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8. It was contended on behalf of the respondent that the seats in MDS courses are limited and in the July 2013 session, only 5 seats were available in MDS degree course in different specialities. While, only one seat each was available in the specialities of Orthodontics, Conservative Dentistry, Oral & Maxillofacial Surgery respectively, 2 seats were available in the speciality of Prosthodontics. The respondent being a Central Educational Institution was required to reserve 27% seats for candidates belonging to OBC categories, 15% for candidates for Scheduled Castes and 7.5% seats for Scheduled Tribes. It was pointed out that as the number of seats in MDS were limited, it was not possible to provide reservation for all the reserved categories in each session. Accordingly, the respondent had adopted a method of giving points in proportion to the specified reservation. While, a seat was reserved in the event that the points available for any category exceeded +0.5, no reservation was provided in the event the available points were less than 0.5. The points available (either negative or positive were carried forward for determining reservation in the next session). It was submitted on behalf of the respondent that the percentage of reservation of seats as specified under the Act could be implemented in this manner. It was further contended on behalf of the respondent that the reservation as specified under Section 3 of the Act must be viewed at a macro level and implementing the same at micro level would create difficulties. All the Post Graduate Courses should be construed as a single class. If all the Post Graduate Courses were taken as a single branch of study, it had complied with the provisions of Section 3 of the Act.

JULY 2012 SESSION Speciality Total UR SC ST OBC Orthodontics 3 2 0 0 1 Prosthodontics 2 1 0 0 1 Conservative Dentistry 2 1 0 0 1 Oral & Maxillofacial Surgery 1 1 0 0 0 Grand Total 8 5 0 0 3 JANUARY 2013 SESSION Speciality Total UR SC ST OBC Orthodontics 1 0 1 0 0 Prosthodontics 1 1 0 0 0 Conservative Dentistry 2 1 1 0 0 Oral & Maxillofacial Surgery 1 0 0 0 1 Grand Total 5 2 2 0 1 JULY 2013 SESSION Speciality Total UR SC ST OBC Orthodontics 1 1 0 0 0 Prosthodontics 2 1 1 0 0 Conservative Dentistry 1 1 0 0 0 Oral & Maxillofacial Surgery 1 1 0 0 0 Grand Total 5 4 1 0 0

13. It can be seen from the above analysis that the respondent has been able to provide the prescribed reservations of 27%, 15% & 7.5% for candidates belonging to OBC, SC & ST categories respectively for admission in the Post Graduate degree courses for the July 2013 session in respect of the total seats available in that session. However, the respondent has not been able to provide the specified reservation for various categories in each speciality. This is on account of the fact that the number of seats available in each speciality is very limited and it is impossible to provide reservation for a fraction of a seat. The requirement of the specified reservations for the OBC category in the disciplines of Clinical Sciences and Basic Clinical Sciences for the July 2013 session have been met, as 27.77% seats in Clinical Sciences and 30.76% seats in Basic Clinical Sciences have been reserved for the OBC category in the July 2013 session. However, no reservation has been provided for the OBC category in MDS course. This is on account of the negative points, in respect of the specialities in Prosthodontics and Oral & Maxillofacial surgery, carried forward from previous session and inadequate points in the other two specialities.