ANDHRA PRADESH EDUCATIONAL INSTITUTIONS
(REGULATION OF ADMISSIONS) ORDER, 1974-
CONSOLIDATED AND COMPREHENSIVE
INSTRUCTIONS
[G.O. P. No. 646, dated 10th July, 1979]
Read :-1. G.O. Ms. No. 453, General Administration (SPF-B) Department,
dt.3-7-1974. .
2. G.O. P. No. 628, Edn. Dept., dt. 25-7-1974.
3. G.O. Ms. No. 749, Edn.. Dept., dt. 22-8-1974.
4. G.O. Ms. No. 991, Edn. Dept., dt. 18.8-1975.
5. G.O. Ms. No. 986, Edn. (C) Dept., dt. 21-10-1976.
6. G.O. Ms. No. 1106, Edn. (C) Dept., dt. 10-12-1976.
7. G.O. Ms. No. 1107, Edn; (C) Dept., dt. 10-12-1976.
8. Circular Govt. Memo. No. 4/ARC & S/77-1, General
Administration (ARC & S) Dept., dt..25-2-1977.
9. Govt. Memo. No. 2183/Wl/77-2, dt. 26-12-1977.
ORDER :-In exercise of the powers conferred by clauses (1) and (2) of
Article 371-D of the Constitution of India, the President has made, with
respect to the State of Andhra Pradesh, the Andhra Pradesh Educational
Institutions (Regulation of Admissions) Order, 1974. This Presidential Order
was published at pages 1383 to 1386 of the Gazette of India, Extraordinary,
Part II, Section 3, sub-section (i) dated the 1st July, 1974. It had come into
force on the same day. The Order was republished in Andhra Pradesh
Gazette, Extraordinary, dated the 3rd July, 1974, through the Government
Order first read above. A copy of the Order, as amended up-to-date is
appended.
2. The Andhra Pradesh Educational Institutions (Regulation of
Admissions) Order, 1974 provides for reservation of seats in favour of local
candidates in courses of study provided by the Universities and other
educational institutions subject to the control of the State Government.
Paragraph 9 of the Order lays down that the provisions of that Order shall
have effect notwithstanding anything contained in any statute ordinance,
rule, regulation or other order (whether made before or after the
commencement of the Order) in respect of admissions to any University or
any other educational institutions subject to the control of the State
Government. Paragraph 10 of the said Order, however, declares that nothing
in the Order shall affect the operation of any provisions made by the State
Government or other competent authority (whether before or after the
commencement of the Order) in respect of reservations in the matter of
admission to any University or other education Institution in favour or
women, socially and educationally backward classes of citizens, the Scheduled
Castes and the Scheduled Tribes in so far as such provisions are not
inconsistent with the Order.
3. After the coming into force of the above Presidential Order, with
effect from 1-7-1974, admissions to the educational institutions in the entire
State are to be made in the light of the provisions of the said Order. According
to Paragraph 4 of the Order a candidate for admission to any course of study
shall be regarded as a local candidate in relation to a local area,-
(a) If he has studied in an educational institution or educational
institutions in such local area for a period of not less than four
consecutive academic years ending with the academic year in
which he appeared or, as the case may be, first appeared in the
relevant qualifying examination; or
(b) where during the whole or any part of the four consecutive
academic years ending with the academic year in which he
appeared or, as the case may be, first appeared for the relevant
qualifying examination, he has not studied in any educational
institution, if he has resided in that local area for a period of not
less than four years immediately preceding the date of
commencement of the relevant qualifying examination in which
he appeared, or, as the case may be, first appeared.
