Section 7(4)(b) in Andhra Pradesh Regulation of Admissions into Post Graduate Engineering Including Technology/Pharmacy/ Architecture and Planning Courses (through Graduate Aptitude Test in Engineering and Common Entrance Test) Rules, 2007
(b)6% of seats in each course in each Institution shall be reserved for the candidates belonging to 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 Caste and Scheduled Tribe 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.