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There shall be reserved twenty-seven per centum of the posts and services under the State, in case of direct recruitment, for Socially and Educationally Backward Classes subject to the exclusion of creamy layer : Provided that if a candidate belonging to the Socially and Educationally Backward Class is selected on his own merit while competing with others and secures an appointment, his appointment as such shall be shown against the post left unreserved and his appointment as such shall not be added to any post reserved for the Socially and Educationally Backward Classes and shall not be taken into consideration for working out the percentage of reservation meant for the Socially and Educationally Backward Classes.