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Allocation and reservation of seats.- Out of the total intake of seats in a professional educational institution,- (i) (a) in an aided institution, all Government seats shall be filled through the State Common Entrance Test Committee in accordance with section 3(6) subject to the reservation policy of the State Government; and (b) the remaining seats shall be general seats. (ii) (a) in an unaided non-minority institution fifty percent of the seats shall be reserved for candidates belonging to the Scheduled Castes, the Scheduled Tribes and Other Backward Classes from the State as notified by the State Government; and (b) the remaining seats shall be general category seats. Out of the general category seats upto fifteen percent may be filled by candidates belonging to the Non- Resident Indian quota: 1[and fifty percent of the remaining seats shall be filled by the Karnataka students]1 Provided that where the seats reserved for the Scheduled Castes, Scheduled Tribes and Other Backward Classes in an unaided non minority institution are left unfilled due to non-availability of the candidates, or where students of reserved categories leave after they select the seats, the same shall be filled by the candidates belonging to the same category out of the merit list of the Common Entrance Test conducted by the 2[State Common Entrance Test Committee or Common Entrance Test conducted by the Government of India or its agency as the case may be.]2 Provided further that if seats are remain unfilled even thereafter, such unfilled seats shall be filled from the student belonging to general merit on the basis of merit through the Common Entrance Test 3[XXX]3 (iii) (a) In an unaided minority professional educational institution, not less than sixty six percent of the seats shall be filled by minority students from within the State belonging to the minority community to which the institution belongs on the basis of interse merit in the merit list of the Common Entrance Test 3[XXX]3; and (b) the remaining seats shall be the general category seats. Out of the general category seats, upto fifteen percent may be filled by candidates belonging to the Non-Resident Indian Quota 1[and fifty percent of the remaining seats shall be filled by the Karnataka students]1 Provided that if any seats earmarked for the minority category in unaided institutions remain unfilled or where the students leave after selection of seat the same shall be filled by minority students of the same categories out of the merit list of the Common Entrance Test conducted by the State Common Entrance Test Committee 1[or the Government of India or its agency as the case may be]1: Provided further that if seats are remain unfilled even thereafter, such unfilled seats shall be filled from the student belonging to general merit on the basis of merit through the Common Entrance Test 3[XXX]3 (iv) Admission to all seats in a private unaided professional educational institutions including reserved or general category seats but excluding the seats which may be filled by Non-resident Indian candidates, shall be made on the basis of merit by following the procedure of Common Entrance test followed by centralized counseling conducted in the manner as 2[as may be prescribed]2