At the beginning of each session, the Supervisory Committee shall assess the total number of seats available in the Hostels and determine the number of seats to be allotted to each Hostel and determine the number of seats to be allotted to each Teaching Department of the University and the Hostel in which the students are to be lodged. The admission to the hostels of the university shall be on the basis of latest roster vide SO-305 of the UT of Jammu and Kashmir. The hostels shall prepare department wise roaster accordingly. The hostels shall invite department wise data of applicants along with their respective categories and inter-se-merit at the beginning of every session. The list of categories as per the as per the SRO-305 is given as under:

1. Open Competition (GEN)                                                           2. Schedule Caste (SC)

3. Schedule Tribe 1 (ST1)                                                              4. Schedule Tribe 2 (ST2)

5. Backward Area (RBA)                                                                6. Other Backward Classes (OBC)

7. Line of Actual Control/ International Border (LAC)                     8. Economically Weaker Section (EWS)

The horizontal reservation of 4% would be provided to Physically Challenged Persons (PH). The person selected against PH will have to be placed in appropriate category he/she belongs to other above mentioned categories by making necessary adjustment.