Section 5 in The Punjab Agricultural University Act, 1961
5. Admission to the University.
(1)The University shall subject to the provisions of this Act and the Statutes, be open to all persons;Provided that nothing herein shall require the University to admit to any course of study a larger number of students than may be prescribed;(2)The State Government may direct that the university shall reserve in colleges seats for women or the scheduled castes and the scheduled tribes or such educationally backward classes of citizens as may be declared by the State Government in this behalf, and, where such direction has been given, the University shall make the reservation accordingly;Provided that no such person shall be entitled to be admitted to the University unless he or she meets the standards laid down by the University.