4. It must be noted that para 4 (a) as extracted above covers the
cases of those candidates who studied in an educational institution or
educational institutions for a period of not less than four consecutive academic
years ending with the academic year in which he appeared or, as the case
may be, first appeared in the relevant qualifying examination, while para 4
(b) applies to the case of other candidates. For purposes of para 4 (a)
educational institution has been defined as a University or any educational
institution recognised by the State Govcrnment, a University or other
competent authority. The eligibility of a candidate who has studied during
any part of the four years period in an unrecognised institution will have to
be dealt with under para 4 (b). While considering the eligibility of a candidate
to be regarded as a local candidate, under paragraph 4 (a) of the Order by
virtue of four consecutive years of study in a local area, it should be noted
that in reckoning the consecutive academic years of study, any interruption
in the period of his study, by reason of his fai1ure to pass any examination
shall be disregarded. For instance, a candidate who has studied in the IXth
and Xth Classes and the Junior and Senior Intermediate Classes in institutions
of the sale local area with a break of one year after the Xth Class on account
of failure to pass the Xth Class examination at the first attempt, shall be
regarded as a local candidate in relation to that local area for admission to a
degree course in any institution in that area.
5. The above definition of the local candidate (as it stood until it
was amended with effect from 25-11-1976) had given rise to certain situations
wherein some of the candidates belonging to the State of Andhra Pradesh.
who have studied or resided throughout within the State come to be regarded
as non-local candidates in all the local areas within the State. In order to
avoid such a situation, the Government of India have since issued the Andhra
Pradesh Educational Institutions (Regulation of Admissions) Second
Amendment Order, 1976 amplifying the said definition in paragraph 4 of the
Order
6. The Andhra Pradesh Educational Institutions (Regulation of
Admissions) Second Amendment Order, 1976 inserts a new sub-paragraph
in the said 1974 Order-viz., sub-paragraph (2) to Paragraph 4 thereby
making provision for considering the claims of persons, who under the old
definition would have become non-local in relation to all local areas in the
State. According to sub-para (2) (a) of para 4, after amendment, if such a
candidate has studied in educational institutions in the State for a period of
not less than seven consecutive academic years ending with the academic
year in which he appeared on, as the case may be, first appeared for the
relevant qualifying examination, he shall be regarded as a local candidate in
relation to that local area where he had studied for the longest period out of
the said period of seven years. In the event of the periods of study in two or
more local areas being equal he shall be regarded as a local candidate in
relation to that local area where he studied during the last of the said equal
periods. Clause (b) to sub-para (2) applies to a candidate who, during the
whole or any part of the seven consecutive academic years ending with the
academic year in which he appeared or as the case may be, first appeared for
the relevant qualifying examination has not studied in educational institutions
in any local area, but has resided in the State during the whole of the said
seven years, the candidate shall be regarded as a local candidate in relation to
that local area where he has resided for the longest period out of the said
seven year period. This residence test will be applies to candidates in whose
cases there is a gap in study, occasioned otherwise than by reason of failure
to pass in an examination, in the prescribed full term of seven years
immediately preceding the relevant qualifying examination. It has also been
provided that where the periods of residence in two or more local areas are
equal, such a candidate shall be regarded as a local candidate in relation to
the local area where he resided last in such equal periods. The application of
the liberalised definitions made through the Second Amendment Order are
illustrated by the examples given in the Annexure-I.
7. Through the same Second Amendment Order, 1976 referred to
above, Paragraph 3 of the Presidential Order has been suitably amended to
clarify that the local area relatable to the Andhra University shall also be the
local area in respect of the Nagarjuna University and that the local area
relatable to the Osmania University will also be the local area relatable to the
Kakatiya University which have been established with headquarters at
Kazanambur, Guntur and Warangal respectively under the relevant University
Acts, 1976.
8. "Relevant qualifying examination" has been explained in the
Presidential Order as the examination a pass in which is the minimum
educational qualification for admission to the course of study for which
admission is sought. For example in case of admission to the MBBS, B.Sc.
Course, the minimum educational qualification required at present is a pass
in the Intermediate examination. While a candidate who possesses B.Sc.
