Hello student,

A specified number of seats i.e. 5% of the intake capacity, subject to a maximum of 5 seats in each

Government/ Municipal Corporation / Government Aided Medical, Dental/ Ayurved, Unani Colleges

and some allied Health Science courses are reserved for children of Defence Service Personnel and

Ex-Defence personnel, including those permanently disabled or killed in action.

DEFENCE CATEGORIES

(a) Def1 - For a son/daughter/spouse of an Ex-defence service personnel, domiciled in the state of

Maharashtra.

(b) Def2 - For a son/daughter/spouse of Active defence service personnel domiciled in the state of

Maharashtra.

(c) Def3 - For a son/daughter/spouse of Active defence service personnel, transferred to Maharashtra

State from out-side Maharashtra, who is not domicile of the State of Maharashtra.

2)For selection against Def-1 & Def-2 seats following conditions will apply;

a) To be eligible for such a seat, a candidate must be a son/daughter/spouse of a person who has been a

member of the Armed Forces of India and who has put in at least 5 years’ active service and has been

subject to Indian Army Act, Indian Navy Act or Indian Air Force Act; and includes an ex-serviceman

who has retired from such service or was permanently disabled/killed in action. A candidate claiming a

seat under Defence category will be required to produce a certificate from an Appropriate Authority,

who is authorized to issue such certificate/Zilla Sainik Board in the State of Maharashtra certifying the

same.

b) However, the condition of minimum active service for five years will stand relaxed in case of Defence

service person who has been permanently disabled or killed in action. The exception is admissible

subject to production of a certificate from Zilla Sainik Board in the State of Maharashtra certifying

permanent disability/death of such Defence Service person.

c) To be eligible for seat in Def-1 & Def-2 category candidate should produce following certificates, i)

Certificate mentioning that his / her parent who is/was defence personnel ii) Domicile certificate of the

parent stating that he/she is domicile in the State of Maharashtra. The domicile certificate should be

obtained from District Magistrate/Metropolitan Magistrate/ Addl. District Magistrate or Tehsildar.

d) Candidates belonging Def-1 & Def-2 category shall be considered eligible for admission even if they

have passed SSC and /or HSC examination from outside Maharashtra State.

3) For selection against Def.-3 category following conditions shall apply:-

(a) The concerned Defence Service person who is not domicile of the State of Maharashtra and who has

been transferred in public interest to Maharashtra State, prior to the last date for filling up of Preference

Form.

(b) The concerned Defence Service person ought to be working as on the last date of filling of Preference

Form, at a place within the jurisdiction of the concerned regional area in Maharashtra in which the

candidate is seeking a seat.

(c) The candidate ought to have appeared and passed the qualifying examination.

(d) The candidate is required to attach necessary and sufficient proof to fulfill above conditions and a

certificate in proforma issued by appropriate authority who is authorized to issue such certificate.

Note: The specified reservation for children of defence personel is not applicable to the civilian staff working

in the Indian Army, Navy & Air Force.

While filling the seats for any college/Institution state quota seats (30%) shall be

filled first, followed by regional quota seats (70%). Within 30% state quota and

70% regional quota seats; specified reservation seats will be allotted first to the

eligible candidates of respective specified reservation category. The seats for

the MKB shall be available as per state merit list only. The seats for Defence

category shall be allotted region wise.

The candidate should have claimed the Defence Category Claim in the

original Online application form. For claiming of Defence category, no

document is required at time of online registration. Request for Defence

category claim after submission application form will not be granted.

The seats reserved for Defence category candidates will be filled regionwise.

In the event of non-availability of candidate in any of the defence category,

the vacancies that have remained unfilled will be filled by inter-se merit of the

candidates from remaining two defence categories of the same region. Even

after this, if the seats remain vacant, then they will be filled in from 70% open

category as these defence seats have been carved out from 70% open

category. Minimum eligibility criteria shall be as per open merit candidate for

selection.

Hope this will help

Thank you