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The Institute shall be open to persons of either sex and or whatever race, creed, caste or class, and it shall not be lawful for the Institute to adopt or impose on any person any test whatsoever of religious belief or profession or political opinion in order to entitle him to be appointed as a teacher of the Institute or to hold any other office therein or to be admitted as a student of the Institute, or to graduate thereat, or to enjoy or exercise any privilege thereof: Provided that the Institute shall reserve fifty percent of the seats of its intake capacity for B. Tech Programme for the students of Odisha domicile for the purpose of admission and the seats so reserved for students of Odisha domicile shall be termed as ‘State Category seats’: Provided further that the Institute shall in consonance with the Government policies from time to time, reserve seats out of the State Category seats for admission for the members of the Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes or Socially and Educationally Backward Classes of citizens or Women or any other category of persons: Provided also that the institute may, in consonance with Government policies reserve posts for employment for the members of Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes or the Socially and Educationally Backward Classes of citizens or Women or any other category of persons. CHAPTER - III CHANCELLOR AND OFFICERS OF THE INSTITUTE