List of Karnataka Scheduled Castes (SC) and Scheduled Tribes (ST)
Members of backward and under-represented communities need special care from society to bring them up and eliminate discrimination. To implement this concept, Karnataka Govt. has made reservation of certain percentage of seats (vacancies) in government institutions and admission to educational institutions for members of backward and under-represented communities like Scheduled Caste (SC) and Scheduled Tribe (ST). Since, reservation is governed by constitutional laws, statutory laws, and local rules and regulations, the name of those underprivileged castes and tribes to be included in the approved list published by Govt. Here is the list of Scheduled Castes (SC) and Scheduled Tribes (ST) included in the Karnataka State: