Section 5(v) in The Bureau of Indian Standards (Recruitment to Administration, Finance and Other Posts) Regulations, 2007
(v)If post reserved for Scheduled Castes, Scheduled Tribes and Other Backward Classes are not filled on the basis of the criteria laid down in sub-regulation (iii), the candidates belonging to such category may be selected by giving relaxation as per Government guidelines to make-up the deficiency in the reserved quota, subject to suitability of these candidates for selection to the post concerned.