Degree will also be eligible for admission, in order to determine whether the
candidate is a "local candidate" or not, the period of study or residence, as
the case may be, immediately before the first appeared for the Intermediate
examination alone should be taken into consideration. Further, in the case of
a candidate who did not pass the minimum qualifying examination in the
first attempt and therefore appeared for it more than once, the period of
study or residence has to be computed with reference to his first appearance
at such examination. Candidates who do not satisfy the conditions laid
down in Paragraph 4 in relation to any local area shall not be regarded as
local candidates of the local area"
9. Having regard to the above, the Government have directed that
for the purpose of admission into educational institutions, those who claim to
be local candidates with reference to para 4 (1) (a) or para 4 (2) (a) of the
Andhra Pradesh Educational Institutions (Regulation of Admissions) Order,
1974 should produce evidence in the form of study certificates issued by the
heads of the educational institutions concerned indicating the details of the
year or years in which the candidate has studied in an educational institution
or institutions in such local area for a period of not less than four or seven
consecutive academic years ending with academic year in which he appeared
or, as the case may be, first appeared in the relevant qualifying examination
Those who do not qualify as local candidates under para 4 (1) (a) or 4 (2) (a)
but claim to qualify by virtue of residence under para 4 (1) (b) or para 4 (2) (b)
of the said Order should produce a certificate issued by an Officer of the
Revenue Department not below the rank of Tahsildar in the form annexed
vide Annexure-II.
10. The Government have carefully considered the manner of
implementation of reservation in favour of local candidates provided in the
Presidential Order taking into account the provisions made in respect of
reservation in favour of Scheduled Castes, Scheduled Tribes, Backward
Classes, Women etc., in the State and have directed that the procedure set out
in the two annexures should be followed in the implementation of the
reservations in favour of local candidates provided under the Order.
Annexure-III to this Government Order will regulate admission to non-State-
wide Universities non-State-wide Educational Institutions subject to the
control of the State Government, while Annexure-IV will regulate admissions
to State-wide Universities and State-wide Educational Institutions. The
registrars of Universities in the State, the Director of Public Instruction,
Director of Technical Education, Director of Medical and Health Services,
Director of Indian Medicine and the Director of Employment and Training
were requested to issue suitable instructions to all the educational institutions
under their control to follow the procedure laid down in Annexures-III and
IV in the matter of admission of local candidates in pursuance of the Andhra
Pradesh Educational Institutions (Regulation of admissions) Order, 1974.
11. As clarifications were being sought on the question as to who
should be considered eligible to apply as candidates belonging to the State of
Andhra Pradesh for the purpose of admission to courses of studies offered by
educational institutions, subject to the control of the State Government
against the 15% of the available seats kept unreserved in terms of the Andhra
Pradesh Educational Institutions (Regulation of Admissions) Order, 1974 the
Government after careful consideration have directed that the following
categories of candidates may be treated as eligible to apply for admissions to
educational institutions in the State, subject to the control of the State
Government, as candidates belonging to the State of Andhra Pradesh against
the 15% of the available seats left unreserved in terms of the Presidential
Order:
(i) All local candidates defined in the Presidential Order;
(ii) Candidates who have resided in the State for a total period of
ten years excluding periods of study outside the State; or either
of whose parents have resided in the State for a total period of
ten years excluding periods of employment outside the State;
(iii) Candidates who are children of parents who are in the
employment of this State or Central Government, Public Sector
corporations, Local Bodies, Universities and other similar quasi-
Public Institutions within the State; and
(iv) Candidates who are spouses of those in the employment of
this State or Central Government, Public Sector Corporations,
Local Bodies, Universities and educational institutions recognised
by the Government a University or other competent authority
and similar other quasi-Government institutions within the
State,
12. It has been decided that persons in the employment of this State
or Central Government, Public Sector Corporations, Local Bodies, Universities
and other similar Quasi-Public Institutions, within the State may be treated
as eligible to apply for admission to the part-time course of study offered by
the educational institutions in the State subject to the control of the State
Government as candidates belonging to the State of Andhra Pradesh.
