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V. GUIDELINES FOR PROVIDING SCRIBE TO THE CANDIDATES WITH

BENCHMARK DISABILITY

Scribe facility shall be provided to the eligible candidates by NTA as per Government of India/NTA guidelines.

VI. DEPRIVATION POINTS

Details of Deprivation points awarded to candidates as applicable:-

Deprivation Points (upto a maximum of 12 points) are given to the candidates of the following categories:
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1. A candidate would get separate points for each educational level i.e. 10 / High School/ Matriculation/ 12
level/Intermediate, B.A./B.Sc. and M.A./M.Sc. from either a Quartile 1 or Quartile 2 District as given below:

Quartile 1 Marks
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Programme of *10 /12 UG
study applied for
UG. 6
PG 3 3

Quartile 2 Marks
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Programme of *10 /12 UG
study applied for
UG 4
PG 2 2
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*Note for 10 and 12 class quartile
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If 10 from Q1 and 12 from Q1 Then benefit of Q1 If 10 from Q1 and 12 from Q2 Then benefit of Q1 If 10
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from Q2 and 12 from Q1 Then benefit of Q1
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If 10 from Q2 and 12 from Q2 Then benefit of Q2

List of Districts quartile drawn from each state in the form of Quartile 1 & Quartile 2 by using the following four parameters as per the
provisional figures of the Census of India 2011 are listed below for information of intending candidates:

1. Percent female illiteracy;

2. Percent agricultural workers;
3. Percent rural population; and
4. Percentage of household having no latrine within the premises.

Candidates hailing from Districts of Quartile 1 or 2 (The Districts in which the candidates reside) and have passed and/or appearing
in their respective qualifying examination through Distant Education programme are also eligible for award of deprivation points, as
the case may be. They should indicate the State, District and District Code under respective column of the Application Form. They
should also indicate in respective Column of the application that they have passed and/or appearing in the qualifying examination
through Distant Education programme.

2. All Kashmiri Migrants are eligible for grant of 05 (five) deprivation points on production of registration documents from
the notified authorities certifying their Kashmiri Migrant Status.

3. All female/Transgender candidates are eligible for deprivation points as per details given below:

SC/ST/OBC(NCL)/PWD/Quartile
1/Quartile 2 7 deprivation points
Other Candidates (UR not falling under
5 Deprivation Points
either Quartile 1/Quartile 2)

NOTE: This benefit of deprivation points will be given only to UG/PG/COP/ADOP programmes except B.Tech., M.Sc.
(Biotechnology), M.Sc. (Computational and Integrative Sciences through GAT-B), MBA, DOP and Ph.D.
programmes.

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DETAILS OF THE STATE-WISE LISTS OF VARIOUS DISTRICTS OF QUARTILE 1 AND 2 DRAWN BY THE UNIVERSITY (As
per the provisional figures of the Census of India 2011)

State District Name & Code

Quartile 1 Distt. Code Quartile 2 Distt. Code
ANDHRA PRADESH Mahbubnagar 0101 Prakasam 0151
Srikakulam 0102 Adilabad 0152
Vizianagaram 0103 Nalgonda 0153
Kurnool 0154
Medak 0155
Anantapur 0156
Khammam 0157
Nizamabad 0158
Warangal 0159
Karimnagar 0160

ARUNACHAL PRADESH Kurung Kumey 0104 East Kameng 0251

Anjaw 0105 Upper Subansiri 0252
Changlang 0253
Tirap 0254
Upper Siang 0255

ASSAM Kokrajhar 0351

Chirang 0352
Dhemaji 0353
Baksa 0354
Darrang 0355
Dhubri 0356
Udalguri 0357
Karbi Anglong 0358
Morigaon 0369

