Section 4(11) in The University Grants Commission (Regulation of Admission and Fees in Private Non-Aided Professional Institutions) Regulations, 1997
(11)(i)At least 50 per cent of the seats in every professional institution shall be Free Seats and the remaining 50 per cent be Payment Seats.(ii)The criteria of eligibility and other conditions shall be the same in respect of both Free Seats and Payment Seats except that the higher fee is to be paid for Payment Seats.(iii)The management of a professional institution shall not be entitled to impose any additional eligibility criteria or conditions for admission either to Free Seats or Payment Seats.
