Reserved For Persons Belonging to the SC’s and ST’s) (Special Recruitment) Rules, 2001, hereinafter referred to as the ‘2001 Rules’. Rule 6 of the 2001 Rules provides for a preference in favour of candidates between the age bracket of 29 and 40 years. In other words, amongst the eligible candidates belonging to a scheduled tribe, those who fall within the age bracket of 29- 2 “MODE OF SELECTION The list of selected candidates will be prepared as per the following Government of Karnataka Notifications: 1. No. DPAR 13 SBC 2001 dated: 21.11.2001 & Dated: 01.06.2002 2. UGC Regulations 2010, UGC (4th Amendment) Regulations, 2016 and AICTE 2016 Regulations.” 240 years, would have a preferential right to be appointed over and above even meritorious candidates. 4. The appellant and respondent No. 7 are both ST candidates, and both of them were eligible for appointment to the solitary post of Assistant Professor in the English department reserved for a candidate beloniging to the ST community.