BIHAR Madhepura 0401 Bhojpur 0451

Araria 0402 Rohtas 0452
Supaul 0403 Begusarai 0453
Purnia 0404 Bhagalpur 0454
Banka 0405
Saharsa 0406
Madhubani 0407
Katihar 0408
Kishanganj 0409
West Champaran 0410
Sheohar 0411
East Champaran 0412
Sitamarhi 0413
Samastipur 0414
Khagaria 0415
Jamui 0416
Nawada 0417
Darbhanga 0418
Arwal 0419
Kaimur 0420
Gopalganj 0421
Saran 0422
Vaishali 0423
Gaya 0424
Siwan 0425
Jehanabad 0426
Aurangabad 0427
Lakhisarai 0428
Buxar 0429
Muzaffarpur 0430
Sheikhpura 0431
Nalanda 0432

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State District Name and Code

Quartile 1 Distt. Code Quartile 2 Distt. Code
CHHATISGARH Bijapur 0501 Raigarh 0551
s Bastar 0502 Rajnandgaon 0552
Dantewada
Narayanpur 0503 Bilaspur 0553
Kabirdham (Formerly Kawardha) 0504 Dhamtari 0554
Bastar 0505 Koriya 0555
Surguja 0506 Korba 0556
Jashpur 0507
Mahasamund 0508
Kanker 0509
Janjgir - Champa 0510

GUJARAT Dahod 0601 Sabarkantha 0651

Narmada 0602 Patan 0652
Tapi 0603 Surendranagar 0653
Banaskantha 0604
Dang 0605
Panchmahal 0606

HARYANA Mewat 0701

HIMACHAL PRADESH Chamba 0851

Kullu 0852

JAMMU & KASHMIR Ramban 0901 Rajouri 0951

Reasi 0902 Poonch 0952
Kishtwar 0903 Doda 0953
Shopian 0954
Kulgam 0955
Udhampur 0956
Kathua 0957
Kupwara 0958

JHARKHAND Godda 1001 Koderma 1051

Garhwa 1002 Hazaribag 1052
Dumka 1003 Seraikela Kharsawan 1053
Latehar 1004
Chatra 1005
Gumla 1006
Khunti 1007
Pakur 1008
Simdega 1009
West Singhbhum 1010
Giridih 1011
Jamtara 1012
Sahibganj 1013
Palamu 1014
Lohardaga 1015
Deoghar 1016

KARNATAKA Yadgir 1101 Chamarajnagar 1151

Raichur 1102 Koppal 1152
Vijyapur 1153
Mandya 1154
Bagalkot 1155
Chitradurga 1156
Bidar 1157
Gulbarga 1158
Chikkaballapur 1159
Belgaum 1160
Gadag 1161
Tumkur 1162
Haveri District 1163
Hassan 1164

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State District Name & Code

Dquartile 1 Distt. Code Quartile 2 Distt. Code
MADHYA PRADESH Alirajpur 1201 Datia 1251
Jhabua 1202 Betul 1252
Dindori 1203 Balaghat 1253
Barwani 1204 Rewa 1254
Sheopur 1205 Anuppur 1255
Sidhi 1206 Damoh 1256
Tikamgarh 1207 Sehore 1257
Rajgarh 1208 Morena 1258
Shivpuri 1209 Neemuch 1259
Mandla 1210 Vidisha 1260
Panna 1211 Ratlam 1261
Singrauli 1212 Bhind 1262
Khargone (West Nimar) 1213 Chhindwara 1263
Ashok Nagar 1214 Katni 1264
Dhar 1215 Dewas 1265
Umaria 1216 Narsinghpur 1266
Shajapur 1217 Raisen 1267
Guna 1218 Satna 1268
Chhatarpur 1219 Burhanpur 1269
Seoni 1220 Harda 1270
Khandwa (East Nimar) 1221
Mandsaur 1222
Shahdol 1223

MAHARASHTRA Nandurbar 1301 Gadchiroli 1351

Jalna 1352
Hingoli 1353
Beed 1354
Osmanabad 1355
Parbhani 1356
Washim 1357
Dhule 1358
Nanded 1359
Yavatmal 1360
Buldhana 1361
Latur 1362