13. The Government consider that in the large majority of cases
falling under the above categories, "nativity" may not be in doubt. The
Heads of Educational Institutions or other admission authorities may call for
appropriate certificates of study /residence or employment in cases of doubt.
14. In pursuance of the instructions in the Memo eighth cited that a
consolidated, single, self contained order, in supersession of all previous
instructions on the subject may be issued which should be a comprehensive,
self contained and unequivocal order avoiding reference to the previous
order, these orders are Issued in regard to the circulars on Andhra Pradesh
Educational Institutions (Regulation of Admissions) Order, 1974.
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ANNEXURE-I
Example 1 :-
'A' studied for 3 years in the Andhra University local area, for 2 years
in the Osmania University local area, and again for 2 years in the Andhra
University local area immediately preceding the qualifying examination. He
does not qualify himself as a local candidate of any local area in the State
under para 4 (1) of the Order. He will therefore be treated as a local
candidate of the Andhra University local area since he has studied for the
longest period of 5 years within a period of 7 years before the relevant
qualifying examination in that local area-Vide Paragraph 4 (2) (a) (i).
Example 2 ;-
'B' studied for the first 3 years in Andhra University local area next 3
years in the Osmania University area and thereafter 1 year in the Sri
Venkateswara University local area. He does not qualify himself as a local
candidate of any local area in the State under para 4 (1) of the Order. He will
therefore be treated as a local candidate of the Osmania University local area
as in the last of the two equal periods within the relevant period of 7 years he
Studied in that local area-Vide para 4 (2) (a) (ii).
Example 3 ;-
‘C’ studied for 1 year in Andhra University local area, then 2 years in
Sri Venkateswara University local area, 2 years again in Andhra University
local area and 1 year in the Sri Vekateswara University local area and finally
1 year in the Osmania University local area. He does not qualify as a local
candidate of any local area in the State under sub-para (1) of para 4. He will
therefore be regarded as a local candidate of the Sri Venkateswara University
local area as during the last of the equal periods of (3 years each) after
computation of the periods of studies within the relevant 7 years period he
Studied in that local area-Vide para 4 (2) (a) (ii).
Example 4 :-
'D' did not study in any educational institutions for one year due to
illness/poverty during the 7 consecutive academic years ending with the
academic year in which he appeared or, as the case may be, first appeared for
the relevant qualifying examination, but resided in the State during the
whole of the 7 years period. He resided and studied in Andhra University
local area for 3 years, later on he shifted to the Sri Venkateswara University
local area where he studied and resided for one year; he thereafter shifted
back to the Andhra University local area again and studied and resided there
for 2 years with a gap of one year during which also he resided in the Andhra
University area. 'D' does not therefore qualify himself as a local candidate of
any local area in the State under para 4 (1) of the Order. He will be regarded
as the local candidate of the Andhra University local area as he has resided
for the longest period of 6 years within the period of 7 years immediately
preceding the relevant qualifying examination-Vide para 4 (2) (b) (i).
Example 5 :-
'E' did not study in any educational institution for one year on account
of illness/poverty during the relevant 7 years period preceding the relevant
qualifying examination but resided in the State during the whole of the said
period. He studied and resided for 2 years in the Andhra University local
area, he did not study for 1 year thereafter, but resided in the Andhra
University local area, then studied and resided for 3 years in the Osmania '
University local area and lastly one year in the Sri Venkateswara University
local area. He does not therefore qualify himself as a local candidate of any
local area in the State under para 4 (1) of the Order. He will be regarded as
the local candidate of the Osmania University local area as during the last of
the 2 equal periods (of 3 years each) of his residence within the period of 7
years he was in that local area-vide para 4 (2) (b) (ii).
