
(c) 29% of seats in each course in each institution shall be reserved for
the candidates belonging to the Backward classes and shall be
allocated among the four groups of Backward classes as shown
below:
GROUP 'A' - 7%
GROUP 'B' - 10%
GROUP 'C - 1%
GROUP 'D' - 7%
GROUP ‘E’ - 4%
If qualified candidates belonging to Backward class of a particular
group are not available, the leftover seats can be adjusted for the
candidates of next group. If qualified candidates belonging to Backward
classes are not available to fill up the 29% seats reserved for them, the
left over seats shall be treated as unreserved and shall be filled up with
candidates of General pool.
No candidate seeking reservation for admission under the above
categories be allowed to participate, in the Counseling for admission
unless he produces the Integrated Community Certificate prescribed by
the Govt., and issued by the Revenue Authorities in the Government (vide
G.O. Ms. No: 58, Social Welfare (J), Dept., Dated: 12-5-1997)
(iii) The following reservations in admissions shall be applicable to
University colleges and Private Unaided Non Minority Institutions
offering B.Arch in respect of Category- A seats in accordance with
consensus arrived at between Private Unaided Professional
Institutions and the Government:

(1) Reservation for Special Categories:

a) There shall be horizontal reservation in each category (OC, BC,SC, ST)
in each course of an institution, for the following categories, to the
extent indicated against them,
(i) Physically Handicapped (PH) - there shall be 3% (three
percent) horizontal reservation in each category (OC, BC,
SC, ST) for Visually handicapped / hearing impaired /
Orthopaedically Handicapped (each 1%) (one percent).
(ii) Children of Armed Forces Personnel (CAP) - 2% (two
percent) for the children of armed persons i.e. Ex-
Servicemen, Defence Personnel including the Children of
Border Security Force and the Central Reserve Police Force
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residing in Andhra Pradesh for a minimum period of 5

years.
(iii) National Cadet Corps (NCC) - 1% (one percent) for
National Cadet corps candidates.
(iv) Sports and Games (SP) - 1/2 % (half percent) for sports
and Games candidates.
If qualified candidates belonging to NCC / SP / CAP
categories are not available, the seats shall not be filled.
Note: The candidates claiming reservation benefits under
the above categories shall produce original documents in
support of their claim to the Convenor of Admissions and
he shall be entitled to refer the original documents of the
candidates claiming reservation for scrutiny and
confirmation, to the following authorities.

(A) NCC - To the Director of NCC, Andhra Pradesh

(B) Sports & Games - To the Vice-Chairman and Managing
Director ,Sports Authority of Andhra
Pradesh (SAAP)
(C) Physically handicapped - To the Director, Medical & Health Services,
A.P.
(D) CAP - To the Director, Sainik Welfare Board, A.P.

b) The priorities in respect of the special categories mentioned above

shall be in accordance with Government Orders issued from time to
time.
(2) Reservation of seats for women:
There shall be a reservation of 33 1/3% of seats in favour of women
candidates in each course and in each category (OC /
SC/ST/BC/PH/CAP/Sports).
The above reservation shall not be applicable if women candidates
selected on merit in each category exceeds 33 1/3%.
If sufficient number of women candidates are not available in the
respective categories those seats shall be diverted to the men candidates of
the same category.
9. Funds for the conduct of the Admissions:
(a) Adequate funds shall be generated to meet the counseling
expenditure by levying reasonable charges from the
candidates appearing for the counseling as specified by the
Admission Committee and shall be credited into the account of
the Secretary, Andhra Pradesh State Council of Higher
Education, Hyderabad.
(b) The Convener, Architecture Admissions shall draw advances
from the Andhra Pradesh State Council of Higher Education to
meet expenditure for items/services connected with
Architecture admissions and submit accounts to the local fund
audit and on closure of admissions report thereof be submitted
to the Andhra Pradesh State Council of Higher Education,
Hyderabad.