MEGHALAYA Jaintia Hills 1451

MIZORAM Lawngtlai 1551

NAGALAND Mon 1651

Kiphire 1652
Tuenseng 1653

ORISSA Nabarangpur 1701 Balasore 1751

Malkangiri 1702 Nayagarh 1752
Nuapada 1703 Kendrapara 1753
Kalahandi 1704 Bhadrak 1754
Rayagada 1705 Dhenkanal 1755
Koraput 1706 Ganjam 1756
Gajapati 1707 Jajpur 1757
Boudh (Bauda) 1708 Angul 1758
Kandhamal 1709
Debagarh (Deogarh) 1710
Mayurbhanj 1711
Balangir 1712
Subarnapur (Sonepur) 1713
Bargarh (Baragarh) 1714
Kendujhar (Keonjhar) 1715

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State State District Name & Code

Quartile 1 Distt. Code Quartile 2 Distt. Code
RAJASTHAN Pratapgarh 1801 Nagaur 1851
Banswara 1802 Udaipur 1852
Jalore 1803 Dholpur 1853
Barmer 1804 Alwar 1854
Jhalawar 1805 Pali 1855
Dungapur 1806 Churu 1856
Karauli 1807 Jodhpur 1857
Jaisalmer 1808
Chittorgarh 1809
Bundi 1810
Dausa 1811
Tonk 1812
Sawai Madhopur 1813
Baran 1814
Rajsamand 1815
Sirohi 1816
Bharatpur 1817
Bhilwara 1818

TAMIL NADU Ariyalur 1901 Perambalur 1951

Viluppuram 1952
Dharmapuri 1953
Tiruvannamalai 1954
Pudukkottai 1955
Krishnagiri 1956

UTTAR PRADESH Shravasti 2001 Ghazipur 2051

Balrampur 2002 Etah 2052
Bahraich 2003 Mahoba 2053
Siddharthnagar 2004 Unnao 2054
Gonda 2005 Azamgarh 2055
Maharajganj 2006 Shahjahanpur 2056
Kaushambi 2007 Ambedkar Nagar 2057
Chitrakoot 2008 Pilibhit 2058
Budaun 2009 Deoria 2059
Kushinagar 2010 Ayodhya 2060
Lalitpur 2011 Hamirpur 2061
Kanpur Dehat (Ramabai
Sitapur 2012 Nagar) 2062
Sant Kabir Nagar 2013 Mainpuri 2063
Barabanki 2014 Mirzapur 2064
Basti 2015 Ballia 2065
Lakhimpur Kheri 2016 Kannauj 2066
Hardoi 2017 Chandauli 2067
Sultanpur 2018 Sant Ravidas Nagar 2068
Raebareli 2019 Auraiya 2069
Hathras (Mahamaya
Pratapgarh 2020 Nagar) 2070
Kanshi Ram Nagar 2021 Farrukhabad 2071
Banda 2022 Jalaun 2072
Sonbhadra 2023 Gorakhpur 2073
Jaunpur District 2024 Rampur 2074
Fatehpur 2025 Jyotiba Phule Nagar 2075
Mau 2076
Etawah 2077

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State District Name & Code

Quartile 1 Distt. Code Quartile 2 Distt. Code
UTTARAKHAND Uttarkashi 2151
Bageshwar 2152
Rudraprayag 2153
Tehri Garhwal 2154
Almora 2155
Champawat 2156

WEST BENGAL Purulia 2201 Bankura 2251

Uttar Dinajpur 2202 Birbhum 2252
Malda 2253
Dakshin Dinajpur 2254
Paschim Medinipur 2255

Note: Reservation and Benefit of deprivation point are given on the basis of particulars furnished by the candidates in the
relevant field of the online application form. In case of failure to produce documentary evidence at the time of
admission/registration, the candidate will be declared as ineligible for admission. In case of submission of false
information by the candidate, his/her admission will be cancelled, ipso-facto.

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