Example 6 :-
'F' had a gap in his study on account of poverty/illness for a period of
one year during the 7 consecutive academic years ending with the academic
year in which he appeared or first appeared for the relevant qualifying
examination but has resided in the State during the whole of the 7 years
period. He studied and resided for one year in the Andhra University local
area, did not study the next one year due to poverty or illness but resided
during the period in Andhra University local area, then studied and resided
in the Sri Venkateswara University local area, for 2 years, came back to the
Andhra University local area and studied and resided therefore 1 year, later
again studied and resided in the Sri Venkateswara University local area for 1
year and during the last year he studied and resided in Osmania University
local area. He does not qualify as a local candidate of any local area in the
State under para 4 (1). He should be regarded as a local candidate of the Sri
Venkateswara University local area as during the last of the equal periods (of
3 years) after computation within the 7 years period he was within that
area-vide para 4 (2) (b) (ii).
ANNEXURE-II
Admission for ………………………………. Course
It is hereby certified-
(a) that …………………………………………………Son of/daughter
of …………………………………………….. a candidate for admission
the ………………………………. course, appeared for the first time for
the …………………………………… examination (being the minimum
qualifying examination for admission to the course mentioned
above) in …………… (month) ……………….. (year).
(b) that he/she has not studied in any educational institution during
the whole/a part of the *4/7 consecutive academic years ending
With the academic year in which he/ she first appeared for the
aforesaid examination.
(c) that in the *4/7 years immediately proceeding the commencement
of the aforesaid examination, he/she has resided in the following
place/places falling within the local area in respect of the
………………………………………………….. University, namely:
Sl. No Village Taluk District Period 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7.
2. The above candidate is, therefore, a local candidate in relation to
the local area specified in paragraph **3 (1)/3 (2)/3 (3) of the Andhra Pradesh
Educational Institutions (Regulation of Admissions) Order, 1974.
Office Seal Officer of Revenue Department
	not below the rank of Tahsildar
*N.B. :- Candidates claiming local candidature with reference to para 4 (I) (b) of the
Order need furnish particulars of residence for 4 years but those claiming candidature
under para 4 (2) (b) should furnish for 7 years.
**Score off the ones not applicable.
+ Andhra (Nagarjuna/Osmania (Kakatiya/Sri Venkateswara
ANNEXURE-III
Procedure for implementation of the reservation in favour of local
candidates provided under the Andhra Pradesh Educational Institutions
(Regulation of Admissions) Order, 1974 in respect of Non-State-wide
Universities and other non-State-wide Educational Institutions (which
are subject to the control of the State Government)
1. The number of "available seats" in the course of study shall first
be computed by deducting from the total number of seats
provided in that course, the number of seats reserved for
candidates from outside the State.
2. The number of seats reserved in favour of local candidates in
relation to the local area in respect of the University or other
educational institution concerned shall then be determined; this
number shall be 85% of the available seats, any fraction of a seat
being counted as one provided that there shall be at least one
unreserved seat.
3. From amongst all eligible applicants, whether such applicants
are local candidates or not, a provisional list of admission to file
all the available seats shall be drawn up. This provisional list
shall be prepared on the basis of the relative merits of all eligible
applicants and the reservations in favour of Scheduled Castes,
Scheduled Tribes, Backward Classes, Women etc., as provided
under the relevant rules of admission. The candidates included
in the provisional admission list shall be arrange in order of
merit or where the rules of admission provide for their
arrangement if any other order, in the order so provided.
4. The provisional admission list shall be scrutinised to ascertain
the number of local candidates finding a place in that list. If the
number of local candidates finding a place in the provisional
admission list equals or exceeds the number of seats reserved in
favour of local candidates, such provisional admission list shall
be deemed to be the final admission list.
5. If, however, on the scrutiny referred to in para 4, it is found that
the number of local candidates finding a place in the said
provisional admission list falls short of the number of seats
reserved in favour of local candidates, the local candidates not
included in the provisional admission list shall be arranged in
order of merit in a separate list referred to as a Reminder List.