10.FEE for Professional Institutions offering B.Arch course:

i) "The fee payable per student per annum for each discipline in each
institution shall be as prescribed by the Admission and Fee Regulatory
Committee.
ii) The fee prescribed and collected from Non Resident Indian/Non
Resident Indian sponsored candidates in excess of the fees prescribed
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for Non NRI candidates under category B shall be utilized for benefiting
the students from economically weaker sections of the society whose
eligibility criteria shall be notified by the Government. The mechanism
for extending such benefit to the students belonging to economically
weaker sections shall be as prescribed by the Admission and Fee
Regulatory Committee.
iii) The Government may notify specific Fee Waiver Scheme (s) with the
approval of Admission and Fee Regulatory Committee for benefiting
the disadvantageous sections of society.
11.Penalty for violation of rules:
In case of violation of Admission rules laid herein by any private
institution thereby resulting in making irregular admissions such institutions
shall be liable for penalty or cancellation of affiliation of the university
concerned or for referring the matter to apex bodies like Council of
Architecture/All India Council of Architecture disqualifying the college from
making admissions in future.

(BY ORDER AND IN THE NAME OF THE GOVERNOR OF ANDHRA PRADESH)

M.G.GOPAL,
PRINCIPAL SECRETARY TO GOVERNMENT
To
The Commissioner of Printing, Stationary and stores, purchase Department,
Hyderabad (with a request to publish Gazettee and supply 500 copies immediately)
The Secretary, A.P., State council of Higher Education, Hyderabad.
The Commissioner of Technical Education, Andhra Pradesh, Hyderabad.
The Registrars of all the Universities in the State.
Copy to:
The Law (A) Department.
The Special Secretary to Chief Minister.
The P.S. to Hon’ble Deputy Chief Minister.
The P.S. to Principal Secretary (HE)
SF/SC-2

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 GOVERNMENT OF ANDHRA PRADESH
ABSTRACT
Higher Education – Guidelines for implementation of Reservation for Economically
Weaker Sections(EWSs)-Admissions to Higher Education Institutions-Orders Issued.
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HIGHER EDUCATION (E.C ) DEPARTMENT

G.O.MS.No. 39 Dated: 30-07-2019

Read the following:

1. From the MHRD, Dept of Higher Education, GOI, Letter No.12-4/2019-

U1, Dated: 17.1.2019.
2. G.O.Ms.No.60, BC Welfare (F) Dept., Dt.27.07.2019.

ORDER:

1. In accordance with the provisions of the Constitution (One hundred and

third Amendment) Act, 2019, and the reference of Ministry of Social Justice and
Empowerment vide O.MNo.20013/01/2018-BC-II, Dated:17.1.2019, enabling
provisions of reservations for the Economically Weaker Sections (EWSs) who are
not covered under the existing scheme of reservations for the Scheduled Castes,
the Scheduled Tribes and the Socially and Educationally Backward Classes it has
been decided to provide reservation in admission to educational institutions subject
to a maximum of ten percent of the total seats in each category. This would not
apply to the minority education institutions referred to in clause (1) of Article 30
of the Constitution of India .

2. The provision of reservation to the Economically Weaker Sections shall be in

accordance with the directions contained in the O.MNo.20013/01/2018-BC-II,
Dated: 17.1.2019 of the Ministry of Social Justice & Empowerment, GOI, New
Delhi.

3. Persons who are not covered under the existing scheme of reservations for
the Schedule castes, the Schedule Tribes and the Socially and Educationally
Backward Classes and whose family has gross annual income below Rs.8.00 lakhs
are to be identified as Economically Weaker Sections (EWSs) for the benefit of
reservation. Family for this purpose will include the person who seeks benefit of
reservation, his/ her parents and siblings below the age of 18 years as also his/ her
spouse and children below the age of 18 years. The income shall include income
from all sources i.e. salary, agriculture, business, profession, etc., and it will be
income for the financial year prior to the year of application. Also persons whose
family owns or possesses any of the following assets shall be excluded from being
identified as EWSs, irrespective of the family income:

I. 5 acres of Agricultural Land and above.

II. Residential flat of 1000 sq.ft and above.
III. Residential plot of 100 sq. yards and above in notified
municipalities.
IV. Residential plot of 200 sq. yards and above in areas other than
the notified municipalities.

4. Every Educational Institution shall increase the number of seats over and
above its annual permitted strength in each branch of study or faculty so that
the number of seats available, excluding those reserved for the persons belong to
the EWSs, is not less than the number of such seats available, in each category,
for the academic session immediately preceding the date of the coming into
force of the office Memorandum of MHRD, GOI 1st cited.

5. Govt after careful examination of the matter have hereby decided to

implement the above said provisions in accordance with 103rd Constitutional
Amendment Act, 2019 and the guidelines issued by Govt., of India vide Office
Memorandum F.No.36039/1/2019-Estt(Res.) Dated: 19.01.2019. and the
guidelines issued by the Ministry of HRD, GOI, vide F.No.12-4/2019-U1,
Dated:17.01.2019. The guidelines relevant for current academic year 2019-
2020, in regard to the subject matter consistent with 103rd Constitutional
Amendment, would read as under:

Contd….//2//
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a. All Castes which are not covered under any reservation category
(SC/ST/BC) are entitled to avail of the reservation facility under EWS
Category.

b. The students admitted under EWS Category will be adjusted against the 10
percent of the sanctioned seats granted additionally, as is followed by the
Government of India. However, 1/3rd (33 1/3) of the seats enhanced for the
purpose of accommodating the EWS Category students shall be
earmarked to women among them.

c. The model format of the EWS Certificate prescribed by Government of

India i n A n n e x u r e - I v i d e t h e i r 0 . M . N o . 3 6 0 3 9 / 1 / 2 0 1 9 - E s t t .
( R e s ) , Dated: 31-1-2019 shall be followed along with the conditions
referred in para 2 above.

d. The persons seeking the benefit of reservation under EWS category shall
obtain the necessary EWS Certificate issued by the Tahsildar concerned.

e. The eligibility conditions for a person to avail of the facility Of EWS

reservation are the same as fixed by the Government of India as referred in
Para 2 above:

6. In this regard, every educational institution in AP shall increase the number

of seats over and above its annual permitted strength in each branch of study or
faculty from the academic year 2019-20. Further, the number of seats available,
excluding those reserved for the persons belonging to the EWSs, should not be
less than the number of seats that were available in each category, for the
previous academic session of 2018-19.

7. The Scheme for implementing the reservation for the EWSs shall be displayed
on the website for every educational institution immediately.

8. The Secretary, A.P. State Council of Higher Education (APSCHE),

Commissioner, Technical Education, Commissioner of Collegiate Education, Vice
Chancellors of all State Universities and Vice Chancellor, Rajiv Gandhi University of
Knowledge Technologies (RGUKTs) are requested to ensure compliance to these
instructions.

(BY ORDER AND IN THE NAME OF THE GOVERNOR OF ANDHRA PRADESH)

J.S.V.PRASAD
SPL.CHIEF SECRETARY TO GOVERNMENT

To
The Spl. Commissioner of Technical Education, AP, Vijayawada
The CCE, A.P.Vijayawada.
The Secretary, APSHCE, Tadepalli.
All VC of State Universities in AP
The Vice Chancellor, RGUKT,
Copy to:
The PS to Spl.C.S, AH, DD & F Dept,
The PS to Prl. Secy, Agriculture Dept
The PS to Prl. Secy, HM&FW Dept
The PS to Spl. C.S, HE Dept.
The Law ( B) Dept.
The Registrars of Agriculture, Veterinary and Health Universities in the State.

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