Thereafter, the candidates other than local candidates (referred
to as 'non-local' candidates) finding a place in the provisional
admission list shall be successively eliminated in reverse order
from the bottom of such list and replaced by local candidates
selected in order of merit from the Remainder List, so, however,
that the provisions in the rules of admission for reservation in
favour of Scheduled Castes, Scheduled Tribes, Backward Classes,
women, etc., are observed to the extent that they are not
inconsistent with the provisions of the Andhra Pradesh
Educational Institutions (Regulation of Admissions) Order, 1974.
This process of successive elimination of non-local candidates
and their replacement by local candidates shall be continued
Until the number of local candidates in the provisional admission
list equals the number of seats reserved for such candidates. At
that stage, the provisional admission list as so modified shall be
deemed to be the final admission list.
ILLUSTRATIONS
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Illustration 'A':-
The number of available seats in a course of study is 101, then the
number of seats reserved in favour of local candidates will be 85% of 101 with
the fraction being counted as one. Thus, the number of seats reserved in
favour of local candidates will be 86. If in the provisional admission list the
number of local candidates equals or exceeds 86 such provisional admission
list shall be deemed to be the final admission list.
Illustration 'B' :-
If, in the case referred to under Illustration 'A' the number of local
candidates in the provisional admission list is 84, the 2 non-local candidates
at the bottom of the provisional admission list shall be eliminated and
replaced by 2 local candidates from the Remainder list. The provisional list
so modified shall be deemed to be the final admission list.
Illustration ‘C’:-
If in the case referred to under Illustration 'B' above one of the non-
local candidates at the bottom of the provisional admission list who is
proposed to be eliminated is a Scheduled Caste candidate whose replacement
by Non-Scheduled Caste candidate will violate the rule of reservation in
Favour of Scheduled Castes, such non-local Scheduled Caste candidates shall
be replaced by the first available local Scheduled Caste candidates in the
Remainder list. .
Illustration 'D':-
If in the case referred to under Illustration 'C', above, it is found that
there is no local Scheduled Caste candidate available in the remainder list to
replace the non-local Scheduled Caste candidate, then the non-local Scheduled
Caste candidate in the provisional admission list shall be allowed to remain
in such list and the non-local non-Scheduled Caste candidate immediately
Above him in such list shall be eliminated and replaced by a local candidate
from the remainder list.
ANNEXURE-IV
Procedure for implementation of the reservation in favour of local
candidates provided under the Andhra Pradesh Educational Institutions
(Regulation of Admissions) Order, 1974 in respect of State-wide
Universities and State-wide Educational Institutions (which are subject
to the control of the State Government)
1. The number of available seats in the course of study shall first be
computed by deducting from the total number of seats provided
in that course the number of seats reserved for candidates from
outside the State.
2. If the number of available seats does not exceed 3 the provisions
relating to reservation in favour of local candidates shall not
apply to such course. Where, however, the number of available
seats exceeds 3 further action should be taken in the manner set
out in the following paragraph.
3. The number of seats reserved in the aggregate in favour of local
candidates in relation to all the three University local areas,
namely the Andhra University area, the Osmania University
area and Sri Venkateswara University area shall be determined;
this number shall be 85% of the available seats, any fraction of a
seat being counted as one, provided that there shall be atleast
one unreserved seat.
4. The number of seats reserved in the aggregate in favour of local
candidates of all the three University areas having been
determined as provided under paragraph 3, the number of such
reserved seats allocated in favour of the candidates of each of
the three University areas shall then be determined. For this
purpose the number of reserved seats shall be allocated amongst
the local candidates of the Andhra University, Osmania
University and Sri Venkateswara University local areas in the
ratio of 42 : 36 : 22 respectively. While allocating the reserved
seats, fractions of a seat shall be adjusted by counting the greatest
fraction as one and if necessary also the greater of remaining
fractions as another, and where the fraction to be so counted
cannot be selected by reason of fractions being equal, the selection
shall be by lot